jose schreef op dinsdag 15 november 2005, 12:50:


Even op inhaken, in feite komen de meesten van dezelfde achtergrond, "paardrijlessen, bitten, sporen, zwepen, hoefijzers.
Dat sommige mensen ineens zien dat het ook anders kan, en in weze veel beter is voor het paard, dat is alleen maar toe te juichen.
Als ik geen problemen zou hebben met de pony en een bit in haar mond, dan ik zou zeer zeker niet op deze forum zijn gekomen, en rustig door zijn gegaan met wat ik zo'n 40 jr geleden geleerd heb.
Nu dat ik "bekeerd" ben, sta ik ook veel meer kritischer tegenover het gebruik van een bit,(hoefijzers) vooral als ik zie hoe erg aan de bit wordt getrokken.Ik krijg de indruk dat aan de meeste rijders niet wordt geleerd hoe met een bit om te gaan,iets wat ik toendertijd wel geleerd heb, " zachte handen " was het ideaal!
Nu dat ik zo'n 2 jaar bitloos rij (en men)kan ik alleen maar zeggen dat ik meer controle over het paard en pony heb, meer op de stem rij.
Voor mij geen bitten meer !

Loes

Loes Scheres schreef op dinsdag 15 november 2005, 15:39:


Loes,
Zo denk ik er ook over.
Monique

Ik kon het even niet laten dit stuk voor jullie te copieren.
:)

In my adopted country, people just love products.
The birth rate is falling dramatically, and as it does, the rise
in "pet and pet products" is exponential. You just wouldn't believe
some of the crazy high tech dog stuff we get here, straight out from
the designers in Japan. The latest craze is leather doggy boots.
Lots of horse owners actually don't ride their horses at all, just
keep them as pets, (at best) or status symbols (at worst).
These "pet owners" generally really do care about their horses,
sometimes as if they were children. They wouldn't dream of leaving
them unshod, even when the horse is never ridden or excercised, and
lives 24/7 on sawdust. THat would be totally "careless". What they
are lacking isn't care, it's information. This is compounded by the
fact that these people want to spend money, and "DO stuff" for their
horses.
When other horses owners first began seeing our barefoot horses, the
only reaction was negative, even while they were noticing the good
healthy condition of the hooves, and comparing that to the cracked,
chipped distorted look of their own. The whole concept is too
minimalistic. Less is more just doesn't cut it in this world. BUT,
when our new boots arived, finally people began to prick up their
ears; PRODUCTS!! This is more like it. Two people asked me to deshoe
their horses within weeks of seeing them. And the turn around isn't
because they've recognized the benefits of booting up, it's becuase
they want to spend some money on something they can look at. A
couple of people even asked me if they could just use the boots
without taking the shoes off - purely cosmetic. And we use OM's -not
very sexy.

Now here's my wish for the boot manufacturers.....Please make us
something that not only stays on, functions exceptionally well and
goes on in five seconds a foot, please make it in designer colours
and styles, a little more sleek, sophisticated and hip, for all the
fashion junkies, doting parents, and my little pony owners out here.
For the horse...
Sue