Comments on: Trust Me. You Really Shouldn???t Do That

By: Patricia

Patricia — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 08:57:05 +0000

So, I’m sure this is my inexperience talking and I have a lot of it, but I don’t understand how a halter and lead rope will make the situation better. Won’t the horse break that too? Or is the issue, tying up the horse?

By: CINDY HALE

CINDY HALE — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:11:40 +0000

HOWDY!
THANKS FOR ALL THE COMMENTS. I GOT SOME LAUGHS READING YOUR RESPONSES. IT’S AMAZING WE’RE STILL ALIVE TO TELL THESE STORIES!
TRUST ME, I HAVE MORE “YOU REALLY SHOULDN’T DO THAT” STUFF TO WRITE ABOUT HERE ON MY BLOG. STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT INSTALLMENT!

By: Cindy and ~Luna~

Cindy and ~Luna~ — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 05:52:33 +0000

This is a great blog. My pet peeve relating to horse safety is the lack of helmet-wearing. All it takes is for your horse to stumble, or spook, or get stung by a bee, and there’s no telling where your un-padded head may land. WEAR A HELMET! Every ride, every horse, every time.

By: andrea and sweet pea

andrea and sweet pea — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:40:06 +0000

i was at an auction once, and i forgot my horse’s halter. she was tied with a bunch of strange horses, but my friend’s horse was there too.
so i tied her with my (NEW) braided (expensive) reins and went inside to get something to eat. somebody came in and informed me that my dear sweet horse was loose. yup, she had tore back and tore her reins.
luckily somebody had caught her, and with a red face, i went out and tied her, with one of my friend’s reins this time.
AND, she tore them, too. Finally me and my friend decided to leave. we walked to my aunt’s house just down the road and waited there until my friend’s sister came in her car and lent me her reins.
SO we made our way home. i wasn’t pleased, but always after that, i remembered to TAKE A HALTER AND LEAD ROPE ALONG!
oh, and before or after that incident (not sure) a large group of friends were singing at our local retirement home. we had rode up there across the fields in the dark.
i had Sweet Pea. we were with strange horses, it was COLD and dark, she was in heat (i think =) and then i tied her, by her reins ( to her halter, tho) with strange horses. yes, she tore back and got loose, then ran away with me on the way home.
my goodness, i can’t believe i never seriously got hurt with that (crazy :~) horse!!!
STAY SAFE!

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:40:57 +0000

Good advice but we often get lazy!

By: Kygal

Kygal — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:04:26 +0000

Like this article it is amazing what people do sometimes.

By: turnandburn

turnandburn — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:00:33 +0000

haha So true. I’ve done so many stupid things with horses…
I was galloping my horse through the mud once and we turned a tight corner and we fell. She broke my foot and I was laid up for a couple weeks. I kept my ruined boot as a souvenir… =)

By: *

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:52:24 +0000

Yes! Thank you!
In my past with training horses, I have learned many a thing! From MAKE SURE YOUR TACK WORKS PROPERLY (broken reins on a galloping 3 – year old on the trail isn’t a lot of fun) to DON’T RIDE WHERE THE GRASS IS ABOVE YOUR HORSE’S HEAD!!!! (He may begin to think it’s snack time!)