When I rule the world there will be some changes I can tell you.
Criminals will get 'the 3 strikes and you're out' ruling upheld with a slight modification.
Strike one - A petty criminal will get a severe public telling off and branded so everyone knows to watch out for them. Major criminals will jump straight to 'Strike two' without passing go but they will receive a double brand.
Strike two - Candidates for Strike two will be sent immediately to a Siberian labour camp for a term dependant on the severity of their crime, with no parole, colour TV, compassionate visits or anything remotely pleasant what so ever.
Strike three - Any criminal who has spent any time serving a Strike two who once released then commits another crime will be sent straight back to Siberia for the rest of their life.
Any do-gooders who whine about the criminals human rights, civil liberties etc will be offered a position looking after the labour camps, if they decline the offer they will told to shut up. Failure to shut up will result in a Strike one.
As you can probably tell I've recently been a victim to crime, some snot nosed 14 year old who thought it would be fun to smash the windows of any car he happened to be passing, mine being one of them. He'll probably get a mild talking too if it's his first recorded offence or if he's already known by the police and social workers sent to Spain for 2 weeks rock climbing, canoeing, abseiling etc etc and having a whale of a time at the tax payers expense.
Sorry, I was starting to rant a bit there - back to ruling the world . . . . . .
Disease, pain and suffering will be eradicated (unless you're a criminal).
All animals will be treated with respect, kindness and compassion.
The 'haves' will educate the 'have nots' so that they can become 'haves'.
Any wars that are deemed required by politicians will be fought by the politicians themselves. (I'm fairly confident this rule will put a stop to all wars/conflicts)
Politicians will have to justify their wages, expenses, fact finding tours etc.
Pollution of any kind will be banned, thus ensuring our world for future generations.
Top quality education and health care will be available to everyone, free of charge.
Thats what I think anyway :)
Saturday, 10 October 2009
Monday, 27 July 2009
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing!
I thought I'd google 'horse behaviour' and have a look at whats 'in' and whats 'out' these days.
It is frightening the number of web sites, forums and books out there that do more harm than good. Many of them have a professional look about them that would, I imagine, inspire the reader to believe 'these people know what they are talking about'. I even found a few who had fancy letters after their name or used the prefix Dr, all of which implied learning, knowledge, understanding, experience and expertise in all things equine.
Out of curiosity I chose 6 'professionals' who used the prefix Dr. To be fair I chose three who's opinions I vaguely or strongly agreed with and the other three who's opinions I thought were from another planet.
After more hours than I care to admit researching I managed to track down the backgrounds of two of them (fortunately one of each opinion). Would you believe that one had a Doctorate in Philosophy and the other in Greek Mythology, nothing at all to do with horses and to top it all both awarded by a third world university. Agreed, they may have many years experience dealing with horses but then so do the vast majority of my clients.
Many of these so called professionals state things as fact when in reality we know so little about horses. We don't even know what colours a horse can see let alone their thought process and ability to reason.
I think the best advice I could give you is to question everything you read or are told about horses and to remember that horses are individuals (what works for one might not work for another). Whenever I read or hear something new to do with horses I try to do as much research as I can and to study both sides of the argument, only when I feel I fully understand might I try their suggestion.
If it 'feels' wrong then it probably is, if it 'feels' right then try it in stages. To me using a crop to get a horse to move forward 'feels' wrong, so I never use a crop. If you would never use a crop on a child to get a result why use one on a horse?
It is frightening the number of web sites, forums and books out there that do more harm than good. Many of them have a professional look about them that would, I imagine, inspire the reader to believe 'these people know what they are talking about'. I even found a few who had fancy letters after their name or used the prefix Dr, all of which implied learning, knowledge, understanding, experience and expertise in all things equine.
Out of curiosity I chose 6 'professionals' who used the prefix Dr. To be fair I chose three who's opinions I vaguely or strongly agreed with and the other three who's opinions I thought were from another planet.
After more hours than I care to admit researching I managed to track down the backgrounds of two of them (fortunately one of each opinion). Would you believe that one had a Doctorate in Philosophy and the other in Greek Mythology, nothing at all to do with horses and to top it all both awarded by a third world university. Agreed, they may have many years experience dealing with horses but then so do the vast majority of my clients.
Many of these so called professionals state things as fact when in reality we know so little about horses. We don't even know what colours a horse can see let alone their thought process and ability to reason.
I think the best advice I could give you is to question everything you read or are told about horses and to remember that horses are individuals (what works for one might not work for another). Whenever I read or hear something new to do with horses I try to do as much research as I can and to study both sides of the argument, only when I feel I fully understand might I try their suggestion.
If it 'feels' wrong then it probably is, if it 'feels' right then try it in stages. To me using a crop to get a horse to move forward 'feels' wrong, so I never use a crop. If you would never use a crop on a child to get a result why use one on a horse?
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