> BK :>I've never ridden a horse that spent 5-7 minutes at a full
> BK :>gallop at various parts of the fence trying to get me off..
> BK :>it was interesting. He was going to fast to step off.
 
> Scary stuff!  Any idea what set him off?
 
Yep.. didn't want to work.
 
> Sounds kinda drastic even for
> an ornery horse.  My first horse used to do this with other people...he'd
> just take off, go over brooks, under trees, along fence lines. ...just
> about anything to get the rider off.  He did it with me a couple of times
> when I first got him....in those days, no one had heard of John Lyons,
> Perrelli, etc....I beat the cr** out of him...he never did it with me
> again.  Not quite sure what I'd do nowadays.....
 
Well.. sad to say if I work with him again.. I'm going to have to get a 
little old fashioned on him. I'll  do it when no one else is around. 
 
 
> BK :>He's getting CJ's old training bit.. now that's a bit that
> BK :>WILL turn a horse... However he also cracked his hoof.. so
> BK :>no riding until I loosen up and we find out what the story
> BK :>is on the hoof.
 
> Too bad.  Would have been good to get back up and try to straighten this
> guy around.  Hope the hoof heals soon.
 
Got back on him within 1/2 hour of it happening. He was a gem. 
 
 
> Things here are slow...my enthusiasm level is really low and I can't
> figure out why.  Got 2 students now, the rest will return with the good
> weather. And, to top it all off...we're supposed to get 10-20 inches of
> snow tonight and tomorrow.  Nice of winter to hold off so long.  Geesh!!
 
 
Well, I'm getting rather busy again.. a bunch of things in the works.. will 
post on it later.. don't want to jinx it. ;)
 
 
Will be back in chicago week after next.
 
 
                                 BK 
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