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Originally Posted by trackrat59
Anger aside, very bad training move for wacking the horse just as he calmed down and made the turn. He got wacked in the face as he was doing what he was being asked to do. |
that's what i thought. it's counterproductive. any give at all is a reason to stop punishing the horse. the blow itself may not have been physical harmful..but how does it move the horse forward?