Post by welly on Dec 15, 2010 12:10:40 GMT 1
I haven't properly twitched my horse, but I do grab hold of his nose sometimes and give it a twist, so he will hold his head still, if I am doing something he isn't keen on - like putting ointment in his eye. I think that he was ear twitched as a youngster to clip him, and he is always more "shy" on that side and doesn't much like his ears being clipped. but I just do a bit of at a time. This is for showing.
I have heard of gingering, in fact it was done to my horse when he was at a livery yard and taken into an inhand show as a youngster. It isn't mentioned in the show society rules as to whether it is allowed or not. It doesn't seem to have done him any harm, but it isn't something that I would have approved of if asked first. Trouble is, if you are a professional and it is your living to show horses and get results then it is all too tempting to take those little steps to give a better performance/result, than the owner whose horse is a pet.
I have heard of gingering, in fact it was done to my horse when he was at a livery yard and taken into an inhand show as a youngster. It isn't mentioned in the show society rules as to whether it is allowed or not. It doesn't seem to have done him any harm, but it isn't something that I would have approved of if asked first. Trouble is, if you are a professional and it is your living to show horses and get results then it is all too tempting to take those little steps to give a better performance/result, than the owner whose horse is a pet.
