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Amanda wrote: **How long have your horses taken to settle in after a move?** The answer unfortunately is 'how long is a piece of string ?'. Wonderful answer!!...
... Why teaching to rear ?????<< I am with you Doris. I have been wondering why anyone would teach a horse to rear. After many years of teaching kids,...
Hi Everyone, Firstly thank you to all for many wonderful years of reading and learning. I love this group's supportive and encouraging tone and have become a...
... Yes, and we're not allowed to chew gum while we ride in the arena because our stable owner, somewhere, heard of a girl that choked to death while riding...
Hi Jen, ... I can anticipate problems if you just try to shape stillness. That's a tough one. Instead of that I would be thinking about developing the...
Hi Ivy It looks like his pose and GOTM have the same back leg position. Is that intentional ? I am assuming the idea of GOTM is to build strength in the hind...
... I agree with what Karen has said. Personally I haven't found a reason to want to teach a rear. :-) But, if I did I would make sure that I had all the...
Hi Karen, An astonishing information : most accidents with horses are not due to riding, but due to handling, being around them and it happens quite often to...
**You don't have to stop what you like to do, you just have to learn to do it better, and figure out when it's not a good idea to do it.** Having sat on a...
**Basics for me would be walk, trot, canter and lateral work in all gaits.** I agree, though basics for me would also include emotional balance. Amanda Amanda...
Amanda, I agree completely. That's a prerequisite for all the other stuff. Sharon ... Getting to Yes: Clicker Training for Improved Horsemanship Dressage *...
... Hi Sharon, Thanks for your fab reply :) ... ability ... Yes! I suspected it was a forward issue :) Thanks! ... thinking ... Haha! it is like you are here...
... Firstly remember that the tap tap tap is more of a persistent fly, not punitive. Secondly, make a point of going SOMEwhere. Set up an obstacle course or...
I see alot of people train high level work without a good degree of emotional control. So I list emotional balance, as it is not an obvious requirement for a...
Karen wrote: People have ended up paralyzed or dead from all kinds of very "normal" or "acceptable" horse activity. It's ALL potentially dangerous. What keeps...
On Mar 3, 2010 7:15am, twhcracker@... wrote: like tommie turvey says--- most tricks are bad behavior on cue. Janice [Non-text portions of this message...
**like tommie turvey says--- most tricks are bad behavior on cue.** The problem is when the trainer is not sure what they are doing and the behaviour goes...
... I think the Tommy Turvey reference was meant tongue in cheek. I stole a few moments today to watch some videos of Tommy Turvey on youtube. Very enjoyable! ...
Hi, my name is Emma, I live in the UK and I've been reading this list for a little while and thought I should introduce myself. I own Star, a 7 year old Irish...
 The whip is only to point to the foot that should move. Movement is what you want.   Thanks so much for the suggestions. She went from the foot on the...
Very nice blog. I have also been wondering about trimming forelock/mane as a safety measure. Red sometimes flips his head and then startles and I suspect it is...
... Emma, Your statement above shows true love and to me what sharing a life with another being is all about. Also reminds me of a line from an old song "you...
Hi Emma! Glad to see you over here on clickRyder. I've really enjoyed your recent blog posts on object discrimination. It's something I'd like to eventually...
What are your favorite riding exercises / patterns / games / etc. to do with a very green horse? The weather was warm last weekend, and the mud has almost...
Welcome Emma and Star! Emma I cried reading your post... four or was it five, years ago I bought an Irish Cob mare of 12 years old. I bought her because I...
Thank you everyone for your lovely welcome. Hopefully when we get some warmer weather here I will be able to share some videos of Star with you. We're at a...
... Emma, have you ever read Beautiful Jim Key by Mim Eichler Rivas ? It is awesome and I recommend it to everyone. After reading it, I was so surprised I...
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