This message is from: Heather Baskey
Indeed! LOL!!! Henry gets more frustrated that he cannot reach the next
blade of grass, versus ac - stepped on my rope!
Heather
--- On Mon, 3/8/10, Carol Makosky wrote:
This message is from: Carol Makosky
The only upset my Heidi has when stopp
of mine always panics when her horse steps on the
rope and thus, her horse panics as well.
Heather
--- On Mon, 3/8/10, brass-ring-f...@juno.com
wrote:
From: brass-ring-f...@juno.com
Subject: speaking of lunging and leading
To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Received: Monday, March 8,
This message is from: Heather Baskey
Step one step back. Off the rope? nope ... rope still there. OK - step up
two steps and then maybe a sidepass? ... oh look! rope is now free. If rope
is not freed after attempts such as this, I will untangle - but ... I will try
yielding Henry in whateve
This message is from: Gail Russell
One does not have to slam the horse around to play the game that is being
talked about. If you watch heather's videos, that is clearly not what she has
done. The do learn how to yield their hindquarters easily, and to step under
themselves if the rope hand
This message is from: pedfjo...@aol.com
Hi List.
For barn bird problems ( its $%^&*...@^ starlings here, we love the
swallows and bats ) there are a few things that you could do. They sell these
little " spike strips " at any large Hardware store that you put on their
perching plac
s when her horse steps on the
rope and thus, her horse panics as well.
Heather
--- On Mon, 3/8/10, brass-ring-f...@juno.com
wrote:
From: brass-ring-f...@juno.com
Subject: speaking of lunging and leading
To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Received: Monday, March 8, 2010, 10:32 AM
This
This message is from: brass-ring-f...@juno.com
Remember not to use a chain loop at the end near the horse however. A
neighbor of mine had taken the chain and doubled it back to the halter.
The horse had its head down grazing, stepped in the loop, and broke her
leg.
Valerie
Columbi
This message is from: Heather Baskey
The whole point in the Circling Game (Parelli) is for this to NOT happen.
In the Circling Game you are in neutral watching for Rhythm & Relaxation (key
two points) and it is much more than a circle. It can be a circle, a Figure 8
(same send/draw), or trave
This message is from: "Debby"
I use to like John Lyons some years ago, many years ago. I'm not so much a
fan anymore. I know I'll get flack but I'm not a fan of Parelli nor even of
the guy from down under. I don't like the concept of throwing ropes at horses
or playing games with them from th
This message is from: Carol Makosky
So what is the big deal if a horse learns that stepping on the thing
attached to his head means stop or move it's foot off. I guess people
are not interested in a rein getting broke. That I certainly
understand. I leave a lead rope attached to her hal
This message is from: Gail Russell
I went to a John Lyons clinic a couple of years ago. He had with him (for
sale) a John Lyons protégé-trained horse. He put a bridle on the horse, with
reins and had him doing various things in the roundpen. While John was
talking, the horse was sniffing a
rope (whether it be 12`, 22`or 45`).
Heather
-
I've seen some people lunging and allow the lungeline to go over their head,
not following or turning with the horse, taking their eyes off of the horse
as
it goes around them. Never did that nor understo
This message is from: brass-ring-f...@juno.com
Speaking of lunging, I am teaching my 12 yr old Fjord mare to free lunge.
I already taught the younger smaller smarter one before she left.
This mare is the one who had foot problems this spring, and now
she is doing very well and in a normal
This message is from: brass-ring-f...@juno.com
I have something to add about lunging. I have found that when working
with Morgans, they can often ratchet up during lunging, just the opposite
of what you expect and hope. Instead of calming down, they get more
excited, and of course Morgans can go
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Very interesting topic. It never crossed my mind that lunging problems
could be because the horse is a Fjord, not having any Fjord prejudices
myself. I love Ruth's idea that Kristi thinks she is doing her part, and
is waiting for me to do mine! Betwe
This message is from: bolinsj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I had always lunged my Arab before riding, so when I first got Kilar,
that's how we started. He was way strong, and not particularly
interested in lunging (the Arab loves it). I got dragged around the
arena a lot. Because of his
This message is from: "Ruth Bushnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have had some trouble lunging my new Fjord I bought in August.
She was very rusty in her ground manners and the first couple of times
lunging her I was nearly run over, as she turned into me quickly and
seriou
This message is from: "Laura Kranzusch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
HI Valerie,
I just started lunging my Fjord in December. Before that (he was a lesson
horse mind you) he would be brought in and "ran" in the arena with other
horses. I didnt even know that was not a smar
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have had some trouble lunging my new Fjord I bought in August.
She was very rusty in her ground manners and the first couple of times
lunging her I was nearly run over, as she turned into me quickly and
seriously. Again I turned to our trainer for
This message is from: "Janne Myrdal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Lois,
I really enjoyed your post on this, especially the term " generous spirit"
or not of a horse. I am currently re-working a 12 year old mare, Fair Acres
Heidi, that can no longer be bred, so we want her to be our trail mare now.
She i
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In a message dated 10/3/2002 10:00:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Fall has hit hard in my area, also. Went from balmy summer to cold and windy
>
> overnight, and now I am coming down with a cold :-(
I empathize. It's very ch
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In a message dated 10/3/02 7:53:01 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< > Hope that makes sense. I'm happy to go into more detail if needed.
It does.But I may ask for more detail in a week or so. It's raining
here furiously (yay
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In a message dated 10/2/2002 5:22:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Hope that makes sense. I'm happy to go into more detail if needed.
It does.But I may ask for more detail in a week or so. It's raining
here furiously (yay) a
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Brigid,
Now THAT sounds like fun and I bet the Fjords love it too!
Lynda
Lynda and Daniel
Bailey's Norwegian Fjords & Shetlands
White Cloud, MI
231-689-9902
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heir canter
refined, and without sidereins with a clicker? >>
Hi Pamela-
I do the same type of exercise. It's easy ;-) Basically, you use the round
pen or arena for free lunging. It's important to use no tack so the horse
learns to carry himself. He remembers the position you want and
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> And it works for teaching the canter. We have been working Gunthar in the
>> round pen. He is so naturally unbalanced that he scares himself when he
>> tries to canter.
Scientific Disclaimer: It IS possible that Gunthar's improvement
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In a message dated 10/2/2002 3:11:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> And it works for teaching the canter. We have been working Gunthar in the
> round pen. He is so naturally unbalanced that he scares himself when he
> tries to can
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In a message dated 10/2/02 10:37:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Any thoughts on this idea? Someone wrote before that giving Fjords treats
was not something to do so I did abstain. But maybe I should just go with
what works.
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In a message dated 10/2/02 10:03:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< And this is where I find this discussion of lunging getting confusing.
Why
continue to lunge if the horse has these lessons down pat? Why not a
progr
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>CLICKER TRAINING!
And it works for teaching the canter. We have been working Gunthar in the
round pen. He is so naturally unbalanced that he scares himself when he
tries to canter. The clicker work has made him MUCH more willing to tr
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
There is one
>thing that does work extremely well with her that I hesitated to start but
>may just go with what works. If I have a pocketful of treats and she gets a
>"good girl" and a cookie when she does what I ask I often have her rapt
>at
This message is from: "Karen Keith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Lois:
Throw in a bridging sound (the CLICK!) and you've got a good start on
clicker training. :^)
There is one
thing that does work extremely well with her that I hesitated to start but
may just go with what works. If I have a pocket
and it's much easier to teach the horse to go on the bit as
>it's more consistent with the feel of a rider or driver's hands.
>
>Our conversion from lunging to longlining came just last year when we
>atteneded an Olaf Nyby clinic on Prince Edward Island. If you get a
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In a message dated 10/2/2002 10:04:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I mean, many people I know lunge
> the same horse the same way everytime they work with the animal! What is
> the
> purpose?
>
On a couple of the lesson hor
in returning to tried and true training aids. I am not discouraged with
my mare but am intrigued why what worked for me very well with Morgans, with
their Arab blood I might add, does not work well with this Fjord. Lunging
was also a major chore for different reasons with my Friesian. So was fr
where the work (for us,
anyway) really begins as the more time spend grounddriving/longlining, the
better trained the Fjord will end up being.
And this is where I find this discussion of lunging getting confusing. Why
continue to lunge if the horse has these lessons down pat? Why not a
prog
This message is from: "ruth bushnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I wonder if we're not talking about a couple of different things on this
lunging topic... maybe the term is now being used loosely to encompass any
kind of circular horse activity? =))
Strictly speaking it means &q
This message is from: "ruth bushnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Carol,
It's very nice to have posts from you again, sharing your considerable
experience!
It all sounded great! Maybe it is time for a sequel to The Fjordhorse
Handbook in which you elaborate on training techniques? =)))
Sincerely, Ruthi
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In a message dated 10/2/2002 6:34:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Learn more here:
> http://www.classicaldressage.com/
>
> Fjords are natural to proper lunging, just not the other
> kind that most people think
o happen!
Of course, Fjords can be trained to lunge, but you just don't put them on
the end of a line and expect them to know what to do. -- You train them to
lunge as you would any other horse.-- And, of course, before starting
them lunging, you've already spent a couple of year
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<< I classical dressage we have found that the general
conception of lunging, to most people not in the know, is to
mindlessly set the horse to running around them, brain off,
in a circle on 'a giant leash.'
Not so!
Proper lunging, taugh
This message is from: Mary Dixon/Steve Stanchfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I classical dressage we have found that the general
conception of lunging, to most people not in the know, is to
mindlessly set the horse to running around them, brain off,
in a circle on 'a giant leash.'
This message is from: Cynthia Madden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Fjords are slow maturers, I would not recommend
lunging them at this time or for another year or even
two. You might try longlining them or doing some type
of TTeam or Parelli, etc. type ground work with them
if you want to get them
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sharon I have heard some horror tales about lunging young horses before they
have their bone growth. I wonder though if short sessions on a long line,
no tight circles, could hurt. But beware of boring them as it is not a
This message is from: "Jim and Tamara Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
A great solution to lunging young horses is the round pen. My husband built
me a round pen with about a 48' diameter and my two Fjords responded very
quickly and were soon ridden. The round pen is a good
This message is from: sharon knipe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
We have recently acquired 2 - 11 month old fillies and we are wondering when we
could start lunging them. They seem very interested in the work we are doing
with the 2 year old and would like to start the young ones as soon as it is
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi all
>This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Lori I think there may be a difference in "allowing---inviting" than
The "difference" Jean mentions may simply be in your intention. Horses pick
up very minute subtleties in body
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Lori I think there may be a difference in "allowing---inviting" than
training or avoidance. ?
Jean Walters Gayle
Aberdeen, WA
[Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter"
Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ]
http://users.techline.com/jgay
This message is from: Lori Albrough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Jean Gayle wrote:
> Lori I have had new horses turn toward me and I give them a sharp "no" and
> then step in a line behind their shoulder, snap the whip and drive them on.
> Once you get alongside or in front of the shoulder (the line is th
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Lori I have had new horses turn toward me and I give them a sharp "no" and
then step in a line behind their shoulder, snap the whip and drive them on.
Once you get alongside or in front of the shoulder (the line is the lunge
line) they will us
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Suzan,
Where are you in MN?? Must be where there was more snow than we had. Now that
we have it, the wind chills have been -25 every day! Can't wait for it to
warm up to the teens and hitch him up. They're driving on the lake, so we're
ready to go out wh
This message is from: misha nogha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello from Shota Fjords in Eastern Oregon. I wanted to put in my 2 cents
about lunging. I use it to see where a horse is at emotionially before a
ride or drive, to give the horse some exercise, and to play with my horses.
I don'
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I lunge my horse if she seems full of energy (and the devil). I don't do it
for very long. She was very difficult to train to lunge. She wanted to come to
me instead of staying out on the circle. She's OK now, but would still rather
come to me sometimes.
We
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