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Whew, hot! My neighbor cut down the huge Mesquite tree that I've trained under in the summers for the last 17 years. Yes, the trunk was on his side of the fence but still, it was rough. Horses have had to shift their pattern to different shade. Who cuts a shade tree down in July in AZ when it's over 115????? I'm melting! Who saw the Buck Brannaman movie? Did you just want to do something to that woman with the Palomino? What are our perceptions of who we are and what our horses are to us? Back in the 1700's Don Vincenzo Giobbe said, "And I whispered to the horse... Trust no man in whose eyes you don't see yourself reflected as an equal." So, did that "horse whisperer" phrase come from back in the 1700's? Goes along with the English proverb: Show me your horse and I will tell you who you are. That could be a mighty scary realization for some folks. Why do some people do the things they do? Buck broached that question to the woman in the movie several times. When and if she comes up with the answer, she's not going to like it. But, I don't think she's gonna change a thing. Bet the horse is right back on the property. Those of you who haven't seen the flick yet, don't worry, that's not a spoiler. Read an interview recently with Dr. Robert Miller, DVM. Says he has been trying to change abusive training practices since the '80's and he says he feels he has been unsuccessful. Herr Zettl comments on how nosebands started getting cranked down and flashes added in the seventies to get around good training and make the horse keep his mouth shut even while the bit choice and way of use were difficult for the horse. We've lost dignity and respect for the horse. This is sad. "For evil to prosper all it needs is for good people to do nothing" .... Edmund Burke Book that belongs on your "must read" list: Racinet explains Baucher. | 
