Comments on: No Cliquer Training http://www.girlshorseclub.com/blog/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:46:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Marisa http://www.girlshorseclub.com/blog/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2571 Marisa Sat, 21 Jul 2007 01:25:53 +0000 http://www.girlshorseclub.com/wordpress/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2571 Ya, I know! I don't get why they would say that about them! They should give horses a chance! And all horses do is not poop! Ya, I know! I don’t get why they would say that about them! They should give horses a chance! And all horses do is not poop!

]]> By: Sydney http://www.girlshorseclub.com/blog/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2570 Sydney Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:59:31 +0000 http://www.girlshorseclub.com/wordpress/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2570 Hey Marisa! Same thing happended to me! In 3rd grade this guy in my class named Lium said: "I hate horses I'm going to shoot them and eat them!" Well guess what? Turns out he likes horses! I saw hime at horse camp being all nice to the horse he was riding he saw me and ran off and was all embarassed. So your not alone this probably happens to every equestrian/horse lover just ignore it or say: "Hey have you ever ridden a horse? You don't just sit up there and the horses does NOT do all the work!" Then maybe invite them to try it then they'll see! Hey Marisa! Same thing happended to me! In 3rd grade this guy in my class named Lium said: “I hate horses I’m going to shoot them and eat them!” Well guess what? Turns out he likes horses! I saw hime at horse camp being all nice to the horse he was riding he saw me and ran off and was all embarassed. So your not alone this probably happens to every equestrian/horse lover just ignore it or say: “Hey have you ever ridden a horse? You don’t just sit up there and the horses does NOT do all the work!” Then maybe invite them to try it then they’ll see!

]]> By: horsejo http://www.girlshorseclub.com/blog/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2569 horsejo Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:27:33 +0000 http://www.girlshorseclub.com/wordpress/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2569 The boys at my school do that to. It is so bad! :( The boys at my school do that to. It is so bad! :(

]]> By: Marisa http://www.girlshorseclub.com/blog/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2568 Marisa Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:33:09 +0000 http://www.girlshorseclub.com/wordpress/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2568 The boys in my class would always tease me about me liking horses. They would say that they like to eat horse meat and all the horses are going to the slaughterhouse. Isn't that horrible?! Now the girls in my neighborhood who are really girly say horses are useless and all they do is poop! The boys in my class would always tease me about me liking horses. They would say that they like to eat horse meat and all the horses are going to the slaughterhouse. Isn’t that horrible?! Now the girls in my neighborhood who are really girly say horses are useless and all they do is poop!

]]> By: Ali http://www.girlshorseclub.com/blog/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2567 Ali Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:22:07 +0000 http://www.girlshorseclub.com/wordpress/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2567 I'm all in for clique training! I’m all in for clique training!

]]> By: ponyprincess http://www.girlshorseclub.com/blog/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2566 ponyprincess Sun, 20 May 2007 20:32:58 +0000 http://www.girlshorseclub.com/wordpress/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2566 Very good idea :) Very good idea :)

]]> By: LeadMare http://www.girlshorseclub.com/blog/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2565 LeadMare Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:47:14 +0000 http://www.girlshorseclub.com/wordpress/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2565 Thanks for the insightful comments. Julia: When a person feels threatened they typically do one of two things -- fight (bully, tease) or flight (ignore). It's good to hold your ground with cliquish humans. You go girl! Patricia: Totally agree. Horse person or not, most people feel more comfortable when they <i>believe</i> they're in control. But one of the many life lessons we learn from horses is that no matter how experienced or confident you are, you're never *really* in control when you're on the back of a thousand+ pound flight animal. All you can do is relax, stay balanced, and ride it out. Hmm, do you suppose the same applies when our human companions act flighty (or fighty)? :) Thanks for the insightful comments.

Julia: When a person feels threatened they typically do one of two things — fight (bully, tease) or flight (ignore). It’s good to hold your ground with cliquish humans. You go girl!

Patricia: Totally agree. Horse person or not, most people feel more comfortable when they believe they’re in control. But one of the many life lessons we learn from horses is that no matter how experienced or confident you are, you’re never *really* in control when you’re on the back of a thousand+ pound flight animal. All you can do is relax, stay balanced, and ride it out. Hmm, do you suppose the same applies when our human companions act flighty (or fighty)? :)

]]> By: Patricia Barlow-Irick http://www.girlshorseclub.com/blog/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2564 Patricia Barlow-Irick Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:43:18 +0000 http://www.girlshorseclub.com/wordpress/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2564 I came to the conclusion that horsemanship (as in Mastery over Horses) appeals to control freaks, who naturally gravitate to clique-ish behaviors as a way to control their environment. Not all horsepeople are control freaks, but there are enough of them that it sets up for a very rigid and fragmented community. If you are not a clique-ish person, you just don't bother to rail against them, so they persist. It's ugly and hurtful when you don't understand that it's just those control freaks acting out on their own neuroses. Don't take it personally. I came to the conclusion that horsemanship (as in Mastery over Horses) appeals to control freaks, who naturally gravitate to clique-ish behaviors as a way to control their environment. Not all horsepeople are control freaks, but there are enough of them that it sets up for a very rigid and fragmented community. If you are not a clique-ish person, you just don’t bother to rail against them, so they persist. It’s ugly and hurtful when you don’t understand that it’s just those control freaks acting out on their own neuroses. Don’t take it personally.

]]> By: Julia http://www.girlshorseclub.com/blog/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2563 Julia Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:13:03 +0000 http://www.girlshorseclub.com/wordpress/no-clique-training/2007/02/15/#comment-2563 No cliquer training, I think, is a fantastic idea. I've been bullied, ignored, and teased by people who think horses are stupid and all that but I've just learned to ignore them. Besides, they can't even mount a horse so who are they to talk? In my opinion I think No cliquer training is more of a defense for those like myself who get picked on for no real reason. I love riding and nobody can tell me otherwise. No cliquer training, I think, is a fantastic idea. I’ve been bullied, ignored, and teased by people who think horses are stupid and all that but I’ve just learned to ignore them. Besides, they can’t even mount a horse so who are they to talk? In my opinion I think No cliquer training is more of a defense for those like myself who get picked on for no real reason. I love riding and nobody can tell me otherwise.

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