BK> Nope, he's stuck in his habits (old style training), he's very immature 
 BK> about some things, so it's just not worth the effort.. 
 BK> I attribute the immaturity to the damage and the fact 
 BK> that he can't handle ego very well and it gets in his 
 BK> way very fast.. in fact when Straw spooked the other 
 BK> day he went to get him off the hot walker.. when he did 
 BK> he started the old style yanking on the face a lot.. I 
 BK> walked up behind him and politely asked him not to do 
 BK> that.. He went off and pouted spouting off about him 
 BK> being a trainer. Neigher the owner (kim) or I was happy 
 BK> about someone yanking on his face like that when he was 
 BK> spooky.. I want them to settle down.
 
     Jeez, I just moved out of a stable where the manager was of the opinion 
that stuff like this is how you handle a horse!  And if I had never owned 
Dub, 
I may never have learned any better myself.  He taught me that you have to 
out-think a horse, not brutalize them.
--- Maximus/2 3.00
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