BS Gal said:Do farriers still use that lip thing to distract the horses?
If they want to distract the horse, why don't they just put a pinup of a naked girl horsie in front of them?BS Gal said:Do farriers still use that lip thing to distract the horses?
They used to do this rope thing around the horses upper lip when I rode. They'd take it and twist the upper lip to distract the horse from kicking the hot, I mean, the good looking farrier. It was pretty cruel.Four*Leaf*Farm said:you mean a twitch? Never knew they used one in the past...
BS Gal said:They used to do this rope thing around the horses upper lip when I rode. They'd take it and twist the upper lip to distract the horse from kicking the hot, I mean, the good looking farrier. It was pretty cruel.
BS Gal said:Do farriers still use that ELECTRIC lip thing to distract the horses?
If they could make Mr. Ed talk, why don't they make all horses talk?FireBrand said:Not unless the horse is the famous MR. ED
yea ... that's a twitch... nowadays it's a metal chain...BS Gal said:They used to do this rope thing around the horses upper lip when I rode. They'd take it and twist the upper lip to distract the horse from kicking the hot, I mean, the good looking farrier. It was pretty cruel.
vraiblonde said:If they could make Mr. Ed talk, why don't they make all horses talk?
Thinking back to the 70's, it was a chain. I always thought it was cruel.Four*Leaf*Farm said:yea ... that's a twitch... nowadays it's a metal chain...
it's kinda like a predator instinct.. when grabbed, the horse becomes 'stoned' as if succumbing. It's not cruel.
Is it just the lip or does all pain act like a painkiller?fredsaid2 said:Only looks cruel, the pressure on the horse’s upper lip causes the brain to release natural painkillers, endorphins.
I thought it was peanut butter.BS Gal said:Thinking back to the 70's, it was a chain. I always thought it was cruel.
vraiblonde said:Is it just the lip or does all pain act like a painkiller?
vraiblonde said:Is it just the lip or does all pain act like a painkiller?
Four*Leaf*Farm said:sometimes grabbing the ear or a pinch of skin on the neck has the same effect with some horses...
Do you think the lip chain would work on DR when he gets mouthy? If so, do you have one I can borrow?Pasofever said:Yeah I just hate to ear twitch as they get ear shy..Now I will neck twitch too... or just a good old fashion lip chain..
you think those will work on Emily? Cuz I was real close to a under the lips shank on her ass tonite!Pasofever said:Yeah I just hate to ear twitch as they get ear shy..Now I will neck twitch too... or just a good old fashion lip chain..