No Need For The Vet...Yes!!!

Yesterday or so, I was watching RFD-TV and came upon Clinton Anderson's clinic from Waco.

Long story short...some guys horse decided to lay down with him and the guy just lets the horse lay down!! No opening a can of whoop-ass on the horse, just lets the horse lay down. The guy crawls out from underneath. CA (my pet name for Clinton) rides over, hops off his ride, practically shoves the guy aside, forks the downed horse and proceeds to whop some hair off the horse with an over-and-under movement of the reins...the horse is soooo surprised that he jumps up and lopes off. CA eggs him on and calls him a fat pig, the horse, I mean, not the paying customer.

Anywho, you can tell that CA is a bit annoyed but then he says this gem (not a perfect quote but close 'nuf), "Now some lady, if this were her horse, would be worried about the horse and wanting her husband to call the vet." Yep, I can just see that in my minds eye. Horsie doesn't want to do something and lays down. Panicky owner thinks something is wrong because everyone has been told for YEARS that 'horses don't lie' and so this horse is saying something is wrong.

You betcha something is wrong. Horse is a PITA and needs some whoop-ass out of a can! I'm telling you, I was soooo proud and finally HAPPY that someone actually, on TV no less, corrected a PITA horse in front of God and everyone. As an aside, CA got a good ovation from the crowd. That's great but really, an ovation for making a horse mind?? That kind of stuck in my craw but anyway, it was great to show people that you are the pilot and horsie does what YOU want, not the other way around and no vet is needed for a recalcitrant bratty horse.

Oh, Happy Day!!!