This message is from: Anneli Sundkvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> he, he...it´s so nice to see that other people too have problems with longing their fjords! Actually, longing is THE ONLY THING where Cider has given me problems during his training! Everything else from being tied up as a 5 months old to learning how to jump under rider this summer as a 5 year old has worked like a charm, but longing...he just HATED it! He would stop and try to come to me all the time and when I told him to keep on moving he just stared at me with the are-you-NUTS?-look on his face, then he pinned his ears back (that seldom happens, basically he´s a very cheerful personality) and continued on the circle, dragging his hooves in the sand.
Since he hated it so much, I actually stopped longing him and we started to ride him instead. He liked that much more. But I thought that mabye I should make another try now when I´ve started to train dressage, it would be good to be able to work him from the ground...mabye he will like longing more now, one never knows. Regards Anneli At 02:33 1998-08-19 -0400, you wrote: >This message is from: "Werner, Kristine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Thanks Ann - for your note on Longing. I am always grateful to hear that >other >people have experienced the same problems - I tend to think woe is me, >I`m the >only one, my pony hates me etc., etc. >You mentioned different cultures - I have noted that people here in >Germany - horseowners >in particular - hardly ever admit that they have difficulties with their >animals. >In the past when I have spoken to others about my pony`s temperment on >the longeline >most people just look at me and go "oh. that should never happen. don`t >let that happen." >And of course, I would just loooove to scream !!! So, thanks for your >honesty !! > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mark and Ann Restad [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Mittwoch, 19. August 1998 03:47 >> To: Fjordhorse List >> Subject: Longing >> >> This message is from: Mark and Ann Restad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> In response to Kristine Werner's experience longing her horse, I had >> the >> same problem when working with Dro/y this winter. We had a lot of >> snow >> and I was longing him in the only open area, which was not in any >> enclosure. he also hated it and would buck and occasionally "make a >> break for it" and get away. I got the impression that it is way too >> boring for him- he loves to get out and see things. Anyone's comments >> >> would be appreciated but I wont be able to answer for a week as I am >> heading to Nancy's tonight to look at a mare and spend a week. >> One note in response to the recent discussion: we Americans especially >> >> have to be careful not to be ethnocentric and remember that other >> people >> live with many different circumstances in their lives that we >> ourselves >> have not experienced. One shouldn't look at one small point in a >> culture and pass judgement without any more information than that one >> fact. >> thanks >> Ann > >
