On 4/15/07, Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is going on in this video, with the pinto: > > http://iceryder.net/honouricelandic.html >
I wonder what Tivar would do if you rode him like that... all you have to do is BARELY touch, the softest pressure imagineable, with the tip of your little finger, in the reins and he responds. In a sidepull or bit. If you pulled that hard on his mouth he would be whirling to try his best to figure what the heck you are wanting... I am just so grateful i have a horse that is willing and responsive, hair trigger responsive, to the least touch. I am very very VERY grateful to all who trained him to be this way! My horses I have trained are not so responsive, but if I pulled Fox this way he would still be a rearer and would have killed me by now. If I pulled on Jaspar this way he would get upset and balk and not go. He might develop issues like bucking or whatever it might take to get rid of me, or else shut down. If I did this to stonewall his head would get higher and higher, his tension and excitement level would rise accordingly and he would get so hot he would scare me or hit me in the face with his high head. I think it is testament of what a good little horse this pinto is, that he is struggling so hard for relief yet finding none, is still not acting up so much. He is probably just used to it bless his heart... Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
