Smart Ass

by Margaret Winslow

[Heather]

Wow. This is an awful story. The problem was the author has no background in horses or donkeys so she has no idea when what she is talking about is good or bad.

She describes working with a natural horse,a ship trainer who beats the donkey with a carrot stick and berates her for talking to the donkey. That’s totally inappropriate for that type of training. If she knew anything about it she’d have known that. You never beat an animal in any kind of training, ESPECIALLY natural horsemanship.

At the time time she’s complaining that western bridles are super harsh. They aren’t if they are used by gentle people. She didn’t have any gentle people around her. She need to be getting herself and her donkey away from these horrible mule trainers instead of thinking they were great.

Super frustrating book to read if you have any background in horses or donkeys.