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
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
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
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
