As a 4H instructor years ago in Texas, I watched a little girl on a quarter horse gelding, smart old bird, every single time she'd bring him into the ring under saddle, he'd limp. (This was a very little girl) Of course the judge would excuse him because of lameness, and once out of the ring, he'd never miss a step. Finally out of exasperation, we put an adult with a bit more leg power and perserverance on the horse, and made the point that "yes, you WILL be required to go around more than one time." Once the ring smart horse figured out he couldn't get away with the act, he never limped in the ring again....smart ole boy he was. lol Kathy *http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com*<http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com/> *Home of: UPDATED: OCT 30, 2010 CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle * * "Victory...*Vires et honestas" On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Peggy <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Oh my goodness...I had a Corgi, years ago, who'd go lame as we entered the > ring...we'd be excused, of course, and as soon as his butt passed the side > of the gate, he'd be sound. > Little stinker, he was. Before he figured THAT act out, he used to try > to ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================