Issues

Hello everyone! By no means do I want to rant and rave about anything, I just want to clarify issues. Over the past month, I have had the privilege of training and bonding with a mule. After obtaining the privilege of getting to buy her, I passed. I then received a horse to ride. Not knowing anything about this horse and his abilities, I started groundwork. After four days of groundwork the owner became upset, because I was taking precautions of the horse's capabilities. It it essential to get to know your animal and it's problems. Knowing nothing about this horse, and only knowing just what the owner told me, I knew there was something wrong with the horse. For starters the horse was only a two year old with a horrible suede back already and knees that were already big. The owner said it had been ridden before, but the last day he was there in the round pen he kicked up and moving his head back and forth. Meaning he was trying to buck. Back to the point I am trying to convey is people don't see the good in training and getting to know your animal. Just by cowboy busting (no groundwork, just twisting the ear and hoping on) a horses or mule doesn't get you anywhere. You obviously don't have a friend or pal that listens to you and respects you. Plus your horse will have problems such as blowing up with you. Even though you have a trained horse, they can still blow up with you, but they are less likely too. What is wrong with having a friend, pal, and a respectable horse? People shouldn't have to twist the ear just to get on and ride. Once that is done, you lose the greatness in the horse and abilities that one might possess. Think about this for a minute. If you owned a ranch and had a great line of cutting horses and placing in competition; would you want a horse to be cowboy busted or a horse that is trained properly.