This message is from: Martie Bolinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Pat,
I had a similar problem with my first (not a Fjord) pony. When I'd
let him out, he'd take off running and bucking, sometimes quite close to
me. We had to actually turn him, keep the halter/lead on him until we
closed the gate between us before letting him go. We started giving him
pets and small treats just before we loosed him. He came to think that
facing us was the correct thing when he was let loose (hopes of
treats). After a short time, we could turn him out with only
occassional treats, but with lots of loveing/fussing. It did take a
while for him. He was a lot hotter than Kilar. It was worse if he had
been kept stalled for a while before turnout. Turnout after a workout
was less of a hassle.
Martie in MD
Genie Dethloff wrote:
This message is from: Genie Dethloff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I found one thing that helped my fjord from wildly running off when I
let him loose was to walk him through the gate, make him turn around
and wait while I patted him and took off lead. Continue to pat and
make sure he waits after the lead is off, then you turn around and
walk away from him. This makes the leaving your idea not his - it
worked great for my fjord and took some of the spunk out of his taking
off for the pasture.
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Hi Fjord Friends-
I have a question about my 5 year old gelding, Willie.
Occasionally, he
will let out a buck when he is trotting away from me. He's not been
too close
to me to hurt me, but at times it's a bit worrisome to me. Is there
something
I can do to give him the message that this is not acceptable? When
he did
it today I spoke loud and strong saying, "Hut, hut, bad boy!" He
heard me and
was a bit shocked... I'm not a yeller and this was a surprise to
him. Any
other suggestions?
Thanks so much!
Pat McCurdy
Cato, NY 13033
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