RE: [IceHorses] Barn Sour was Thumper stold Dagur's carrot.
> >>> My rule became -- we don't take a step until > both of us are comfortable > with it. ... We had some very long (time) but short > (distance) rides when > we first started doing this, but it worked and with > out any drama. And in > the process it built a strong bond between us. Now > she will go pretty much > any where I point her, but if I do feel her getting > concerned I give her the > extra support she needs. > This is so much like what I did with Nanna after I got her, only I used the clicker, too. At first I clicked and treated for one step forward, then two, then four, then seven, etc. (you get the idea) We did that close to home for a while, then went a little further and a little further and it wasn't that long before we were going a long ways. We stopped alot. If she acted nervous, we would stop and stand there until she didn't seem to be bothered anymore. While we were standing there, I'd work on the "head down" cue with her. In just a couple of months I feel like we have developed such a neat partnership and trust. It's such a joy to have that. Even though it seems slow at first, it's not that long before you reach your goal. As John Lyons says, "slow is fast". Kim Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
RE: [IceHorses] Barn Sour was Thumper stold Dagur's carrot.
>>> My rule became -- we don't take a step until both of us are comfortable with it. ... We had some very long (time) but short (distance) rides when we first started doing this, but it worked and with out any drama. And in the process it built a strong bond between us. Now she will go pretty much any where I point her, but if I do feel her getting concerned I give her the extra support she needs. Hi Kat - first, good to hear from you! That was a great post, and very sound advice I think. Karen Thomas, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.15/1173 - Release Date: 12/5/2007 9:29 PM IceHorses Community for Photos and Videos: http://kickapps.com/icehorses "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [IceHorses] Barn Sour was Thumper stold Dagur's carrot.
> > > > Try to feel the very first "sticky" step, well > before the horse > actually refuses to go forward. Stop there. Look > at something down > the trail a ways and mentally "lean" toward the > object you are > looking at. Ask your horse to look down the trail, I will try that. I seem to look at him head. Lorraine Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Re: [IceHorses] Barn Sour was Thumper stold Dagur's carrot.
On Dec 5, 2007, at 2:16 PM, Nancy Sturm wrote: I have tried anticipating his stopping and started urging him into a more forward mindset, but the place where he stops intimidates me because it is in an uphill stretch of trail. Hi all, I haven't posted in ages but this is a subject that I have a "little" experience with. LOL Been thru the "make 'em do it or they will never respect you" school, with the predictable results. And about everything other method I heard of, and things just kept getting worse. Anyway, here is something else you could try. It is kind of backwards of most ways of thinking, but it has worked for me. (I learned it from Deb Bennett.) Try to feel the very first "sticky" step, well before the horse actually refuses to go forward. Stop there. Look at something down the trail a ways and mentally "lean" toward the object you are looking at. Ask your horse to look down the trail, but don't actually ask for any forward movement. All you ask your horse to do is keep looking down the trail -- that's it. If he looks away, make a bit of a ruckus until he looks down the trail again. (Don't force him to look by using your reins.) The idea is to make having his attention on where you want to go comfortable, but anything else is uncomfortable. EVENTUALLY, if you keep at it diligently, the horse will go where their attention already is and move down the trail. When you feel the movement coming just gently encourage it. It may only be a few steps the first time, but than its always those precious first steps that we build from. My rule became -- we don't take a step until both of us are comfortable with it. We had some very long (time) but short (distance) rides when we first started doing this, but it worked and with out any drama. And in the process it built a strong bond between us. Now she will go pretty much any where I point her, but if I do feel her getting concerned I give her the extra support she needs. Anyway, maybe some one else will find this helpful. Kat
