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BrightEyes Reg. Aug 2015	Posted 2016-08-13 4:04 PM Subject: Sent My Horse To The Trainer But........
Veteran Posts: 103	I recently sent my barrel horse to a trainer to refine him and haul him a little for me because I am busy with work. She has put him into a more rigorous training program than I had him in (complete with spurs which I had never used on him) but she is already getting results and he is working really nice. She is not being hard on him or mean - just holding him accountable for his little bit of naughtiness and getting him more broke. Which is what he needs. He is so sweet most of the time I just couldn't bring myself to do it. So why do I feel like I've abandoned my dog at the shelter? I've sent quite a few horses to spend time with a trainer and I have never felt like this. What the heck?
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rodeomom3 Reg. Dec 2007	Posted 2016-08-13 7:08 PM Subject: RE: Sent My Horse To The Trainer But........
Shelter Dog Lover Posts: 10277	I feel the same way. I just got 2 back home, one was there 3 months. He was soooo happy to be home. She would like him to come back for a few more weeks but I just can't make myself send him back.
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Chandler's Mom Reg. Jan 2015	Posted 2016-08-14 12:04 AM Subject: RE: Sent My Horse To The Trainer But........
My Heart Be Happy Posts: 9159 Location: Arkansas	rodeomom3 - 2016-08-13 7:08 PM I feel the same way. I just got 2 back home, one was there 3 months. He was soooo happy to be home. She would like him to come back for a few more weeks but I just can't make myself send him back. We sent Lynn for 30 days "tuning" and I felt like we abandoned him. Broke my heart!!
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kwanatha Reg. Dec 2003	Posted 2016-08-14 5:24 AM Subject: RE: Sent My Horse To The Trainer But........
Meanest Teacher!!! Posts: 8552 Location: sunny california	i have had to sneek to leave becasue mine would cray and rear as i drove away!
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TSlashO Reg. Sep 2011	Posted 2016-08-14 10:10 AM Subject: RE: Sent My Horse To The Trainer But........
Veteran Posts: 246 Location: Idaho	And that is why you sent him to a trainer. Because horses need discipline and structure, just like kids. If you don't put your foot down or have someone else put their foot down, they never learn respect and will walk all over you. I had a horse come back from the trainers super depressed. He had always been happy, in your pocket, thought he was a big dog. When he went to the trainer he was put to work and treated like a horse. He hated her and she wasn't fond of him. Told me he wouldn't make a great breakaway horse, because he didn't have it in him. I brought him home and he sulked for a couple weeks. I got on him and we found a middle ground and he took me through Jr, high school, and college rodeos, making it to the national finals once in HS and all four years of college in goats and breakaway. Sometimes they need to be shown how good they have it with you. And my horse never forgot it! :) He worked like a champ and is now retired as one :)
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wyoming barrel racer Reg. Apr 2006	Posted 2016-08-14 11:23 AM Subject: RE: Sent My Horse To The Trainer But........
Neat Freak Posts: 11216 Location: Wonderful Wyoming	Sounds like she is doing right by him and giving him a work ethic. A horse should be held accountable 100% of the time. Spurs are never mean unless used wrong. Which is often by people who don't seem to know where their feet are. I would be excited to get them back and ride them after
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