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by Purpura » Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:48 am
mechurchlady wrote:way to much info Syndrome. I know what you are talking about.
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I once saw something about Circle D ranch and the horses there. They have to go through some training before they're allowed out in the public eye with the trolley car. They have to go through some sort of obstacle course with fluttery things
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by drcorey » Sun Apr 12, 2009 12:45 pm
Purpura wrote:*Purpura looks at Churchy."You're making me hungry Hehee :D: "
I once saw something about Circle D ranch and the horses there. They have to go through some training before they're allowed out in the public eye with the trolley car. They have to go through some sort of obstacle course with fluttery things
fluttery things?
they make them go thru a princess gauntlet??
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by GRUMPY PIRATE » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:44 pm
drcorey wrote:fluttery things?
they make them go thru a princess gauntlet??
Maybe the butterfly encounter at the Zoo?
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by drcorey » Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:40 pm
GRUMPY PIRATE wrote:Maybe the butterfly encounter at the Zoo?
butterfly?
sounds like a food fight.
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by dazyhill » Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:37 am
If it is anything like how they train police horses,those "fluttery things" are probably a maze of poles with streamers and banners tired to them. It is supposed to simulate a large crowd of people. You ride the horse through the maze so he can used to having things (or people or both) brush up against him.
Another obstacle is to have the horse walk through plastic ball pit-type balls and bottles. This is supposed to represent uneven pavement since police horses often have walk on pavement and avoid anything littered about.
Still you can't always make a horse immune to everything. I remember an article about RCMP (Royal Canadian Mountain Police) horses and how one RCMP horse tolerated everything...except the sound of bagpipes. :)
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by Syndrome » Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:10 am
A curtain of pool noodles also makes a great way to train a horse to walk in close quarters with solid things touching every part of its body. We use those at the barn where I keep Figgie for trail training. I suspect being used to those was why he didn't kick the toddle who ran up behind him and grabbed his leg.
Oh, and teeter totter ramps are great fun to train them on too. Figgie loves those!
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by hobie16 » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:54 am
dazyhill wrote:I remember an article about RCMP (Royal Canadian Mountain Police) horses and how one RCMP horse tolerated everything...except the sound of bagpipes. :)
I must have some quarter horse in me. :D:
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by GRUMPY PIRATE » Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:03 am
hobie16 wrote:I must have some quarter horse in me. :D:
Which half?
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by drcorey » Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:29 am
hobie16 wrote:I must have some quarter horse in me. :D:
hmm, stop eatting at McDonalds. :D:
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by Lasolimu » Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:47 am
drcorey wrote:hmm, stop eatting at McDonalds. :D:
McDonalds, not technically poison, of course it's not technically food either.
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