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Apr 1, 2004 1:35 pm
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Hi I have a question concerning a horse that really worries me. My neighbour bought an islandic gelding called Frøy two years ago. I been doing groundwork...
Tina, this is a tough one. In a way, I have been there, done that ... gelded the horse and now all is well (would that life should always be so simple). It...
Hi Kaite, thanks for your reply. It confirmed my feeling of having come into a difficult corner. I been looking through the whole book without finding a direct...
Just a word of caution, Tina. Some of what you write sounds much like trying to make a horse situation fit a human notion of how the world is. He still may not...
Page 143: "The Better Connection Involves the Horse's Mind. When we speak about having a connection with the horse through feel, what's meant by the word...
I apologize in advance for the lenght of this post but these are all bits and pieces I have been chewing on for months.I am working with a horse that just...
Hi Alex, Go to the index of this list and type in "butterfly release". There are a few posts about releasing into the next gait, rather than squeezing. Esther ...
Alex - great observations. What you describe in placing your shoulders back and lifting in your ribcage is exactly what the horse is tuning in to with your...
Hi Alex, The heading on pg 157 contains the words "Real Firm" -- and the text in that section applies to a horse that needs some firmness to liven up. From...
Thank you , Barb and Lasell! I have to become more aware of the labels I stick on a horse. And I'll try to work Frøy close to other horses, or the young mare....
Hi Alex, What works light and easy on a float for me, is to ask my horse to rock his weight back a little before I ask him to pick a new direction. For me a...
Thanks everybody so very much for your replies.You all gave me some very nice mental immages to use in the saddle. I am reading the older thread butterfly...
<hooking on is the part that gets learned through feel> Hello Crystal,I have the luxury to live with my horses 24/7 which makes it a lot easier to watch them...
... Hi Marty, You might try the Escribe archives. To do that: - Go to http://www.escribe.com/pets/billsbook/ - Type "butterfly" in the Search window and click...
... It's post #2006. It doesn't have Butterfly Release in the subject line. But if you search on butterfly, and keep clicking NEXT, you eventually end up...
Three guidelines for Billsbook: For the benefit of our newer List members, and as a reminder to anyone who would welcome the occasional reminder: The subject...
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May 1, 2004 1:31 pm
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P276 - "it takes time to learn about feel. It takes even more time to learn how to operate with feel" Watching an inexperienced person trying to get their...
... witching for water? Shirley Hi Shirley I am a new gal on the block, the last couple of days here in Scotland being my 2nd Leslie D clinic in the last 2...
... "For someone that doesn't have a lot of experience around horses, a horse's sureness is what makes him safe to be around." We have a horse that came to us...
Rick: I don't know how helpful I might be, but I experienced the identical situation about 3 yrs ago, with a 6 yr old Arabian gelding I had *rescued*. I had ...
Hi Rick, I don't have a lot of answers but I can say, I had a reprogramming challenge with a wonderful QH mare. The one-rein stop would only wind her up more....
... Letha, Reprogramming sounds kinda harsh, but I love your idea about serpentines. Especially if they are done tactfully, offering lots of opportunities for...
... Rick, I think your answers are somewhere connected with these two sentences of yours. He was generous from what you describe, giving you plenty of time to...
Hi Rick, My now 5 year old Quarab mare is very simular to your horse. I got her as a two year old and started with two years of groundwork and walking long ...
I agree with what several others have said about taking it slow with your bucking bronco, Rick. Though I have not personally worked through something like...
Hi Rick, Enjoyed your articulate post, as always. I had a horse with the very same inclinations as you describe. One trainer friend called him "impulsive."...
FROM THE BOOK "If you don't have much time, it's best not to start working with a horse. It's going to take time to build feel into a horse. You send a kid...
<< It appeared to me that he did not differentiate between energy radiated away from him and energy directed at him or at his feet. >> << Then I directed the...
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