Ok, here I am in a great learning situation again. We have a pony we're trying out and its so weird. It seems as if there is NO feel with him or at least very...
wow...you said it yourself...quiet until he's not...basically sounds like he's learned to shut down to get by...the very fact that you are aware of the ...
Ok,this is the moral dilemma. Could I free this guy? Bill says it can be done- in that section he also says that you need to take your time as unexpected...
... You might want to read the parts of the book on "mellowing up"...there are a few sentences on page 49, but not nearly enough to help you. I haven't got ...
... From: Janie Forbes ... I respectfully beg to differ. I will agree that there is no horse that doesn't have a flight response, but horses can be made...
Jane, A) yes he is definitely disassociating - but it works for most humans He doesn't get "jumpy" in ways most people would notice- but I do as I have mostly...
... I wouldn't want to confuse bravery, or trained to tolerate a great deal of noise and confusion, with the oft-used term "bombproof". I checked out the index...
... It sounds like you have a lot of experience with catching those little bits of feel that the pony is offering you. That means so much. You are probably the...
... Janie, I didn't have much time but did find something that may explain in Bill's words on page 8. _When the Horse is Over Exposed_ "It doesn't really...
Elva said: Sometimes I wonder how close "bombproof" is to "shut down" (I dislike the "turnip" term intensely). ... I believe you have hit the nail on the head...
... Thanks for urging me to re-read this section on Self Preservation. Keeping in mind the horse's self-preservation instinct has been helping me better...
Hi, we have a pony that may resemble the pony you are describing. I find the thoughts Bill presents on page 314/15 really useful. When our shut down pony came...
... From: Janie Forbes ... Actually, I had no other intent than to caution that we should "never say never". You had begun your discussion with a blanket...
Hello everyone, I'm so glad this group is active again! For the first time in my live i try to start a young mare for riding. Svala is a calm and trustful...
Hi. 'Bombproof' is just a slang term, which came to us in Oz, from the UkK back in the 60s - most often its applied to kids' ponies - the parents are...
Probably about the same amount of time. It really started to become an everyday word in the raging horse market of the 80's and has stuck fast ever since. I...
I was hoping to see some responses on this . Seems to be a universal sticking point for young horses . A bottleneck they go through whatever training method...
I think I missed the original topic to be discussed. I looked at page 346, but didn't connect that with "walk out". Do you mean leaving the barn? Do you mean...
Hi Jane, here is a copy of my question once more tina ... Hello everyone, I'm so glad this group is active again! For the first time in my live i try to start...
... Some of what I read on page 346 is about us humans changing our presentation when the horse is showing us it doesn't understand what we are asking. I'd...
Lasell , that is a most useful answer to me . I had my young horse walking out nicely , then I got him stuck . Not wanting to fight him , I stopped trying to...
Anna and all: I can't find the original post on my mail, and have started (one) young horse from "babyhood". He'd have been an extremely difficult (to say...
Everyone, Leslie Desmond will be in Fort Collins, Colorado on January 15th doing a clinic. 9am to 5pm. $35 to spectate all day. Discount if prepaid. We have...
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Page 346: 'It's your responsibility to the horse to make sure he understands what's expected of him through feel." I think that the important point to remember...
... Boy, have I been waiting for someone to say this. I found that allowing my horse to sniff poop while riding, and to wander in the direction that he wanted...
... I think there is a fine line between assertion and force, and that the horse can tell the difference. We can set it up so the horse never feels safe...
It is so hard to read an email and be able to know what is really happening. When Bill says this: Page 346: 'It's your responsibility to the horse to make sure...
The little dilemma ( pic P 320 versus P158 , pix 20 & 21 ) seems to be mentioned on P 339 ... a storm ,why he'd go with the horse and when it was over...
Hi Tina, I usually just read and absorb. I'm not doing as much with my horse right now as in the past for a variety of reasons, so I usually don't have too ...
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