Moving to the new website

Our new website is up and running. You may want to re-bookmark to www.StartemRight.com As I finish migrating information over, this site will close down and the domain name will be re-pointed to the new site.

Jim and Bonnie Anacker sent me an email which I copied and pasted below. It had lots of funny little figures to emphasize their emotions. I was unable to add the icons and graphics. While not as eye catching, I think their story is worth relaying.
Mike

Brian & Carolyn and I are brainstorming some rides over the Holidays. We've some possible dates, and possible sites. If any of our clients have dates they want to ride, and places they want to go, please make it known.

The Farm and Ranch Expo at Clemson's T. Ed. Garrison Arena had lots of displays, some really good presentations, and valuable information.

I enjoyed a really nice crowd at our Start 'em Right Exhibition. I had a chance to listen to Shelly from Southern States present information about horse health, feeding, and conditioning. I missed an earlier presentation regarding state of the horse industry in South Carolina. Toni made it and said it was really well done, interesting, and informative.

Permissive – adj. 1. granted on sufferance: TOLERATED 2: granting or tending to grant permission: TOLERANT 3: allowing discretion: optional; (from Webster’s) or from my old Funk & Wagnall’s
Permitting, granting permission. 2. Permitted; optional. 3. Not strict in discipline.

Why are these definitions on a horse psychology training website? From our observations, some 90% of recreational horse owners actually encourage poor manners or poor behavior by being permissive. Tolerating poor manners and poor behavior, is encouraging poor manners and poor behavior. Good manners and good behavior are more conducive to a safe enjoyable relationship. An enjoyable, safe horse is one that is more likely to be wanted and have a good home. The horses that get “left behind”, those that cycle through auctions and situations, and are candidates for the slaughter house, are typically unwanted horses. A majority of the time these unwanted horses are victims of human failure to either recognize, or to insist on good manners and behavior.

My goal with this article is to lessen suffering of horses, by educating the owner. When the horse needs to find a new home for whatever reason, a horse with good manners and behavior will be much easier to find a good home. This article can help folks learn to how make themselves a positive influence on the horses they own, or they handle.

Photo by Lou Smith

Five riders from Kinsey's Start 'em Right picked up top awards during this years Western Carolina Hunter Pace Series. The '06-'07 field consisted of 260 riders making almost 700 rides.

Ready to get away this summer?

Last year we took a three horse pack string into the Whetstone Mountain area south of Clayton Ga. We rode maybe 20 miles out and camped near a ford on the river. It was a rewarding and satisfying trip. No cell phone signal, no running to the convenience store for nada. There was also no grazing in the area so most of the packing was horse feed. Don’t think this is a work free vacation. Horses need watering, feed needs to be mixed and wetted to keep horses hydrated, pack horses to saddle, bags to weigh and load.... but it was very relaxing.

This is an unsolicited letter from Kathy Rice of Belton, SC.
Mike>>>>>>>>>

This letter is for you to send to anyone who refers to the hobbles as cruel, abusive, unnecessary, or any other than LIFE SAVING!