| There is the right way to break a horse and | | | | purchased. |
| there is the abusive way to break a horse. I | | | | It is possible to get the best results out of a |
| bought two horses from a man one time it turns | | | | horse without abusing the horse and breaking the |
| out that the first one was a good as can be nice | | | | horses' spirit and will. A horse with a broken spirit |
| gentle gelding that was, started but had not been, | | | | is an empty shell. There is no light to his or her |
| worked with too much. The other was as crazy | | | | eyes; the horse has a dull stare if the horse is |
| as they come. Just trying to trailer him he reared | | | | abusively broken into submission. |
| up and went over backward and liked to killed his | | | | However, a horse that is gently asked to do |
| fool self. | | | | what you wish is of him or her, holds the head |
| Therefore, I had my doubts but I figured it was | | | | high and the eyes are full of life. The spirit is still in |
| just because I was new to him and he was | | | | tact the horse is the way it was, meant to be. |
| scared. I continued on home with him finally in the | | | | The old ways of breaking a horse consisted of a |
| trailer and then once we got home the same | | | | trainer tying a horse to a post for three or more |
| thing he was acting wild and crazy again. This | | | | days with no food or water to make the horse |
| went on for three days and I loaded him back up | | | | weak. Then he will saddle the horse and the horse |
| and took him back to the seller. While I was | | | | cannot fight or buck in a weaker state. Then if |
| there, I discovered something I had never heard | | | | the horse does fight the trainer will lunge the |
| before. The man said "OH A WET BLANKET | | | | horse in a circle until he is about to fall over. Then |
| WILL FIX THAT!" | | | | the trainer will again try to ride the horse in the |
| I did not know what this meant until I asked my | | | | weakened state until the horse complies. |
| horse trainer she said that a wet blanket meant | | | | This and many other cruel methods are, used |
| the horse breaker would take a wet saddle | | | | that are to vial to mention or think about. Please |
| blanket and beat the horse with it to make them | | | | find a horse trainer that uses only gentle breaking |
| settle down and be, ridden and comply. Oh My I | | | | methods. The non- abusive methods will produce |
| was shocked. My trainer used only the gentlest | | | | a much more disciplined horse with its spirit still in |
| methods of breaking the other horse I had | | | | tact. |