I'm having difficulty 'going' back to fix this, and would like some suggestions re. what else I might try. My home bred 7 yr old Arabian gelding seems to...
Considering head tossing and other "work around his face" - Napaara This is intriguing and your description is good. I can just see him making his complaint. I...
Any chance this could be blatant disrespect? Or does he LOOK frightened/confused? Think over the usual scenario of being tied, groomed, etc. What are all the ...
... What are you doing in "practice mode" that's missing from your other work around his head? Marilyn Indiana [Non-text portions of this message have been...
More questions: Do you ever hand feed treats to him? If so, does he tend to get pushy about it? As for non-treat feeding: What is the scenario around that? ...
I have no suggestions at this point, but he sounds like a Morgan we had. Arabians are so terribly smart, quick, and INTO people, that they know when you have...
In a message dated 3/5/2006 3:50:36 PM Central Standard Time, Flytway@... writes: Arabians are so terribly smart, quick, and INTO people, that they know...
In a message dated 3/5/2006 3:49:41 PM Central Standard Time, gamblergraphics@... writes: Do you ever hand feed treats to him? If so, does he tend to...
... approach him at his neck? <<< Since this group is supposed to direct it's answers in keeping with the book TRUE HORSEMANSHIP THRU FEEL, I hesitate to get...
Also-----some horses are quite proud and do NOT want their faces touched. We have a mare like that. I save all head touching for the forehead and only as a...
Hi, I don't know if you've had an equine dentist look at your horse lately, but he might be bothered in his mouth. My friend's horse had been poking out and...
... It does sound like it could be he's anticipating something that is painful. Yet he is quiet and happy once the bridle is on and he's under saddle? Could...
On P 355 Bill says: .... Straighttening out a horse whos been taught to operate this way should come before theres any thought about riding him, because when...
I have been watching this thread evolve and expand and have found it very interesting and suddenly it has dawned on me that my horse does a version of this. It...
An aside on this head slinging------when I started working with a smart gelding , doing free work in the round pen, he would occasionally would turn to face...
I see my horses do this to each other when they are all in the pasture aboout to run off.? Invitation to run? Feels good at any rate but not focused - part of...
... Because of the importance in understanding horses, not simply projecting human ideas onto behaviors we see, I'll mention here that the nodding behavior can...
My Appy was very head shy and tended to be aggressive about it. I did just one day of work with his mouth as described in Billsbook (don't have it here to...
I am a new member who has been on the Mark Rshaid list and find that my horsemanship, such as it is, has been more influenced by True Horsemanship through Feel...
Maggie, This list does have long periods of silence! The archives offer a wealth of experience and things to think about. As you know, this list is designed as...
Hi Welcome! yeah, we are here.... (Hey Lasell and friends!) I really do want to get back into our formal book study again, maybe even Leslie could poke her...
Subject: [billsbook] What happened to this list ... MZ<<<<< I’ve been getting the emails, but right now the site has been pretty quiet. I suppose people are...
New member - booked to spectate at one of Leslie's English clinics in May, in Staffordshire. Anyone else going? Have lovely, intelligent 3 year old quarter...
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