RE: [IceHorses] Barn sour article

2008-01-04 Thread Karen Thomas
> I think they have as much difficulty relating to the 'Bettys' as we have relating to these farmers and how they ride normally for their work. Great point, Anna. >>I think you hit the nail on the head and being different doesn't make anyone right or wrong, just a very different life and th

RE: [IceHorses] Barn sour article

2008-01-03 Thread Robyn Hood
Hi Anna, >>I think they have as much difficulty relating to the 'Bettys' as we have relating to these farmers and how they ride normally for their work. I think you hit the nail on the head and being different doesn't make anyone right or wrong, just a very different life and the horses are used f

Re: [IceHorses] Barn sour article

2008-01-03 Thread Laree Shulman
> > I think they have as much difficulty > relating to the 'Bettys' as we have relating to these farmers and how > they ride normally for their work. > > I think that's an excellent point, Anna. > -- > Laree in NC > Doppa & Mura > Simon, Sadie and Sam (the "S" gang) > > "Yet when all the books

Re: [IceHorses] Barn sour article

2008-01-03 Thread Anna Hopkins
On Jan 3, 2008 9:44 AM, Laree Shulman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The riding trip to Iceland wasn't the most flattering but the > other times Icelandics came up it was pretty good - no blatant > misinformation like we often see. The interviewer with the girl for the PBS Equitrekking show asked

Re: [IceHorses] Barn sour article

2008-01-03 Thread Laree Shulman
On Jan 2, 2008 9:38 PM, Cherie Mascis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >There's an interesting article on dealing with "Barn Sour" horses in the > >latest issue of Trail Rider magazine. The article was written by Lynn > Palm. > >It's worth the cost of the magazine, I think. There are several mention

RE: [IceHorses] Barn sour article

2008-01-02 Thread Cherie Mascis
>There's an interesting article on dealing with "Barn Sour" horses in the >latest issue of Trail Rider magazine. The article was written by Lynn Palm. >It's worth the cost of the magazine, I think. >Karen Thomas >[EMAIL PROTECTED] I was thinking the same thing! It's very well thought out and s

Re: [IceHorses] Barn sour article

2008-01-02 Thread Lorraine
> There's an interesting article on dealing with "Barn > Sour" horses in the > latest issue of Trail Rider magazine. The article > was written by Lynn Palm. > It's worth the cost of the magazine, I think. > >I already subscribe to that. I also bought a book by Linda T. Jones Lorraine

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour husbands

2007-12-14 Thread Nancy Sturm
Yeah - and mine's like one of my horses - barn sour. He WILL not leave! I'm kidding, he's basically a good guy, but any time two people live in the same space for 46 years, there will be "down" periods. Nancy

RE: [IceHorses] Barn Sour was Thumper stold Dagur's carrot.

2007-12-08 Thread kim shumaker
> >>> 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 wil

RE: [IceHorses] Barn Sour was Thumper stold Dagur's carrot.

2007-12-06 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> 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

Re: [IceHorses] Barn Sour was Thumper stold Dagur's carrot.

2007-12-05 Thread Lorraine
> > > > 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 se

Re: [IceHorses] Barn Sour was Thumper stold Dagur's carrot.

2007-12-05 Thread Kathleen Douglas
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

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour/respect/like

2007-11-29 Thread pyramid
On Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 07:19:22PM -0500, Karen Thomas wrote: > I don't think I've ever literally trained a single horse to ground-tie, but > they are usually engaged in the situation enough to stand quietly. I can't > imagine using a less-than-100%-engaged horse for teaching beginners to > vault.

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour/respect/like

2007-11-29 Thread Lorraine
> and none of this is supposed to be about you > Lorraine, we are on a > whole nuther subject now haha > Janice-- Don't worry Janice. I am way past taking anything personal from this group. I don't always have to agree with you guys but I do learn alot. And I have had horses for a while. These

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour/respect/like

2007-11-29 Thread Lorraine
> > I've always been told - and I believe - that you > should NEVER mount a horse > that's tied, particularly cross-tied. A horse > that's tied is much more I totally agree with that. I have seen people mount while tied and it makes me cringe. That is one thing I know for sure. Lorraine

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour/respect/like

2007-11-29 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> that said, stjarni ground-ties and will just stand there whether i hold him or not, and i don't think my instructor's ponies were trained to ground-tie. I don't think I've ever literally trained a single horse to ground-tie, but they are usually engaged in the situation enough to stand quietl

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour/respect/like

2007-11-29 Thread pyramid
> Why was the horse cross-tied for you to mount? I might have missed > something but I have to say I can't imagine having someone get on in that > situation, even though she didn't pull back horses feel restrained on > cross-ties or tied so don't have much choice. that instructor cross-tied one

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour/respect/like

2007-11-29 Thread Robyn Hood
Hi Vicka, >>>my instructor was at her head with the quick-release snaps i think for just that reason. that said, miss molly did not pull back at all, just bucked straight up and down with her hind end. Why was the horse cross-tied for you to mount? I might have missed something but I have to s

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour/respect/like

2007-11-29 Thread Nancy Sturm
Obviously, she needs to spend her winter watching RFDTV. Nancy

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour/respect/like

2007-11-29 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> also i think she was not balanced properly. She hadnt been watching her >>> Lynn Palm "finding your seat" video. I told her that too! Her seat looks fine to me...but I do think she needs to work on "getting her legs around him." Maybe you should get her the Centered Riding book. That

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour/respect/like

2007-11-29 Thread Janice McDonald
in that last pic tho i think her stirrups need adjusting and again, she is using too much pressure on the bit. She would never receive her john lyons certification if she continues like this. janice -- yipie tie yie yo

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour/respect/like

2007-11-29 Thread pyramid
> I've always been told - and I believe - that you should NEVER mount a horse > that's tied, particularly cross-tied. A horse that's tied is much more > likely to panic if something goes wrong, and a tied horse in a panic is > prone to pull back, or even go over on his/her back. That's very dan

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour/respect/like

2007-11-29 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> i got bucked off miss molly in a similar lesson where i was the student. i don't think she thought i was making fun of her though, i think i got stuck sitting over her kidneys while trying to slide off over her bum, and she started bucking right there on the crossties, probably out of pain. I

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour/respect/like

2007-11-29 Thread pyramid
On Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 10:38:19AM -0600, Janice McDonald wrote: > If its true what they say, that horses are the most perceptive of all > mammals... then think about how you can always tell when someone cant > stand you or thinks you are crazy... sorta makes you want to stay > away from them and

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour/respect/like

2007-11-29 Thread Nancy Sturm
Oh, good point, Janice. I confess I wasn't even thinking about Loraine when I wrote that. I was off on a tangent - thinking about how my least favorite horse became my very favorite horse, not through something he did, but because of my attitude toward him. Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour/respect/like

2007-11-29 Thread Janice McDonald
On 11/29/07, Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, Anneliese, I am going to take this even farther. > > About 2 1/2 years ago I bought my TWH, Hunter. For about two weeks, I went > around grunbling, "I have made a HUGE mistake." The horse had some very > seious baggage. > > I began to r

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour/respect/like

2007-11-29 Thread Nancy Sturm
Okay, Anneliese, I am going to take this even farther. About 2 1/2 years ago I bought my TWH, Hunter. For about two weeks, I went around grunbling, "I have made a HUGE mistake." The horse had some very seious baggage. I began to ride him a lot, handle him a lot, spend plenty of time with him an

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-29 Thread Janice McDonald
>My son Eric and our stallion Landi got along > really well. Then one day, Eric, just for the fun of it, got on the saddle > facing backward. Landi bucked him off immediately. I think he felt that Eric > was making fun of him and did not like it. I think if Eric had approached > more respectful

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-29 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/27/07 11:19 PM, "Lorraine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Scooter bucked - was that today Lorraine? > > Yesterday. I don't think my horses like me. LOL or > Crying OL > > Lorraine Lorraine: This may be a really stupid question and it is a question that you don't have to answer but ask

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-28 Thread Lorraine
> >> I talked to a trainer yesterday who charges $50 > an > > hour.<< > > That is exactly what I pay my instructor. And, for > the same price, SHE will take my horse out for me > the > first few times alone, but I get to follow on a quad > to watch what she does and how she handles it. > That

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-28 Thread Lorraine
> > i pay my instructor $75/hour, plus the ring fee to > the barn. Oh. OK. That tells me alot. Thanks Lorraine Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. http:/

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-28 Thread susan cooper
--- Lorraine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I talked to a trainer yesterday who charges $50 an > hour.<< That is exactly what I pay my instructor. And, for the same price, SHE will take my horse out for me the first few times alone, but I get to follow on a quad to watch what she does and how s

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-28 Thread pyramid
On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 08:43:56AM -0800, Lorraine wrote: > I talked to a trainer yesterday who charges $50 an > hour. I haven't taken lessons for years. Is that > normal price? I can't afford it until I go back to > work. I am on med. leave. So today Dagur gets a > lesson from me. I don't kn

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-28 Thread Lorraine
> > My experience has been when I've just believed I > need one...then a > good instructor falls into my lap. > Doesn't that hurt? Lorraine Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Ya

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-28 Thread Lorraine
> Maybe someone else will have some suggestions about > the best way to find a > good instructor. I talked to a trainer yesterday who charges $50 an hour. I haven't taken lessons for years. Is that normal price? I can't afford it until I go back to work. I am on med. leave. So today Dagu

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-28 Thread Janice McDonald
> > Maybe someone else will have some suggestions about the best way to find a > > good instructor. > > My experience has been when I've just believed I need one...then a > good instructor falls into my lap. what is that quote "when the student is ready the teacher appears" janice-- yipie t

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-28 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 28/11/2007, Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe someone else will have some suggestions about the best way to find a > good instructor. My experience has been when I've just believed I need one...then a good instructor falls into my lap. Wanda

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-28 Thread Nancy Sturm
It's a shame we can't all get together and trouble shoot . With all of our "expert" opinions, we'd have you fixed in a few minutes. Since we are all spread over several countries, I'm thinking you and the boys would benefit from finding someone really good to help you at your place. I have be

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-27 Thread Lorraine
> either mental, > physical or spiritual :) is he mad about Dagur?? > Janice > -- Either he or I are mental.. Lorraine Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-27 Thread Lorraine
> Scooter bucked - was that today Lorraine? Yesterday. I don't think my horses like me. LOL or Crying OL Lorraine Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. htt

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-27 Thread Janice McDonald
On 11/27/07, Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Scooter bucked - was that today Lorraine? > > Nancy > something is bothering scooter Lorraine! something either mental, physical or spiritual :) is he mad about Dagur?? Janice -- yipie tie yie yo

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-27 Thread Nancy Sturm
Scooter bucked - was that today Lorraine? Nancy

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-27 Thread Lorraine
> > Good for you, Lorraine. Thanks for the encouragement. My horsie self esteem is low. Scooter bucked me off. The buger. Lorraine Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Ma

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-27 Thread Laree Shulman
On 11/26/07, Janice McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this might be bad, I dont know, but I give mine a treat from the > saddle after they have stood rock solid for a good while, while I get > all settled, get my feet right in the stirrups etc. I use that one, too, Janice and it works really w

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-27 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> I just don't want to work at it. But i did today. Took Dagur away from home, in hand, and had treats planted. It was great. I will keep working with him. I rode him in the arena today also. He is just so sweet most of the time. Good for you, Lorraine. Karen Thomas, NC No virus fo

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Lorraine
> Does he back up when you try to get on anywhere, or > just when you lead him For some reason he won't stand still by the mounting block. But today in the arena, from the ground he stood there. Go figure. Lorraine __

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Lorraine
> in his own environment (correct??) before you bought Correct. I took my chances. I did see a video. She made it look easy. My confidence isn't what it use to be. I don't if it is because I am getting older or what. I think I am mental. LOL> > questions. Have you taken him for walks wher

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Lorraine
> > Maybe he doesn't trust you enough yet. > I know it takes time to bond with a horse. I have owned many. I guess the older I get, the more impatient I get. I just don't want to work at it. But i did today. Took Dagur away from home, in hand, and had treats planted. It was great. I will

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Janice McDonald
> just leads him into woods about 30 feet past the trailhead, and mounts > there. From that point on, the horse does great alone. It might not work > for every horse, every time, but it got them into a good relationship, > without much of a battle. That one works for me. I live near a trailh

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Janice McDonald
this might be bad, I dont know, but I give mine a treat from the saddle after they have stood rock solid for a good while, while I get all settled, get my feet right in the stirrups etc. if they walk I circle them back around and make them wait. wiggle around, etc then lean and give them a treat

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Janice McDonald
On 11/26/07, Jeannette Hoenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: and Mark said that this is his horse, no one else can get this from him because of the way they tried to force him into "being good" by there rough training. This is an example of what can go wrong and become right with pat

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Cherie Mascis
>>But Dagur always backs up when I >>try to get on. I guess I got to be quick >> Lorraine Lorraine: Maybe you were kidding, but please don't try to quickly get on! That is one of the best ways to get hurt if the horse takes off with one foot in the stirrup. Does he back up when you try to g

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Jeannette Hoenig
<< Just the other day he was acting out. And rearing some. Same tack I always use. Maybe he was just in a bad mood.>> Lorraine, I have run into similar sort of scenerious with my 9yrs gelding. Never had a problem, anyone could ride him and this year he has turned into a strange little beast w

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Janice McDonald
On 11/26/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > mainly because i think discouraging gait is about as bad as discouraging > non-gait, that you should let a horse gait the way it does naturally and > enjoy it which most people do, like Raven etc. > > > Good point, Janice. Ther

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Karen Thomas
mainly because i think discouraging gait is about as bad as discouraging non-gait, that you should let a horse gait the way it does naturally and enjoy it which most people do, like Raven etc. Good point, Janice. There are Icelandic's who can't trot easily and Icelandic's who ca

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread susan cooper
--- Janice McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I am actually as I speak in Delerium tremens from pumpkin pie withdrawal.<< Thank you, Janice, for lightening the mood! Now off to get a piece of pie! Susan in NV Nevermore Ranch http://users.oasisol.com/nevermore/ Disclaimer CAU

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Janice McDonald
On 11/26/07, susan cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I just asked you a question about the heart rate > monitor.<< > > It wasn't just this post or this thread. You may not > have noticed, some of us hear things on here that just seem so out o

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Robyn Hood
Hi Lorraine, >>> Why did his previous owner ride alone? How frustrating for you. I think this can be where there are various influences why one person can ride a horse out and another can't. First of all you are in a new situation and since you weren't able to try the horse in his own environme

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Karen Thomas
Maybe one day I'll be able to ride the trails alone with Falki or Gloi, but if not I'll find something to do with my horses that we both enjoy. I thought that I had to have a horse that I could ride alone like the one I had for 7 years (and had to retire) or I wouldn't be ha

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Anna Hopkins
On Nov 26, 2007 10:31 AM, Lorraine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Didn't you know I am a mind reader? Why did his > previous owner ride alone? > Maybe he doesn't trust you enough yet. I had a horse that would bolt/run away anytime a new rider would get on him at a canter or if asked to jump. Tr

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread susan cooper
--- Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I just asked you a question about the heart rate monitor.<< It wasn't just this post or this thread. You may not have noticed, but in the past year, you have become more and more critical with just about every post and every poster. You will take

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Karen Thomas
If someone disagrees with you in the least little bit, you use all your vocabulary to compel them into your corner, and if they don't get swayed, you make them feel stupid. Susan, there were several others who posted with questions/alternatives about what you recommended to Lorraine. I was

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread susan cooper
--- Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's my job to understand the limitations of what > any electronic device can > do, so my training/experience always tells me to ask > questions...which I > did. I'll be the first to tell you that I'm not > going to bet my > relationships with my ho

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Janice McDonald
On 11/26/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > if he backs up when you are getting on, then you have some basic > manners stuff to work on. He should stand absolutely still when you > get on and not move until you say so, and then only in the direction > you ask. OR a pain issue.

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hi Karen, > >>>He said he just leads him into woods about 30 > feet past the trailhead, > and mounts there. >I like that idea. But Dagur always backs up when I >try to get on. I guess I got to be quick Lorraine Hi Lorraine if he backs up when you are getting on, then you have some ba

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Nancy Sturm
I think if Twist did that, I'd lead him even farther away from the barn. The real bummer for me is that it's straight up hill - hard work for an old lady. He's barn sour on the flat too, however. Nancy

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Karen Thomas
That is true. Dagur is getting in better shape. He is harder to fight. I don't to fight anymore. Bingo - I think you're onto something. The methods in the article Robyn sent, the suggestions from Cherie, all of that advice isn't about fighting. Remember, Rome wasn't built in one day. Don'

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Janice McDonald
> All I want to do is have a relaxing ride and have FUN. > I am going to take him to this arena and work him > good today. thanks for all your help with that tho Lorraine you are not exactly working on the specific problem of being barn sour. Its like my stonewall, half the people I know wou

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Janice McDonald
what you could do is get one of those black 8 ball fortune teller devices from the dollar store and ask it "will my horse be a good boy on our ride today?" and wait for it to roll back and forth between "yes" and then "no". Thats what i do. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Janice McDonald
barn sourness is not something to take lightly... i went on a ride once with a 10 year old girl whose parents had just bought her a new horse. she was way ahead of me and stopped and all the horses passed her. I was last and I smiled and said 'are you having fun?" and kept going and then realize

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Lorraine
> I want to know how anyone can be sure their horse > isn't fearful... Horses > are herd animals. They don't like to be alone > because they are vulnerable > alone. That's part of what drives them. > Didn't you know I am a mind reader? Why did his previous owner ride alone? Lorraine

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Lorraine
> > Yes, and if you aren't careful and if you don't > resolve the problem quickly, > you'll also be getting that horse into really good > physical shape, and a That is true. Dagur is getting in better shape. He is harder to fight. I don't to fight anymore. Lorraine _

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Lorraine
> > personally think that he > > doesn't feel safe when he is alone. << > I don't think Dagur is afraid. I just think he just doesn't want to leave his friend. His previous owner rode him alone all the time. Lorraine _

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Lorraine
> Hi Karen, > >>>He said he just leads him into woods about 30 > feet past the trailhead, > and mounts there. I like that idea. But Dagur always backs up when I try to get on. I guess I got to be quick Lorraine

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Lorraine
> the fun happens. And I am willing to get off and > lead him past the > "sticking spot" if that's what it takes. > Like that article said. There is nothing wrong with getting off. At least I am going out still instead of putting him away. I took him for a long walk away in different direction

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Lorraine
, work. > > In the end, it will also allow your horse to be > lighter in his aids, because if you are like me, you > do not "work" on the trail. > All I want to do is have a relaxing ride and have FUN. I am going to take him to this arena and work him good today. thanks for all your help Lo

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-26 Thread Karen Thomas
>> Is a heart-rate monitor conclusive proof that a horse isn't afraid? I'm not sure I'm convinced of that Have you ever used one? Have you ever watched one to see how their HR changes during exercise, exictement, fear? Then how can you comment on it??? No I haven't used one, and I admit

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread susan cooper
--- Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>Skjoni is happier when another horse is along.<< Well, duh! But sometimes going out alone is not a choice. Susan in NV Nevermore Ranch http://users.oasisol.com/nevermore/ __

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread susan cooper
--- Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is a heart-rate monitor conclusive proof that a > horse isn't afraid? I'm not > sure I'm convinced of that.<< Have you ever used one? Have you ever watched one to see how their HR changes during exercise, exictement, fear? Then how can you comment

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread Karen Thomas
She had always followed another horse. The insecure ones need to have their confidence gradually built up (in themselves and in your leadership). Read the article Robyn sent. Take the horse out with friend horses, practice changing places, practice leading. When you take him out alone hand wa

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread Karen Thomas
We have one gelding Sleipnir, you know him as does anyone who had been here, and we just don't ride him out alone, or rather don't even TRY to ride him out alone because he doesn't do alone. He will go out 5 times in a day if asked as long as he has one horse with him. I personally think that

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread Karen Thomas
But Whisper is not fearful, I can tell by the HR moniter. She IS a willful mare and in her case, you can not smoochy her into anything or she will stomp all over you. Is a heart-rate monitor conclusive proof that a horse isn't afraid? I'm not sure I'm convinced of that. I believe Lo

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread susan cooper
--- Robyn Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We have one gelding Sleipnir, you know him as does > anyone who had been here, > and we just don't ride him out alone, or rather > don't even TRY to ride him > out alone because he doesn't do alone. He will go > out 5 times in a day if > asked as long a

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread Robyn Hood
Hi Karen, >>>He said he just leads him into woods about 30 feet past the trailhead, and mounts there. IMO that is just good common sense (or rather uncommon). I think that it is possible to have situations be a win-win rather than having it be a win-lose. It also depends on what feels right to a

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread Cherie Mascis
The more work at home, less on the trail is one good thing to try, if you know your horse well and he's barn or buddy sour because he'd rather laze around the pasture than work on a ride but some horses are fine going out with others but are genuinely fearful to go out by themselves and leave a sec

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread susan cooper
--- Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I want my horse to enjoy his work.<< Since I am not an arena rider, this "work" at home doesn't translate to the trail. Actually, the trail becomes a better place to be - that is the reward. > I also don't like to turn a barn sour horse back to > t

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> I want my horse to enjoy his work. Although I know some folks who use work as a punishment I'm not sure it's a training method I would adopt.. Yes, and if you aren't careful and if you don't resolve the problem quickly, you'll also be getting that horse into really good physical shape, and a

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> And I am willing to get off and lead him past the "sticking spot" if that's what it takes. My husband does a lot of the riding out alone with our horses. We have one who doesn't care to go out alone. I didn't think to ask my husband how it was coming with him, until one day he mentioned thi

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread Nancy Sturm
Oh Susan, I don't know. I want my horse to enjoy his work. Although I know some folks who use work as a punishment I'm not sure it's a training method I would adopt.. I also don't like to turn a barn sour horse back to the barn. I want him to have the "reward" of getting it right and to lear

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread susan cooper
--- Lorraine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I have never had a horse that had barn sour issues like this. I have owned afew. And still need to learn alot.<< I have a lot to learn, too. That is why I'm getting the more experienced trainer to get the bulk of her issues dealt with first. We were

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread Nancy Sturm
I agree with Skye if she meant what I think she did. Twist needed a little supplemental feed so I would take him out for a ride, then give him a nice pan of grain, carrots and apple before I turned him back out to pasture. He is not a horse that gets overly energetic with grain. It wasn't long

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread Lorraine
> > As for Dagur, what you need is a trainer to come to > YOUR place and make him go out. Then give you > lessons > on leaving YOUR place. His issues are going to be > strongest leaving his own barn, so that is where the > lessons need to be. Thankyou Susan from Fallon. When are you coming down

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread Lorraine
> together out on the trail with ease, no > pressure...and just extending > the periods each week. Make going out a fun > adventure. You know what is weird. I have been riding him for a little while with my friend and Dagur is having a good time. Just the other day he was acting out. And rea

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread Lorraine
> never feed once back at the barn. > > Going out is fun, coming back, well a mixed bag. > > Skye > What do you mean by never feeding them? Lorraine Get easy, one-click access to your favorites.

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread Lorraine
> > This is an article that Christine wrote about > helping Barnsour horses, maybe > it will be helpful for you an Dagur. Robyn, Thank you so much for the article. I am going to try all that. Judy has told me about leaving treats out in the yard for him to find. Sounds like a good idea. I t

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread Lorraine
> > Do you have a trainer in your area who might come > help you at your place, > with you riding? In a lot of cases, I think that > works better than sending > a horse off to a trainer, but without knowing your > horses, it would be hard > to say. What do you think? > That sounds like a good

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread susan cooper
--- Lorraine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dagur has a serious barn sour issue. Do you think > sending to a trainer would help?<< My Whisper has some serious issues as well. And she can be intimidating and do scary things that she knows I will back down from. In my mare's case, it is stubbornes

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
--- Lorraine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dagur has a serious barn sour issue. Do you think > sending to a trainer would help? > > Lorraine Well...for me I would handle it myself. I would start by taking him out on short rides or walks and letting him graze or feeding him something that he

RE: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-25 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> Dagur has a serious barn sour issue. Do you think sending to a trainer would help? Hard to say. My gut tells me that sometimes a "barn sourness" issue may be relevant to the situation of the moment. Is it possible that Dagur is actually "buddy sour" and doesn't want to leave Scooter? If h

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour Dagur

2007-08-01 Thread Lorraine
> > ...I would take him places where you both can relax > and get to know one another. > > Sore arms and circles aren't fun for either of you. > > Wanda I took Dagur for a walk with treats today. He met a turkey and some other horses. They were very interested in him. He didn't spook at all.

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