Re: Standing to Mount

2007-10-07 Thread Melinda Schumacher
This message is from: "Melinda Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is very helpful. Thanks, Cherie. Melinda On 10/7/07, Cherie Mascis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This message is from: "Cherie Mascis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I do a very simple version of training to the mounting block. I w

RE: Standing to Mount

2007-10-07 Thread Cherie Mascis
This message is from: "Cherie Mascis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I do a very simple version of training to the mounting block. I walk the horse around the block, into position and click and reward. Extend your arm out in front of them to give the reward, you don't want them to swing their head toward yo

Standing to Mount

2007-10-05 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: "Gail Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Alexandra Kurland has a method she calls, "capturing the saddle." You stand on your mounting block and reach out toward the saddle in such a way that you would have one hand on the pommel and one on the cantle if the horse were close enough