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... <caspianhorsesno@y...> wrote: he starts yawning as soon as I start. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Teresa, It's my experience...
... I have seen some horses in some situations who will yawn when they are asked for new behavior that they're unsure about. A kind of displacement behavior....
Hi Teresa, and welcome to the list. In my limited experience, yawning is not an indication of boredom in horses as it is in humans, though a sleepy horse will...
... From: Teresa Viste ...This may be a silly question, but can yawning be an expression of boredom for a horse? I know that it is an expression of relaxation...
Many thanks to all of you. As you all understood, Dylan's former owner did her best, but has very little understanding of feeling. I watched her ride Dylan and...
My gelding Justice often gets into Yawning *fits* I call it during training on the ground. He starts yawning & doesn't seem to stop for a few minutes! The...
I'm having a bit of trouble with the 'one step at a time' bit, and I hope someone can help me! 1) Just to check, does this just mean as written: one foot moves...
Rachel, on page 121 Bill states that the horse may have started backing with the diagonal pair instead of one foot at a time, and that would be just fine....
What a great question, Rachel! I'm not sure I can give you the "right" answer, but only my interpretation of things. I don't think you are doing anything...
Hi, I've read and reread these pages, but need some help anyway. I do a lot of "hoof work" myself, rasping, trimming with a hoof knife etc. My new horse,...
I have been working a little with one of my horses on backing on the ground as Bill describes on pp. 115-121. He used to drag all his feet when backing but...
Teresa wrote: snipped <but gives me trouble when I want to hold them up (especially the front feet) for any length of time> Hi Teresa, I also trim my horses...
Thank you, Rick: ... "For me the key was to first make sure the horse has arranged his feet to be able to comfortably stand on three legs and be sure he has no...
Hi Melanie, ... I agree with you that railroad ties are difficult to back over, and I am impressed that your horse is so willing to go over them. If you are ...
Hi Melanie, My horse used to be really heavy in the front, and he also dragged his feet when backing up. What helped me, together with the different backing...
Teresa wrote <I agree 100% - Dylan is much better at keeping his feet up and not pulling away now after I started using the abovementioned procedure. But his...
Snip of original message: "I'm having a bit of trouble with the 'one step at a time' bit, and I hope someone can help me!" Rachel, Here are a few ideas to...
Hi Rick, "I don't know the answer to this, but I can think of some experiments to help." We are slowly but surely getting there regarding the "experiments". ...
Hi Rebecca and Sølvi, Thank you for those ideas. I have a small incline and that seems like a great idea to try that. I have plenty of flat ground too. I...
Thank you all very much for your replies- I'll give your suggestions a try, and let you know how we get on! Rachel ... I ... these are ... can do ... ...
... Hi Melanie. This may be entirely out of context, but I think you are onto something here with respect to the releasing the feet. I want to offer an...
I tracked down this post from Leslie and thought it might be helpful with the current topics about backing and handling the horse. Barb S. ... From: Leslie...
OK, so today I tried some of your suggestions...and by the end he could step forward and then back with just one front leg without a pole behind and move the...
Hi Rick, Thanks for your comments regarding the "float in the line" and moving the hindquarters over and also the idea of rocking the weight back and moving...
... start)? ... Hi Melanie, I read page 180 tonight. To paraphrase, you are wondering if there are horses that always leave the float in the line? You honor ...
"My new horse, Dylan, is very good at lifting his feet when I ask, but gives me trouble when I want to hold them up (especially the front feet) for any length...
From the book: "When you speak about float in your lead rope, you are referring to the slack in that rope, which is quite a bit less tension than it takes to...
Hi Teresa, <he is much happier if I do not cross tie him> You did not mention that you had him in cross ties. I find cross ties a dangerous practice. If you...
Hello again, Rick! "A horse with freedom to move and escape if he must is likely at peace, a horses natural state of being" - how right you are! I really...
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