Horses might walk off while being mounted to regain their balance, so training them from an early age will keep them squared up for riding. Keep a horse steady for mounting with helpful advice in this video on training horses.
you really can't speak for all horse owners can you. rick has two great horses, that he trained himself. you shouldn't disregard an entire training philosophy just because his preferences differ from your's.
What happens if you sell your horse to a younger girl/or some girl wants to pet your horse, and your horse pushes her over. She's suddenly terrified of your horse now. It's a safety thing as well
I love it when my horse rubs me... the GOOD horse owners will appreciate it, the bad "stay out of my space" horse owners will think the horse is disrespectful. I can tell which one you are
Sure, you think of it as a scrath. But your horse just used you as a tree everytime she does that. And it has nothing to do with trust, this is about having boundries and safety. But its your horse and your responsibilty if someone gets hurt by her. Any instructor will tell you its a bad habit and can get you into alot of trouble if it increases.
that's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard... I feel sorry for any horses you may own or work with, since you are the kind of human that will make sure they get out of your space, you show him who is boss and all this other crap
But the thing no one understands, from a horse point of view. He's being the lead horse by using you as a scrathing post or a tree. He's being disrespect and the horse knows it. It not be that big of a deal now, but thats how horses being disrespectful and invade a owners space. If a horse spooks, you don't want it to jump onto you because it no longer respects you. Stop looking at it from a human perpsective and look at this like your part of a herd.
then it's your own fault, if you need longer reins then use longer reins. if you can't ride with short reins (which isn't good in the first place) then don't do it, you only teach the horse bad lessons
Wow, I feel sorry for your horse. My horses can rub on me any time. It's natural horse behavior. Rick loves his horses and they trust him. I'm sure he has more skill in his little finger than you or I have in entirety.