> Danielle Zontrop schreef op zaterdag 14 november 2009, 11:00:
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>> Heel interessant inderdaad.

> ook de momenten dat ik door kan zitten op een Fries zonder te
> stuiteren. Ik denk dat ik teveel nadenk over wat ik doe, te erg
> mijn best, waardoor er spanning in mijn lijf ontstaat. Kortom,
> ik vind het moeilijk!

> Graag commentaar van forummers die het Engels goed beheersen
> (native speakers?)
>

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> Most riders notice something is wrong if a horse opens his mouth. Rather than find out why this happen, the horse is litterally silenced with tightening nosebands. This is just playing peek-a-boo. A horse ridden with tightened nosebands doesn't open his mouth. Many riders think the problem is now solved. But the reason the horse opened his mouth was pain, and the pain is still there. The horse horse no longer opens his mouth, because he can not.
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> Actually it is quite ironic; Many of us dream of being able to speak with their horses. But when the horse tries to make clear he is in pain, we silence them with nosebands.....