But it isn't just a cracker, you see. It is a piece of human flesh. The
Pope says so.

Ocean of Nuance writes:
Almost half of the US populace who are YECs.

law writes:
Source of statistic?

According to <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Christianity> her claim is
only true for unusual values of "almost".

On Jul 10, 6:13 pm, John Hasler <j... at (no spam) dhh.gt.org> wrote:
Ocean of Nuance writes:
Almost half of the US populace who are YECs.
law writes:
Source of statistic?
According to <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Christianity> her claim is
only true for unusual values of "almost".

The following site offers relevant poll data from a number of
pollsters (Gallup, Pew Research, Harris, et al.) from ca. 1982 through
2008. At least some of these conclude that the percentage of folks
believing that "God created human beings pretty much in their present
form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so" (Gallup's
phrasing of the question) is pretty consistently in the the 40%-48%
range.

(They don't offer any stats at all about barefoot equines ... )

A boarder uses a lip cord, and I used one once on a very bad yearling
upon my farrier's decision to give it a try, and it works, but any
sort of twitch has to take into consideration that it will begin to
work after a few minutes and will cease to work after some additional
minutes, 15 or so I think is the max. The horse's body will release
endorphins for only so long and then it quits and needs a refractory
period. But any sort of twitching also works on restraint and on
moving causing pain and standing still causing less pain, and that
works as long as it's applied and used properly, regardless of whether
or not endorphins have ran out. The one we do that with every time
now just "goes to sleep" when she sees the cord being held near her
face; I don't even need to apply it now. It's really a very
interesting example of classical conditioning.

Had I not been training in dressage and attuned to how he felt in my
hand and whether or not he was straight or progressively harder to
straighten over time, he might not be diagnosed to this day.
Disciplines that don't prize feel in the had or straightness would have
done him in. He'd be toast on the RH by now.

A rider who:

1. does not ride on contact so wouldn't note a change in feel in teh
hand, and

What is plausible is that people don't know what they are doing,
including trainers, and that trainers, riders and horses are not
talented enough, due to lack of understanding, lack of proper
training, and physical issues. The upper levels of ANY sport is not
as populated as the lower levels. Not every golfer is Tiger Woods. I
think a lot of horses could go farther if they were not being jammed
on in an effort to get them to "master collection", but not all horses
will have the skills to be upper level dressage horses - and those
skills include not only great movement, great gaits, great
trainability, but ability to deal with stress and management practices
of upper level show horses.