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caliber · Site Admin

ESTE ARTICULO ES DE MI BIBLIOTECA Y LO TOME DE ASDESILLAS
This Article is taken from The Library of ASDESILLAS (Colombian Association)

To cut the tailLA PICADA DE LA COLA

an ART of CRUELTY UN ARTE CRUEL

Por: (By:) M.V Jorge Torres Vanegas

Tomado de la Revista Fedequinas Nº 27 (Taken from Fedequinas Magazine Volume27)
This article is pending to be translated, NOT ALL NOR MOST COLOMBIANS agreed with this act of cruelty

Antes de intentar una aproximación seria sobre el debatido tema del coleo en el caballo criollo colombiano y de evaluar las razones por las cuales se hace necesaria su sanción, es importante hacer dos precisiones fundamentales respecto del comportamiento general de todo caballo, y en especial del nuestro, por su gran temperamento y valentía: el caballo expresa su estado de ánimo con las orejas y protesta con la cola. De todos es conocido que cuando al montarlo inclina sus orejas hacia los lados, manifiesta desinterés y pocos deseos de trabajar, en cambio, cuando las inclina hacia adelante, además de embellecer su figura, manifiesta con ello alegría, conformidad y deseo de agradar a su jinete, haciendo las cosas lo mejor posible, pero si las coloca hacia atrás es señal inequívoca de irritación y enfurecimiento.

Before trying a serious approach on the debated topic of the coleo in the Creole Colombian horse and before evaluating the reasons for which his sanction becomes necessary, it is important to do two fundamental precisions with regard to the general behavior of any horse, and especially of ours, for his big temperament and valor: the horse expresses his frame of mind with the ears and protests with the tail.
Of all it is known that, when, on having mounted it, he inclines his ears towards the sides, shows lack of interest and few desires to work, on the other hand, when he inclines them forward, in addition to embellishing his figure, it shows with it happiness, conformity and desire to please his rider, doing the things the possible best thing, but if he places them backwards it is an unequivocal sign of annoyance and enfurecimiento (anger).

En cambio, el caballo colea, generalmente, por alguna de las siguientes causas: por falta de brío, por mal temperamento, por cojeras, por problemas en su rienda, por lesiones en la piel, por razones sexuales, por mal “quebrado”, por incompleta recuperación después de enfermedades, por errores en la ensillada, por ruidos extraños que le incomodan, por efecto de ciertos productos para peinarlo, por arenilla entre capones, entre otros problemas.

On the other hand, the horse wriggles, generally, for some of the following causes: for lack of panache (brio), for bad temperament, for lameness, for problems in his rein, for injuries in the skin, for sexual reasons, for "bad training, for incomplete recovery after illnesses, for impropered saddleling , for strange noises that trouble him, for effect of certain products to brush it, for fine sand between geldings, between other problems.

PSICOLOGÍA

Es muy importante conocer la psicología del caballo, no sólo para comprender mejor su comportamiento, sino también para poder aprovechar al máximo sus grandes capacidades. Es habitual no prestar demasiada atención a los motivos por los que el caballo se comporta de una determinada forma y no de otra. No obstante, todo aquel que desee entrar realmente en el mundo de los caballos de aprender a “pensar” como ellos. La actividad psíquica del caballo es el resultado de la interacción de tres aspectos distintos: percepción de los fenómenos externos y de las relaciones entre los objetos, instinto y capacidad de aprendizaje.

PSYCHOLOGY

It is very important to know the psychology of the horse, not only to understand better his behavior, but also to be able to make use to the maximum of his big capacities. It is habitual not to give too much attention to the motives for which the horse behaves of a certain form and not of other one. Nevertheless, anyone that desires to really enter in the world of the horses of learning to "think" as them. The psychic activity of the horse is the result of the interaction of three different aspects: perception of the external phenomena and of the relations between the objects, instinct and capacity of learning.

QUÉ EXPRESA EL CABALLO CON LA COLA

El caballo levanta y baja la cola como si se tratara de un péndulo que registra excitación. Una cola parada significa que el caballo está alerta, indica actividad y exhuberancia. Una cola caída indica sueño, cansancio, dolor, miedo intenso o sumisión. El motivo es que cuando más rápido avanza el caballo más entra en acción su sistema muscular “antigravedad”. Estos músculos ayudan al animal a elevarse y a correr, y levantar la cola forma parte del proceso. Cuando el caballo disminuye la velocidad, cuando frena, ocurre lo contrario, y la cola cae. Además el caballo puede levantar o bajar la cola simplemente como señal, sin mover siquiera el cuerpo. Por ejemplo, un caballo joven, alborotado puede acercarse a otro y demostrar sus ganas de jugar levantando la cola por sobre el lomo… tan alta como su anatomía le permita. A veces, al iniciar el juego, la intensidad con la que levanta la cola es tal que la enrosca por sobre el lomo. Esta invitación es inmediatamente comprendida por el otro potrillo y enseguida empieza el juego.

WHAT EXPRESSES THE HORSE WITH THE TAIL

The horse raises and lowers the tail as if it was a question of a pendulum that registers excitement. An idle tail means that the horse is alert, indicates activity and exhuberancia. A fallen tail indicates sleep, weariness, pain, intense fear or submission. The motive is that more rapid when it advances the horse enters moreon his action of his muscular system “ antigravity “. These muscles help to the animal to rise and to running, and raising the tail, it is a part of the process. When the horse diminishes the speed, when it haults, the opposite happens, and the tail falls down. Also the horse can raise or lower the tail simply as sign, without moving at least the body. For example, a young, excited horse can approach to other horses to demonstrate his desire to play raising the tail for on the loin … so high as his anatomy allows him. Sometimes, on having initiated the game, the intensity with the one that the horse raises the tail is such that winds her for on the loin. This invitation is immediately understood by another foal and at once it begins the game.

De la misma manera, un caballo que está parado puede bajar la cola para expresar: “Estoy cansado y débil, me someto a ti, tú eres el jefe”. De la misma manera, si le teme a otro caballo, puede llegar a apretar la cola contra la grupa, casi como el perro que intenta “meter la cola entre las patas”.

Of the same way, a horse that is stopped can lower the tail to express: " I am tired and weak, I surrender to you, you are the chief ”. Of the same way, if he him is afraid of another horse, he can go so far as to press the tail against the rump, almost as the dog that tries “ to put the tail between the legs ”.

En los encuentros sexuales, tanto el padrillo como la yegua paran la cola debido a la excitación del momento. Aparte de las señales que el caballo emite levantando y bajando la cola, puede realizar también algunos rápidos movimientos en distintas direcciones.

In the sexual meetings, both the padrillo and the mare stop the tail due to the excitement of the moment. Apart from the signs that the horse expresses raising and lowering the tail, it can realize also some rapid movements in different directions.

Estos son respuestas irritadas del caballo, molesto por los insectos. En ese contexto, el animal utiliza la cola como matamoscas. En concursos de adiestramiento, esos movimientos de la cola pueden ocasionar una pérdida.

These are responses got angry about the horse, I bother for the insects. In this context, the animal uses the tail as matamoscas. In contests of training, these movements of the tail can cause a loss.

Cuando un caballo se enoja puede expresar su estado de ánimo aumentando la fuerza de sus movimientos a menudo anuncian la patada que el caballo lanzará en cuanto aumente un poco su mal genio.

When a horse gets angry it can express that his frame of mind increasing the force of his movements often they announce the kick that the horse will throw as soon as his bad genius increases a little.

PICADA DE LA COLA

Esta tenebrosa industria busca que los animales no coleen en el marco de un juzgamiento para evitar las sanciones que acarrea, las cuales a veces, llegan hasta la descalificación de la competencia.

CUTIING OF THE TAIL

This dark industry looks that the animals do not wriggle in the frame of a juzgamiento to avoid the sanctions that it transports, which sometimes, they come up to the disqualification of the competition.

Es el método más conocido y aplicado porque permite, aparte de la inmovilización de la cola, un efecto estético que agrada al público, sin embargo, es una técnica que se debería eliminar porque la mayoría de las veces se practica de manera antihigiénica, sin anestesia y en forma, por demás, empírica, exponiendo al caballo a contingencias adversas como: fracturas en la tumbada del animal. También arterias, nervios, venas y vasos linfáticos deterioran el normal funcionamiento del órgano. Tétano u otras infecciones que puedan degenerar en septicemia que manifestada clínicamente es difícil de tratar y puede dejar secuelas irreversibles en el ejemplar colimocho. De igual manera, desviaciones causadas por neuritis crónicas o miositis crónicas o presentar una asociación de las dos. Hematomas, necrosis y gangrenas: al cortar los vasos sanguíneos se presentan hemorragias internas de intensidad variable que pueden evolucionar en forma desfavorable y pueden empezar a necrosarce los tejidos a su alrededor y generar en una gangrena.

It is the most well-known and applied method because it allows, apart from the immobilization of the tail, an aesthetic effect that pleases the public, nevertheless, is a skill that it would be necessary to eliminate because the majority of the times is practised in an unhygienic way, without anesthesia and in form, by others, empirical, exhibiting to the horse to adverse risks as: you fracture in the knocked down one of the animal. Also arteries, nerves, veins and lymphatic glasses spoil the normal functioning of the organ. Tétano or other infections than they could degenerate into septicemia that shown clínicamente is difficult to treat and can leave irreversible aftermath in the copy colimocho (no tail).
Of equal way, deviations caused for neuritis chronicles or miositis chronicles or to present an affiliation of the two. Haematomas, necrosis and gangrenes: on having cut the blood glasses, there appear internal hemorrhages of variable intensity that can evolve in unfavorable form and can begin to necrosarce the textiles around him and generate in a gangrene.

El procedimiento es torturante para el ejemplar, incluso puede ocurrir su muerte. Para picar la cola toman la base de la raíz de la misma, miden cuatro dedos y en este punto se clava la navaja a ambos lados y se seccionan los músculos. De ahí se miden otros cuatro dedos y se repite la operación; si el animal tiene el muslo de la cola muy largo se repite por tercera vez.

The procedure is torturante for the copy, even his death can happen. To sting the tail they take the base of the root of the same one, measure four fingers and in this point the razor sticks on both sides and the muscles are cut. Hence another four fingers measure themselves and the operation repeats itself; if the animal has the very long thigh of the tail it repeats itself for third time.

GENÉTICA VS MANEJO

Existe la creencia de que el coleo es hereditario. Sin embargo, la experiencia demuestra que es el resultado del mal manejo. Genéticamente los caballos transmiten el malgenio, el exceso de temperamento, lo cual exige una persona que canalice de manera adecuada estos factores. De no ser así, tendremos un ejemplar coleador. Se habla de líneas de caballos coleadores, pero si las analizamos detenidamente, nos encontramos con caballos bravos, en manos de bárbaros amansadores. Estos animales se defienden de los aprobios a los cuales se les somete; su defensa natural es colear.

GENETICS VS HANDLED

There exists the credence of which the coleo is hereditary. Nevertheless, the experience demonstrates that it is the result of the bad handling. Genetically the horses transmit the malgenio, the excess of temperament, which a person demands that it should canalize in a suitable way these factors. Of not being like that, we will have a copy coleador. One speaks about lines of horses coleadores, but if we analyze them thouroughly, we meet brave horses, in hands of barbarian tamers. These animals defend themselves from the aprobios to which one submits them; his natural defense is to wriggle.

AGAIN!!! WARNING!!!!if you have a weak stomach or cant see BLOOD!!!! dont watch!

If you are interested in watching the clip, please feel free to PM....

Paintedhorizon

OMG! That is horrible! That poor horse!

I don't understand! why do they do that? For the sake of money! Horrendous!

caliber · Site Admin

Hey Paint! I agreed with you! it is horrible! sad and it should not be. This act has nothing to do with money! but instead,for the beauty, some claim that the tail gives them the finishing look.

The main intend of PV is to share, learn and understand everything that we must regarding to our breed. The above article explains and is oppose to the idea of CUT TAILS, also you can visit
www.suscaballos.com (Colombian Forum)to see for yourself that in Colombia you will find more people against the cutting of tails than for that HORRILE act of cruelty.

I also, find the need to say, that video only represent one method, there are many other methods being practice, that are not as horrible as the one shown. I am sharing this, just for us to be aware when we hear of the Tail Cutting thingy… NOT TO JUSTIFY the act. And that yes! is not a Colombian culture, I have been told, it all started wih the Fabio Ochoa's horses!!!!

SALUDOS!

Paintedhorizon

You say it's for the look, not the money. But think about it, the look is wanted to win in the show ring, no? I say it's pure GREED. Evil or Very Mad

That poor horse! I couldn't watch the whole thing, my butt was trying to suck into my body.

stella

Well, it just goes to show, for the several decades its taken to keep talking about being against this, that the "fad" may finally be put to rest, that more people worldwide are finally realizing this is an unkind risk to put our wonderful horses through....
But yes, there is an element of greed involved, as well as "control"....many owners have been told previously that their showhorses wouldnt be considered if their tails werent cut to convince them of the practice - but often not told it wasnt a vet that was going to do it! The usual price, even back in the early 90s, was $300. and up, done by unlicensed, non-veterinarian people, whereas a licensed veterinarian even today, doesnt charge that much to geld a horse, or for many other on-site surgeries! So yes, I'd say some greed was involved.

Paintedhorizon

Question, I heard on the grapevine that PFHA just struck the wording from the rule book about tail alteration. Apparently, they no longer condone nor condemn it - choosing to sweep it under the rug. If true, it's a huge step backward IMO.

caliber · Site Admin

Well! although I am not the indicate person to say! cause I was not there!!!! THE ANSWER to your question is YES.....

Maybe Cindy can elaborate more on this!!! since I know! she was present!!! at the convention!

BUT! also if you look www.PFHA.org the voting results are there!

Saludos!

Kerry W · Site Admin

Here is the link to the info:

http://www.pfha.org/includes/html/pfha.rule.changes.asp

grif

Yes, the voting results are public information. All of the RCPs pertaining to tail alteration passed including the change to the constitution which required a two thirds majority. One rule that passed specifically allows for tail alteration when performed by a licensed veterinarian. The same rule also prohibits dead tails.

Paintedhorizon

That is terrible! That should not be allowed! Why in the world would ANYBODY allow that! I mean, come on, there is NO reason whatsoever to allow this!

I am very angry.

Kerry W · Site Admin

Michele, these rule change proposals are announced before the meeting, so that members can contact their delegates to voice their opinions about how they feel their delegates should vote. If they find their delegate does not agree with them, they then have other options for casting their vote.

Paintedhorizon

How are they announced? Email, newsletter, what?

How do you send in a proposal? What are the steps?

Kerry W · Site Admin

The best direction I can give you, is to go and really explore PFHA.org. There is a form there to fill out, to submit a rule change. Check the rulebook also (there is a copy at the website), for you can change a rule before the next meeting where rule changes will be considered (2009), but you have to have a percentage of the membership's signatures in order to do that. You also need to be careful when submitting a rule change, that you don't overlook other places in the rule book, where the language needs changing.

There is also a Rules Change Committee, you can find contact info for the Chair at the website, as well.

Where they are announced, is in the magazine. I think it was two issues ago...I'll have to look as I'm not sure.

Paintedhorizon

Do you have to subscibe to the magazine or is it free with the membership?

You mean I need to read? hahaha Okay, I'll have to print it out and read the whole damn thing! You can bet I'm not going to be one of those sitting on the sidelines bitching and complaining yet not doing anything!

The pain those horses have to endore (sp?), and then not being able to really swish their tails! Evil or Very Mad

caliber · Site Admin

The magazine is free to all members! you will also find the PFHW via the internet at this link: http://www.pasofinohorseworld.com