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Welcome to our Question and Answer Page, last updated on April 19, 2006 . Thank-you for all your inquiries! Due to an overwhelming response we may not answer all questions submitted, but will post as many as we can. Thanks!
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Corey,I have used an example like yours in my clinics many times and it is: if you where to go out and feed a horse a sweet grain pellet every day and got him expecting it every day and then started to hold it and make him work for it by pushing at your hand until he gets it, and then start to hide the pellet in your coat pocket when you go to feed him, it wouldn't be long until your horse would be doing what ever it takes to get that pellet, mainly because of conditioned response on our part. So your solution is going to be somewhat the same only reversal so you first have to create a safe way of going about this. I would start with a small pen or box stall and I would put a halter on the little critter first so I could control the direction of those fast flying feet plus give me something to pull on to let the colt know when he has done something wrong. Start going in and handle him by petting him on the shoulder and if he gets aggressive let him know that that is not acceptable behavior, you must not let him know that you have any fear although I know you will be worried about what is going to happen you must control your body language, if he sees any weakness in you he will build on that weakness just as if you where another horse and he wanted his food he will try to bluff and push his weight around but you must be the head of the herd to him and let him know you intend to stay that way. Once you get thru these tantrums and he is not expecting anything from you (after 4 or 5 days of work) I would reward his behavior with a small treat. Now not everytime you work him or you will be right back where you started. Hope this helps, Jerry |
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 Jerry,
I got a new horse about 3 months ago. She spooks at everything (even
a cat). What should I do. Thanks. Taylor |
| Taylor,
She just needs a lot of riding and even a little sacking out on the
ground. I use a garbage sack on the end of a heavy wire about 4 feet
long and I start at there hip and move to their legs and go back to
their hip. I do this until they are quite with it. Hope this helps
, Jerry |
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Mr. Fowler.I have purchased a 4 year old gelding whom I didn't need
but wanted to get him away from his abusive owners.He is broke to
saddle and bit but was just ridden around the small pen they had kept
him in from the time he was six months old till I got him 2 days ago.Well
today I saddled him up and climbed on, not knowing what to expect.He
walked off when I asked him to and we went to out practice "arena"
(small disked up area) well he did good until he decided it was time
to quit(after about 2 min.) He froze up and I squeezes tight with
my heels and kicked him.He didn't move so I took the split reins and
popped his rear to maybe get him moving forward.Well he slung his
head and started backing up and trying to turn and go for the pasture.I
kept his nose to my knee but he would rear and run backwards wanting
to go back to the pasture.What should Ido? I want to get this horse
where he will go where Iwant when I want. I train barrel horses and
plan on making him into my pole horse and you seemed like you could
help me with this habit of his.I know hes just got a bad attitude
and needs miles but I've gotta get him away from the horse trailer
and pasture to ride him.thanks for any help. JRocket |
| Hi,
Well the main problem he has is he won't go forward into pressure,
and the pressure I am talking about is anything touching him and telling
him to go somewhere, it could be your heels or spurs it could be you
kissing at him it could be you spanking him with the reins, he has
shown you what the problem is and now you need to set up the solution.
Lets set up the solution in a slow manner, starting in a round pen
large enough to lope in say 50 to 60 ft. saddled ,or circingle would
be preferred put your bit in his mouth you intend to train him in
for the next two weeks, tie the reins loose around the horn and begin
to ask him to go forward from you verbal que you will use when riding ( I use a kiss sound) if he resists use your whip to softly encourage him to go forward, if he resist and he will increase your kiss and then follow it up with the whip this will start to show him that if he doesn't go forward from the kiss then the follow up is far worse. Once you have this done at the walk trot and lope then slowly start putting pressure on the bit by tightening your reins in little increments, still getting the walk trot and lope established. Key to all this is start slow and build off the positives little increments and take a week to get these basics down and your next ride on him will be a whole lot more fun. Hope this helps , Jerry |
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| Thankyou
so much for taking my question. We currently own a 5 yr.old thoroughbred
- whom we purchased from the track. We have been told by local trainers,
that he would make a great dressage horse. We have been working at
a walk and trot, bending, and becoming balanced. We've noticed that
he often crossfires. He picks up his leads in the front quite easily
- and for the first 8 to 10 strides will also pick up the correct
lead in the back. Then for no apparent reason will switch to the counter
lead in the back. Could you comment on possible reasons for this and
how to correct it. Again, thankyou very much, Deborah |
| Hi
Debroah, What is happening is after you have loped the 10 or so strides your horse may be getting some what lazy in his hips, he may still feel like he is not lazy and wants to go forward but what I mean is he is not trying very hard to hold the lead. What I would suggest is that you spend some time working on hip control and getting him to let you move his hips around his shoulders until he is relaxed and supple in the hips. Then when you lope off make sure you are moving his hip to the direction you are going to lope and then test it out once you are loping and try to move his hip in , in the same direction as the lead you are in this will expose any stiffness or out of balance that may also not be aware of. Hope this helps, Jerry |
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Jerry, I have three year old filly who gets extremley nervous when
I get on her. She is really good and very calm when I am on the ground
but the second I swing my leg over her she gets very tense and wants
to buck like a wild thing. She has been sent to the trainiers twice
both for two months at a time. The first time she came back still
doing it and the second time she came back better but then she went
lame and I wasn't able to ride her and now she is very bad. I was
wondering if you have any suggestions. Dawn |
| Dawn,
What I usually do for a problem such as this is I will not get completely on the horse, instead I will stand in the stirrup and make the horse support my weight plus it gives me a chance to see if the horse will stand still. I want to make sure the horse will let me flounder and be out of balance when mounting, this will be a good test before committing to the center of the saddle, if the horse starts to move away and ignores me or as in your case begins to buck, I will step off to the side still holding the one rein and pull her head to me (firmly if needed) to let the horse know that this not acceptable. The biggest thing is the horse needs to be stopped and not allowed to go anywhere until you tell her to go, you want get this problem stopped as soon as possible before she thinks this is how she gets released of pressure. I would suggest getting professional hands on help as you are more important than the horse and you need not get hurt, unless you are hand enough to get thru this problem. Hope this helps, Jerry |
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