On 3/11/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There's always the chance that he's > had a bad experience with a crop or lunge whip.
Both Orri and Gat react to the stick like they think they're supposed to lunge. Then when I stop them, and still use the stick for 'Friendly' I think they get confused about my motives and that's where the fear is coming in. > The key will be staying positive and not getting frustrated. If you do get > frustrated (and I was the master at it, and I still can do it) change what > you're doing. > At this point I think I'll just carry the stick around like it's not there and play with the horses using my hands only. And I think I'll do a little clicker just to see how they react. Orri has already trained me to throw a carrot chip in his dish when he moves his head away and waits expectantly so I think we could have some fun with it. V
