I have a 15 year old AQHA mare that is western pleasure trained. I would like to start working toward entering local dressage schooling shows. How can I teach...
... I'm a dressage rider and my horse also understands the release as a reward. So this doesn't need to change. What you need to do is add dimensions to your...
I am riding with a full cheek plain snaffle. ... (backing). \ I worded this incorrectly. She does everything but extremely lightly. She will side pass, do...
Brigid wrote: "Out in the pasture, I noticed we were being followed -- by my 3 horses plus my friends' 2 Fjords that I sometimes work with. 5 curious horses!...
Dolores wrote: "He acknowledged it immediately and even though I had no whip or rope in my hand, he backed up. But, when he backed himself up, he found himself...
"Slobber straps...for you rope rein riders...I have a small custom saddle shop, and regularly make slobber straps (as well as western saddles and tack). I'd be...
In a message dated 2/1/2003 7:41:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Thanks Julie :-) I don't know what life was like for horse folk during the days of ...
I'm just doing some ground work with the other horse. I'd like to be able to lead him up and down the fence line but miss poopy makes it a bit of a nightmare....
... Hi Mita, This is an interesting topic for me as I love John Lyons but I don't like the piece where he has the horse with so little contact with the bit and...
... curious ... replied, "we ... I second this motion! I boarded Palio at another farm for a few months last winter. He caught a case of the sniffles, and...
... Well one *good* thing about the snow is that you can throw treats on the ground. How about just heaving pieces of carrot in her general direction every...
... Almost all horses find the release from bit pressure rewarding, but western horses are generally trained to hold themselves off the bit, and are usually...
... and you wont.........she will do it herself when all the pieces of the puzzle are in place. You need to familiarize yourself with the training pyramid...
Geez, I feel a little silly, but what the heck is a slobber strap? I tend to wipe my hands on my grey mares withers...makes for some interesting below zero...
Hi Mita, Thanks for your reply it helps me to see what you are trying to do. ... Good! :-) ... I will have to respectfully disagree with you on this one :-)...
... I have a gray mare too, but she has a black mane so if I need to wipe my hands I use her mane. She doesn't slobber though, because she's a princess. ...
... training method for some people. If they are kicked out, they'll go do it someplace else. Better to show what a great time we have with our horses using...
... Sarah, That's an excellent point! I had this conversation with my husband the other day. He agreed, no more hand outs. He agreed that Gunner would have...
What you are asking about is what the whole of dressage is about! ... that) ... to continue ... Thank you Sharon, this helps tremendously. She is a very smart...
In a message dated 2/1/2003 1:40:34 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Hi Kim- Yeah, I've learned to "casually" do things where people will see. There's a horse at...
I no longer care what the rest of the folks at the barn think about clicker training. I know how wonderful it is for me and my horses. The results show in...
In a message dated 2/2/2003 7:47:55 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Wow, that is a great statement. I imagine farriers and vets see more horses than most in...
... Probably because the horse can get so hurt by flipping backwards if they pull. I love x-ties and I think it's definitely something they should have in ...
... That's the ... can safely be ... restraint of ... forth, ... everything! ... She's wise to train the cross-tying, though, thinking ahead to what the horse...
In a message dated 2/2/03 10:57:27 AM Central Standard Time, qquilt@... writes: << but I'll still use the cross ties if I need to run up to the house...
What the other folks mentioned about horses going over and hurting themselves is the reason I don't like cross tying. However, it's a common practice and...
Hi again, ... OK, consider me told<S>! Didn't even think of that, because my own horses, fat or otherwise, have a salt & mineral lick and free choice seaweed...
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