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If I
'get up your nose', ignore it. I say things with a 'glint in the eye'
and mean the best for you and your horses. ** ALL PHOTOS ON THIS SITE ARE FREE TO USE. Turn up the volume One Week Average Hits: January 2008 - 1,573,048 Ranked 4th in the World - Horse Training.
20th April, 2008 THINK FOR THE HORSE B4 OURSELVES It is rare that I use Mrs. HP as an example in the search for training opportunities for you, my readers. I do try very hard to turn everything, even drama, into a learning/teaching experience whereby you and your Horses become more together. During the week, I was helping Mrs. HP with the training of her Horse and as usual in this God Forsaken Climate, it was too hot at 24 degrees. I could see that her Horse was struggling with the work and it was due to heat. The long Winter coat that was growing in readiness for Rain was making it very difficult for her. Anyhow, I cut the lesson short for the Horse and the following day Mrs. HP clipped her. Today was the first round of the Australian Prix St. Georges Cup which is a comp for the top 3 Horses from each State over a set number of comps and then the top however many go to Sydney for the Final apparently. Her Horse was firing today and she won the Prix St. Georges and the Advanced we are told (had to leave early of course) Tonight, whilst watching the video of her tests, Mrs. HP commented what a wonderful color she had turned out after clipping but that she thinks she may have clipped her too early. I immediately knew what she meant of course. I hear it incessantly amongst the Ladies that surround me daily re their absolute paranoia about color, hair growing back, the "hairy mongrel" and so on. I had to make the point however...."What is more important, the welfare and comfort of the Horse or your worries about hair growing back too early etc?" "Clip her twice then. The Horse tells us today that it was as relieved as Hell and fired like no other time" It was 28 degrees today. We ask for very difficult work, we must go to the ends of the Earth to make it as possible as possible :) She saw the point of course. I rarely hear conversations amongst the Dressage Queens that come from a stand point of the best interests of the Horse. It is pretty much normally about them. So, yet again, the Horse proved that if we "listen to our Horses", they will repay us with interest! ************************ LISTEN TO YOUR HORSES and........I always seem to have the unfortunate luck to park alongside someone who has trouble loading their Horse on leaving. I always feel bad about it, wanting to help, not wanting to offer as some hate that, feeling like a heel for not offering and so on. Torn. Today again, same luck. The Lady in question certainly knew her stuff and had Tom Roberts trained the Horse to load well as it clearly did not want to. However, every time the Horse went back on, 20 times in 15 minutes, she couldn't get the back bum bar up as the Horse would back straight out again, even when being whipped. Incidentally, she had the customary Canvas Summer Rug and Hood or neck rug, forget which. In the end, it was my Brother who had come down to watch, walked over and put the bum bar across for her when next the Horse went in but it was reasons why the Horse didn't want to go in the Float which interested me as I could read it's mind on each and every attempt. The Float had this division:
Every time the Horse went in and it did, it's back left leg would touch the bottom of the division and the left hip would then drop about 4 inches lower than the right hip. Horses can't spread their legs with this division and it is responsible for triggering the many wall climbers that I have seen over the years. The division commences 150mm too low from the top and extends eactly 3 boards width too far down at the bottom. Hence having the same affect as this division, only difference is you can't see the marks.
So, the Horse was communicating, ever so nicely like a well mannered and meaning Horse, why he didn't want to stay in there. Yes, be good Boy and go in to tapping but worry make come out. Listen to your Horses. Then of course comes the subject of Rugs in Horse Floats. It borders on cruel in this Climate and is inept to the maximum to ever have a rug on a Horse in a Float. They hate it with a passion, it gives them discomfort, they get too hot beneath it and yet we want them to put a big ol fat grin on their face and walk right on in there. Their judgment is to good for that!!! ****************** HALTER BREAKING THE FOAL AND HOBBLE TRAINING Fof those of you who may have seen the Halter Breaking the Foal DVD, blow me down if I happened to grab her out of one of our yards today, not realizing who she :) I was photographing some of my new Saddlery Gear and just put stuff on her as my Model, in the middle of a bitumen car park, even the collar rope. Not a problem, "water off a ducks back" Cool as. Which proves yet again "hobble train Foals" and they give to everything later.
By the way, to Rose in Queensland, this is the Sister to your Son's Horse. The last one left. By Duccio. Going to be real tough to break in hahaha.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Dear Horseproblems
Australia,
Hi Carrie, The Horse does not appear unsound, rather perhaps a little miffed perhaps. (miffed meaning not quite Happy) The Horse is mainly not 'round' over the back and therefore not soft. The Rider needs to get off the back of the Horse, not be sit trotting when it is braced and hollow, until such time as the Horse is going correctly. I believe the resistance is coming from discomfort which is caused by a lacking of the basics of the "German Training Scale" and the various rules associated with it. Such being the pursuit of the comfort and therefore happiness of the Horse, prior to proper work. You will note that on more than one occasion as well, the Rider was on the incorrect diagonal and we can't quite work out what the see sawing of the hands is for. Yes, the Horse is resistant in the mouth department and I can see that for sure but how much of that is caused by there not being quite enough athletic support for the Horse to do the work, not sure as we don't personally know the Horse. To summarize, if the Horse is made more comfortable to do the work, resistance should dissipate and the underlying low rating on the mouth of the horse should not have such a bearing on things as resistance in the mind should vastly reduce when equipped with the way of going to help it. Regards
LETTERS OF THE DAY
I just read
your site, in regards to rearing.......I have a 2
1/2 yr old mare and she rears when she is put into a
"tight" situation so to speak. Like trailering or
tying...I have not gotten on her back yet, as I
don't plan to for another year or so.....however I
am new to this I have never owned a young horse
before, well under 5yrs old lol. What would you
suggest in her case......I want to get this out of
her system before I do start riding her...she is
going to be my trail horse, and I want her as sound
as possible. If you have any ideas I would love to
hear them ! Thank you soo much for taking the time
to read this, I look forward to hearing from you,
I'm feeling a little stuck at the moment =/ Hi Sarah, it is quite likely that she has "an upwardly mobile mind" like some who think up first where most don't. However, she also sounds as if she has a lot of resistance in her. The Halter Breaking may not have been quite good enough, she probably doesn't tie up solidly and if you suddenly run ahead of her and yank on her head, she will probably pull back rather than leap forward. That equals a resistant Horse and they do the things that you are faced with. Fix all that and the horse will improve. Tying up properly, teach her the 7 Games, definitely leave her for hours at a time with a long rope dragging off her and a ROPE HALTER on to get her thinking DOWN and giving the face when she treads on the rope, not UP. Float train her with Pat's system so she is driven in a float not pulled. When you Break her in, the Trainer can make a huge difference by having her ridden with a soft mouth, lightness, head down never up, and lunged in running reins to keep her there. Hobble training would also make this horse think about other options than rear and to look for other ways to go, thus diluting the thought. Regards ***************
Hi, That's great Tricia. I do have some advice. Take the Horse to the centre of the warm up area and make him stand for 15 minutes or until he nods off. Using the ONE REIN STANDING off my PodCast, NOT HOLDING ONTO THE MOUTH OF THE HORSE WITH TWO HANDS LIKE THE QUEENS CAVALRY :) Let the Horse soak it up and learn patience, relax, listen and enjoy. Regards ****************
Hi John That's no good Robyn. Hope you get better soon. 100 Doctors are threatening to resign here at the moment because the Govt won't give them a pay rise that they deserve. :( They build one way Freeways here you know. Mickey Mouse runs this State :) ************
Hi John and Linda, One would still suspect a slight problem with a stifle or something else or mental induced via the Breaker. Sounds like a good one there. The Horse was certainly confused by the sound of it and it is possible that this could be as a result of that but it is not the kind of thing that I have run into unless being physical. Have you fully checked the Horse out? Back, saddle fitting and so on. Is it caused by a lack of straightness or that which causes 'Bridle Lameness" ? Is the Horse forward enough, thinking forward to walk? Could be Dressage problem? Investigate, keep an open mind. Sorry I couldn't specifically help on this one. Pity the Boss couldn't jump on :) You'd know in 5 minutes then. *****************
Hi John,
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Hi, I am adamantly attracted to Natural
Horsemanship, yet I was so inspired by John O’Leary
in “Natural Horsemanship Explained.” I have a good
head on my shoulders, and have picked up on the
value of his message. Well Pam, you can only deal with what you have and you have a Horse that would be somewhat difficult to fit. There are some other underlying problems with this Horse however. The Foal obviously took a little too much out of her and she has dropped away to an unacceptable riding condition and not ready to have a saddle fitted at all. Frankly, she shouldn't be ridden. Then you will agree that you are not a light weight and when we are up in the weight scales, we must do something about it. I know it is hard but if we truly care for our Horse, we go on a diet. I do regularly. Especially in the case of saddle fit issues and possible sore backs. Then there is the lack of muscle tone which is such that you cannot fit a saddle to the Horse properly plus, she little chance to be comfortable anyway as she has not got the back up athletic tools to successfully and properly carry a Rider. Most of the major muscle groups are seriously de-generated and so you need to learn how to build those up in order to ready and equip the Horse to be able to first fit a saddle and then carry a Rider. If those muscles were replaced, your problems would be largely fixed anyway as she would be an entirely different shape. That requires 6 days a week lunging with running reins and a feeding regime to back it up. I would bet that you need some knowledge based help with your Riding so that you can add to the correct muscle development whilst on top of the Horse. That can be done with knowledge and help. So Pam, not much Natural Horsemanship there was there.....or was there? Regards
Hello John, Yes Julie, we know why you purchased him from the Sales then, don't we. We also know why. He would have had a touch start in life I would suspect. For your purposes, you should teach this the 7 Games well, to the point where you can drive him into the Float. That would reverse his mind set and be safe for you both. The underlying problem with this Horse is that he has many successful evasion techniques and they all work. He has never been negated and so they remain and are regularly improved upon and cemented. I can tell you it would be a fist full of a sight to see a Trainer attempt to win and I would have sympathy with them. These jobs can be hugely rewarding but highly stressful and dangerous until possible success. Then failure would demoralize any thinking Trainer who cares. I suspect that this Horse would 'fire right up' if he found his evasion mechanisms being thwarted and the graph would rise rapidly until the point where someone gave. You would want to be strong of mind and not one of these owners who leap to the blame of a Trainer with such Horses. I had one of these just recently. That kind of Owner mindset can be the final demise of the Horse. The Horse needs to be taken right back to basics on the Breaking in and I speak of tying up, giving, not fighting and so on. Fix that and you fix the Horse. Regards
17TH April, 2008 HORSE TRAILS
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/
and the Complainant is always:
Walkers do something that Horse Riders don't do. They carry plastic water bottles, chocolate bar rappers and so on. Some pollute the Environment. The problem is that the Horse Industry has never been equipped to go into Combat against them and they always have silent backers within the Public Service and Councils who should be representing the majority and looking after all constituents. They don't. So rather than empty allegations, let's just have a look at this District and what I found when countering the resident Greeny here who is a heavy hitter. President of Trees for Life and on Government Committees. The Developers have full permission to destroy the Environment to their Hearts content. They bury the rubbish beneath the new Homes. Like the Blue Asbestos?
They cut down
the bushland
and they kill the Koalas. So now lets look at the 25 year old Horse Trail along One Tree Hill Road.
and lets compare to the Walkers Trail in the Cobblers Creek National Park where no Horses have ever been.
and now some Weeds on the
Walkers Trail where no Horse can ever go. Mustard
Weed, Artichoke and Salvation Jane.
So if you collect the facts, their assertions become fiction. These are the only two arguments they have ever come up with. Anyhow, I received an email from Councilor Bernie Keane but I am really none the wiser. I will follow him up with a phone call. Hi John, I have my horse on Yatala Vale Road and we have the luxury of Riding to Pony Club. As you know, the Road is wall to wall Horse Stables which is why I suppose the Pony Club is there. Most of us do not have Horse Floats and many of us are lower income people who couldn't afford a Float if we wanted. How could they shift the Pony Club away to a location where there are Motor Bikes, Houses but no Horse Stables? That seems most unfair to us. I suppose the grand plan then is to kill off the Horse Stables for Housing??? Sad Barbara :( I don't know Babara. You should contact James Thompson, your President and get the facts. I am told (and I hope I am wrong) that a Council Staff Member came the heavy with James, saying that suddenly the Pony Club Rooms (which none of them would have ever have been in) are illegal and need $60,000 spent on them to make them Legal again :( That of course would be a "Yes Minister" act if true. Let me know if you get more info. 100 years old Pony Club, the oldest in the State. If Council wants them gone, the only logical location is on the Lands next door where they were wanting to put a Cross Country Course. RE-MOUTHING THE RACING STANDARDBRED To Naomi, this letter is from one of my apprentices.
Hi John,
So as you can see, one can only get the message of give, soften, reward and the like, when under saddle. Just for interest however, I would make the observation that the mouths on virtually all Standardbred Horses off the track that I have ridden, run rings around the OTTB horses. Well blow me down, here she is again :)
Hell Naomi, why don't you feen
the poor bugga and get his Coat looking a bit better
than that ???
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G'day John, I hope you can download this attatchment.
I don't know whether to laugh at the cleverness or
cry at the cruelty. That horse musn't be able to see
sh*&%&^%it!!
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Hi John This gets back to the subject of "straightness" once again K. When horses are under saddle, if they are traveling "unbalanced', which is what they are all doing if their "Dressage" isn't in place, they are prone to slipping due to carrying their quarters to the outside often. The higher the level Dressage Horse the less they slip and the harder the moves they are capable of as well. If they are "straight' they are not likely to slip. Funny how that Dressage can have so many benefits to all Horses ? Regards
********************** 16th April, 2008 Still plugging away on the Stables. Almost there now and then the place will be more busier than it is already. Mrs. HP has been working on a mature Horse as I mentioned. He throws flying changes in all over the place and is a bit one sided. Tending towards possibly unsound. Well he is coming along well (lovely Horse too) and the Horse has reported to Mrs. HP that it is just a little confusion between the well trained Horse and the Rider not having had experience at the level and of course as the legs move around the Horse is just trying to please. So once again, a matter of us catching up to the Horseys, isn't it? ************************ GOLDEN GROVE HORSE TRAILS You would know that I have spent the last 15 years battling away with the Local Govt Authorities, Developers, street by street, sub division by subdivision and to my great satisfaction, the entire system was almost complete and completely linked for all of the Equestrian Centres in the District and Yatala Vale Road together with the Pegasus Pony Club, in a way where Horses really wouldn't have to travel on Public Roads. There was one small matter to be resolved however. Due to the current Development of 600 homes in the Crouch Road location, three of the largest Equestrian Centres have been locked out. The fence lines have been blocked with truck loads of dirt to stop entry and the Road is no longer an option due to major changes imminent. It was for that reason that I request the Tea Tree Gulley Council to open the presently closed Strachan Road South, a 150 metre stretch of over grown land which runs immediately between two of those Equestrian Centres. Job done I thought and the entire system would have been set in stone but unfortunately there have been objections. Because of a conflict of interest, I withdrew from negotiations at that stage but have since been kept out of the loop by Horsesa who took over on my behalf. I have therefore written to Councilor Bernie Keane who you will remember I heavily promoted for election on this site during the last Council elections. Bernie is an ex Jockey and has always been there for us. I have asked him for a full report and look forward to his reply. I have had numerous enquiries lately about the completion of the Trails system and about the Pegasus Pony Club. I am told via rumor that Pegasus has been offered a re-location to a Billy Goat piece of Land adjacent to the local Motor Bike Racing Track and to the absolute outer limit of the Council Boundaries. Sound familiar? Further, I am told that certain statements of intimidation have been made by Council Officers with regard to twisting the arm of the Club to agree. Sounds like some more Development is planned in the area. In 1836, the first Municipal Fathers started kicking Horses out of the City. Suburb by Suburb, Council by Council until Golden Grove, the Worlds best address, is now the last bastion of the Horse Industry in complete form. The rot stops here! No doubt Bernie will fill us in as his constituents but the piece of Land is a no brainer from where I sit. Wind Swept on the top of a Hill, next to Motor Bike Racing, on a severe Hill and within 300 metres of the Suburb of Greenwith. Hahaha, I can just here is on the first Sunday Show when the PA system starts up. It will be like a Hornets nest going off as the Residents arise and ring their local Councilor lol. I will keep you posted and we will now run this story right out to the end and I will fill you in on all the Players as I get their names. Just so you know..... I have supreme confidence that of course Council will be right behind our efforts to provide recreation persuits for the District which is what this is all about, stop obesity, childhood diabetes,boredom, drugs, crime, brush fence burning, hoon driving and the rest of it. *******************
Suffering ended for 25
horses, deaths 'a relief' LETTERS OF THE DAY
Hi John,
Thanks Rose. The young Lad looks great and what a great Dressage foundation you have put into the Horse. That is the way to go :) (this is one I broke in last year) ********************
Hi John, You have just been adjudged as "too soft" Margaret. The trigger here could well be the feelings for the other Horse but the bottom line is that if your Horse had it's mind focused on you, the issue would be removed. That is why it comes down to just enough assertiveness to have the respect. Respect, coupled with fairness, reward and friendship will see you back on track. Meanwhile, what do you do? Go read this: I LOVE YOUR ASS BUT IT IS YOUR FACE I WANT. Leave your back up and come forward. Watch the change in attitude :) Act quickly before your Horse is right out of the Box, not just testing the string. Regards *****************
Hi John, Well Naomi, that is magnificent of the Racing Industry. Great. Now, forgive me for not realizing that your were actually wanting to "re-educate" the mouths of these Horses. Saddle break them immediately and do it under saddle. Obvious :) Then they will understand. Regards and thanks for the info. *********************
Howdy, Thanks for the input on this one Kristy. Yes, the back up of course is one of the integral parts of the -re-education process and to put "reverse gear rate" in the mind. Put them under saddle and then one of these days you may see my re-mouthing DVD appear hahaha. *************************
Hi, If you can ride on the existing surface Prue, you simply need a Grader at $190 per hour and two hours would be the Max. Regards *********************
G'Day John, Send us a vid Nat. Take what Physios and Chiros say about Horses being out here, there and everywhere. They are generally dreaming. I am sick of some of their dribble. Stick with the Vets but direct them well. That is where you need video investigation first so that you can point them in the right direction. Glad the other matter worked itself out and the Vet did the right thing. Regards
*************** Yes Anita, they all realized what the Humans didn't in this case and that is that their Friend had an infected leg which wasn't adequately cared for by responsible people. They were reacting in concern and sympathy. Listen to our Horses. Regards
Still loving your web page - I have learned so much
from it. Thank you,thank you thank you for this
wonderful service you and your wife provide...
enjoying the videos also. Given the fact that you don't sound like you are being bucked off or falling off during the drama with the Mare, I think she represents a terrific training opportunity. Keep on with her I say. The best Riders are those that end up coming out the other end with then more difficult horses. Given her sensitivity, be firm but calm and fair. Keep your eye on the training side of things, keep focused on training mechanisms and nevr raise your stress levels. That in itself should assist greatly with the Mare. IN fact, make if your next challenge. Concentrate on your own mind on the next ride and make your body remain calm no matter what. Go into a relaxed state. Take control of your mind and you can do anything. It is a powerful tool indeed Donna. Regards *********************
Dear Sir, The centre divider open was not why your Horse turned around Sharon. If he is suspect and he sounds as if he certainly is, keep it apart. Just tie your Horse up better. Tie to a loop of Telecom Rope, not twine. Then if he gets down it will break but it won't allow him to turn and walz around the Float. You shouldn't have tried to "get him back". You should have just dropped the back and let him walk out. Regards ***********************
Hi John, Lol Chris. He was my favoroite. "Leo Wanker", what a Guy :)
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14th April, 2008 A little bit knackered to after a big week on the site. Getting there though now
Meanwhile, there has been plenty happening in the Soap Opera that is the Horse Industry, which if a TV Series was made about, would be a hit program and you wouldn't have to ever leave our property for your footage. Without fail and without a missed day, highly entertaining stuff passes through our life :) Here is Mr. 'Young King' at his first Show and probably the first for the Miss 'Grin" :)
Mr. Buck has been with his new owner for a few weeks now and she has advised that he is being a lovely Boy, going along to Lessons and preparing for his Eventing Career. Wonderful News. Well done Ulli. A photo would be good. Mrs. HP has had an entertaining week. She has been running like a Dog as usual, actually wore her Boots out again so I'll have to force her to the Shoe Shop once again as time is always the problem here. She has had some interesting cases indeed. Never any shortage of these of course. Firstly, we had this happen on the property this week.
LETTER OF THE DAY
You may remember my run in
with a young Teenage Lass a couple of weeks ago when
I sacked her for her attitude. Well it is with the
greatest pleasure and admiration that I accept this
today and to see her and her new Horse be more
effective than she has ever been in her life. Thanks
Sally. Mighty big of you.
Hey John and Linda,
CROOKEDNESS SUPPORTED UNSOUNDNESS Then she had a lovely mature aged Boy come who is quite advanced in his Dressage Training and was ridden a fair bit by one of the Countries top Coaches now. Anyhow, he starts skipping when cantering and does flying changes all over the place, willy nilly, but always ending up on his preferred way of going. Once again, advanced cementing of the muscle tone that comes with slight unsoundness but supported Rider technique where the Horse dictates that their way of travel is the best way. Of course this is not the way to help or fix these Horses. He was doing the normal "quarters in" one way but "quarters out" when traveling the other way. A sure indication of unsoundness. Anyhow, he was brought along to a Club for Mrs. HP to have a sit on recently and for a week since, the Rider has been taking her advice. This weekend, Mrs. HP rode him for the visit and has already got his canter re-established in one canter direction and the Horse has been left here for 5 days to fix the other lead. She has little doubt, given correct Riding and fair work ethic that the old Horse will regain his undoubted correctness of the past. She had her fair share of drama as well. A Horse that had lost it's mouth get pulled over backwards by the owner who didn't adjust to the new found softness, rode a horse that caprioled through the air almost 20 metres with her and then to cap the week off rode out a full on buck jumper that went the distance while she ripped a big chunk out of the main as she struggled for her "Monkey Strap" which thankfully wasn't a Horseland one but a HP one :)
LETTERS OF THE DAY
Hi there, This is of course a highly complex letter Naomi and one that I haven't thought about because I haven't been in your Industry, save re-educating some of them for various problems. I rode one in a Barrier Trial one day though. The quality of the mouth put on these horses has very little bearing on the end result. You could have the 'mouth of the Century on the horse prior to Racing but the fact that the possible retention of a good mouth tools have been taken away from you, ie. the Rules of Dressage and in particular "Leg On" to support the hand, it is inevitable that there is going to be mouth deterioration. Lets face it, your Sport wants them to run like idiots, doesn't it. Run for the Dollars. To become deep and meaningful now however, I would say this. I bet there is no School for Drivers of Standardbred Horses. I bet there is no instruction from the best as to how to have the rein control and how to add "the principals of Dressage" to Gig driving. I bet you there could be a huge improvement in the retention of mouths if there was. If I faced your problems, having just sat here for 2 minutes thinking about them in the back of my mind as I wrote the words so far, I would be looking for inventing new systems if I were a Driver. I would be experimenting with new inventions and that would be based upon the basis of trying to replicate what a Rider would be doing if they were on board the Horse during your training. It may be that I rigged up changes in the harness to simulate and replicate the "leg on" aspect of a Rider that 'Half Halts" a Horse for that is what generates it from the back end and keeps 'lightness' of the mouth, no matter the gait. Anyhow, enough of my wanderings, read this site Wednesday night for another look at this subject. Regards and thanks for thinking. **********************
Thanks again John for your help.
Thanks John
for your advice. There were many in my family who
agreed with you...keep the bull and get rid of the
OTTB!!! You are quite right though Julie, you must never disregard any observation with Horses as that is what makes us successful handlers. Well done indeed. ***************************
Hi John, Well done indeed SARAH. Fantastic improvement. ******************
Hi John, You
were mentioning the money spent by US Govt trying to
hold on to oil reserves in Middle East. See below
for how the oil money in the Middle East is being
spent by the Arab States. Bring on the alternative
fuels! (I have a gas car).
Incredible Alison. The amount of money is obscene. The carbon footprint would be more so :) ************************
Dear John
and Linda, Thanks fantastic Cindy. Just goes to show you how important 'role model' behavior is to the young. Unlike Barry Hall yesterday :( Now give here a small piece of advice for her. The secret to success in show jumping is Dressage, which is why the Europeans and Brits leave us for dead here. Regards *************************
Dear John,
George is getting scary! Not only did he float 99.8%
perfectly, he stood still while being loaded down
with riding gear and THEN was walked up to the
mounting block and stood there while I loaded myself
up, and then stood still while a friend helped me
adjust my stirrup leathers...and then behaved so
well, even if he did jump a log without telling me
he was going to do it first and I ended up on his
neck BUT I didn't actually fall off....and then
........ just walked along and even his usual five
minutes of jig-jogging mid ride only lasted about a
minute and a half...John, what is going on? Do I
have the near perfect horse? Have George and I
achieved nirvana? Is this is what riding is meant to
be? Don't you envy me just a little :-) Many people would envy you Lauren. Believe me but you would know that by reading this page of course. Well done to you both. ************************
Hi This is another complex subject Anna and this Site is full of info on it. The believe that "saving the mouth" because you ride in a rope Halter or similar, is completely irrelevant as it is the 'brain' that is generating the ignorance, NOT the mouth. Clearly, your Horse has never been 'Mouthed" and until it is and started correctly with a Bit, stay with your Halter or whatever it is that they were lucky enough to get away with riding in. Must be a nice Horse to have ensured their safety. If and when you send the Horse away to be properly mouthed or buy my DVD and do it properly, you would need to have the knowledge and the techniques to understand how to retain the mouth of a Horse or you will undo the work. Read this: HELP....I CAN'T LET THE REINS GO!! It is unfair on the Horse to be persevering at this time, with the confusion that is occurring. It may also be dangerous given time. Regards *******************
Hi there,
hopeing you might have a suggestion what is wrong
with my filly. Then I have to recommend a Veterinary investigation Glenys. Before you consider any training options. The number one place to start would be a scan of her ovaries etc as her behaviour and attitude suggest problems in this or associated areas. There, that was quick, wasn't it ":) Lets know later. ********************** COWBOY AND THE LADY TOUR
Hi John
Thanks Kim. We are going to promote this (when I get
around to it) as an "up close and personal" type
Tour where instead of having the maximum amount of
people at Clinics like others do, we want
economically viable numbers, manageable numbers
where we can give most value for money and actually
get to know people. I think therefore we will need
to chart out a route and then people can register
their own 'mini clinics' along the way and they can
be every 50k if they like. That way saving all the
major organization of big events like Perth. Regards
Regards That Pony could just be confused and 'shutting down' as some do that. They take the option that "if I pretend I am not here, perhaps it will all go away" **************************
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