tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552381844835898156.post3723706626430885868..comments2023-09-30T09:36:58.950-07:00Comments on Eight horses - One winter.: The Broken HorseTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910638296158895501noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552381844835898156.post-69396454687456552012009-12-09T04:39:41.657-08:002009-12-09T04:39:41.657-08:00Thank you all for your comments, and welcome to yo...Thank you all for your comments, and welcome to you Di.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910638296158895501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552381844835898156.post-56628855369001158732009-12-09T03:38:50.105-08:002009-12-09T03:38:50.105-08:00Hi Tom, I'm reading your book and have just fo...Hi Tom, I'm reading your book and have just found your blog. It makes perfect sense to me! I'm sure that I will learn a lot and enjoy following.Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077382147781767424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552381844835898156.post-92124921204290594352009-11-16T13:00:35.991-08:002009-11-16T13:00:35.991-08:00uh huh....lots of people want a broke horse, and ...uh huh....lots of people want a broke horse, and lots of such peeps are unable to train a horse to that stage.<br />So, they might buy.<br />But how many want to pay the money that represents the time, knowledge and maintenance invested in the horse during this training time...?<br />Not so many !rifruffianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627236044725458521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552381844835898156.post-54870504746685621392009-11-16T04:05:38.673-08:002009-11-16T04:05:38.673-08:00I think there is a sweet spot for most riders in t...I think there is a sweet spot for most riders in terms of horse training, kind of a cut-off for what they can ride comfortably. Those of us who are really into the training side may find themselves happy to push on that but I guess a lot of people just want a well broke horse they can enjoy riding and from what I can tell the two things missing from a lot of training and instruction in the UK even still are how to complete (or in many cases how to start) the training of a horse like that and how to ride a horse that is not terribly well started. <br /><br />It seems to me the combination of those two leads to most of the problems confronting the majority of british riders.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325555533437179911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552381844835898156.post-32749023259822546202009-11-14T10:12:56.100-08:002009-11-14T10:12:56.100-08:00Can everyone do justice to a broke horse ? No, I d...Can everyone do justice to a broke horse ? No, I don't think so. Its a good combo that goes the best. <br /><br />As to all these modern day discussions about the the horse/handler relationship.....they seem mostly to revolve around what is considered cruel, or humane.....the idea of a final functional result disappears in the convoluted debate.<br /><br />Too true though, lots of us are riding around on horses that are less than well broke, accepting less than the best from ourselves and the horse.<br /><br />It takes due diligence and a certain amount of time to achieve something better.rifruffianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627236044725458521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552381844835898156.post-25674017863921823022009-11-14T09:44:58.121-08:002009-11-14T09:44:58.121-08:00Yes, those horses are worth their weight in gold. ...Yes, those horses are worth their weight in gold. They are a joy to have around. <br /><br />But I get a lot of fun from working with the less well "broke" horses and getting them to the stage where they are "broke".Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07872443707032639341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552381844835898156.post-71231479884243287272009-11-14T04:04:54.895-08:002009-11-14T04:04:54.895-08:00"Trained properly with consideration" - ..."Trained properly with consideration" - that's the challenge! Nice post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com