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Tierra_y_Libertad

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25. My grandfather was killed by a bad horse.

Tue Jun 26, 2012, 01:34 PM

Jun 2012

He had been a cavalyman in the British army. Emigrated to Canada and took work as a horse breaker for the Canadian Army. Got on a bad one. Made it home alive but died shortly after. Left a wife with 6 kids. My mother was one of them. The two boys were adopted out in Canada. Grandmother and the girls came to California to steal jobs from American floor scrubbers.

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Is dressage a form of animal cruelty? [View all] hedgehog Jun 2012 OP

it depends on the trainer and the training methods used. n/t Scout Jun 2012 #1

being around the Romneys likely is, regardless of activity. hlthe2b Jun 2012 #2

They don't need to. They have George W. Bush keep it company in the trailer... JHB Jun 2012 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Turbineguy Jun 2012 #3

Only if the horse isn't into it slackmaster Jun 2012 #4

Good God. Don't put a mirror in front of Heidi Junior Mira Jun 2012 #16

No Tsiyu Jun 2012 #5

Rollkur technique Dalai_1 Jun 2012 #9

I think thats the best ride I've ever seen. Vanje Jun 2012 #10

What a find! Thank you for this post Mira Jun 2012 #15

Thank You Mira Dalai_1 Jun 2012 #24

Looks dreadfully hard on the knees... What kind of long term damage is done 1monster Jun 2012 #19

none magical thyme Jun 2012 #22

Read post 26... and draw your own conclusions. 1monster Jun 2012 #34

my conclusion remains the same magical thyme Jun 2012 #35

The Horse in the Video Dalai_1 Jun 2012 #26

she was retired after falling from a ramp onto paved driveway magical thyme Jun 2012 #41

Less than any sort of running. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #51

Rollkur technique is not classical dressage magical thyme Jun 2012 #49

Do you really believe Ann Romney is cruel to her horse? Puzzledtraveller Jun 2012 #12

Why not? They were sued (and settled) for selling a horse that was pumped so full of drugs... Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #23

If you want to know how a person will treat an animal Pab Sungenis Jun 2012 #32

I know you are not asking me, but I think both romneys are cruel people. notadmblnd Jun 2012 #46

I've responded to this insinuation elsewhere. Copy below magical thyme Jun 2012 #6

Thank you for a careful reply to what may hedgehog Jun 2012 #8

Anne's horse had a problem with his coffin bone magical thyme Jun 2012 #11

No. But too many practitioners are. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #13

Just curious - does this take a special breed of horse or can any riding horse learn to do that? jwirr Jun 2012 #14

contrary to what some people might say, no, it does not magical thyme Jun 2012 #18

A friend of mine had an appaloosa trained to very high level Vanje Jun 2012 #29

Cool! That Appaloosa probably had lots of Arabian genes Larkspur Jun 2012 #36

Ahhhh, so that explains why so many Appys are batshit crazy like Egyptian Arabians...... kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #52

yup. Appy's can be very good, I learned on t-breds magical thyme Jun 2012 #38

Check out these Clydesdales! KansDem Jun 2012 #33

Thank you for the info. I have always loved horses but had not known much about this sport. jwirr Jun 2012 #55

It is if... lame54 Jun 2012 #17

An odd story from my husband's family - hedgehog Jun 2012 #20

My grandfather was killed by a bad horse. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2012 #25

One of great-grandfathers had a farm in KS at the turn of the 20th century and died kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #53

My dressage cats object to the spurs. And, the dressage goldfish object to the saddles. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2012 #21

yes roody Jun 2012 #27

All captivity is cruelty to horses FarCenter Jun 2012 #28

LOL where the cattle ranchers complain about them Scout Jun 2012 #30

which beats chasing them down with helicopters magical thyme Jun 2012 #39

Ummm... sarcasm smilie? n/t PavePusher Jun 2012 #31

Except that the majority of horse breeds were created by humans Larkspur Jun 2012 #37

my neighbor tried to set my horses free on the "range" magical thyme Jun 2012 #40

The average lifespan of a wild horse is 8 years, usually worm infested riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #44

They are a domesticated species, too far removed from wild living to be successful at it. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #54

It is in France. deaniac21 Jun 2012 #42

Horses and horse competitions are a passion for many, many people. MissMarple Jun 2012 #43

good post MissMarple sweetapogee Jun 2012 #47

Thank you MissMarple Jun 2012 #50

Dressage moves are natural actions a horse does in the wild riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #45

Again - thank you to all who answered this - i wanted to hedgehog Jun 2012 #48