Partly Cloudy, Rain Possible| Minerva |
| Absolutely haha. I'm really proud of him though- he arrived at the end of May vaguely leadable but pretty much feral and had to live in the field shelter for a week. Now he's out in the field with no headcollar 24/7 and I can lob a rug onto him while he's loose without him lifting his head |
| Red Horizon Ranch |
| Yeah Boulder so relatable. I try to let my horse initiate touch and the things we do whenever possible. Like take the extra five minutes to let her walk up to me in the field instead of going out and getting her, pause when she turns her head away when brushing, etc. It changes the game truly and has honestly completely changed how I go about life in general, for the better. Horses have so little autonomy in our world so the little things like that we can do means so much to them. When I’m bridling a horse or anything like that I notice that they will maybe seem like they’re saying no initially by turning away or something. If you notice and respect that a lot of the time they will immediately put their nose in after, where if you had tried to chase after them it probably would escalate. That whole philosophy just means a lot to me |
| Boulder Creek |
| Speaking of training - I saw incredible training with Dan of Double Dan What he can do with horses is amazing I was enthralled with the Road To The Horse exhibition |
| Minerva |
| Haha I'll put a bit less pressure on myself then thank you. I'm hoping to get some poles before the end of the year so we can do some proprioception work because my goodness that boy doesn't know where his feet are xD Plus side is he doesn't mind things being around his legs whatsoever since he's so used to wandering into things |
| Pentagram Stables |
| No lines, and no chasing. You just don't know our way and I'll leave it at that. |
| Boulder Creek |
| I wasn't a super fan of Warwick until I saw an article heading that said something like Let Your Horse Approach You (Yes literally only read the title) And it's made a Huge improvement in my interactions with the horses at the barn. I can have the stall door open and have them between me at it (huge outdoor pen) and they will chose to come to me and boop my hand without any interaction besides standing still. And I saw a video where he said don't touch the horse until they touch you and they will tell you where to touch (Some of it feels woowoo, but it's making a difference in the relationships between the horses and I) |
| Red Horizon Ranch |
| Yeah of course, it’s definitely a trust the process kind of exercise you have to be patient and you’ll feel like you’re not doing anything but worth it. I enjoy when training feels more collaborative with our animal friends, worth the time it takes |
| FirstLightFarms |
| And seconding Warwick Schiller, he's one of the few clinicians I really respect. |
| FirstLightFarms |
| Awww good pony! It just sounds like typical laziness/not being confident enough to carry himself forward. He'll get there! |
| Minerva |
| Haha exactly Puck! I'm hoping the more we go out the more keen he'll be to get on with it. He's a very good chap overall- and he's even happy to walk out in front of Minnie if I've got someone to lead her. He met his first tractor last night and was a 10/10 brave boy bless him |
| FirstLightFarms |
| Unless your lunge lunge is 200 feet long it's gonna be a small circle lol |
| Red Horizon Ranch |
| And no chasing, showing them who’s boss, etc. necessary. I really don’t enjoy having to do that kind of thing and good news, you really basically never have to XD |
| Pentagram Stables |
| I said nothing about small circles, but whatever. We have a different view of how to do things with 2 yr olds. |
| Red Horizon Ranch |
| I really like Warwick Schiller’s “leading with energy” exercise for staying in the right position/responsiveness when leading, my mate was so “lazy” seeming and wanted to be directly behind me while leading, would pin her ears and swish tail when asked to go forward, it worked incredibly well |
| Minerva |
| To be honest the maximum I'd ever lunge any horse is like 20 minutes, and that would be their entire work for the day. It has it's place but isn't my preferred method for anything |
| FirstLightFarms |
| Min, he sounds like my pony! Just needs to learn a little responsibility about walking forward instead of being dragged every step 😂 |
| FirstLightFarms |
| Yeah it'd hurt, small circles are the worst for babies. Great way to do damage to their joints. And chasing a horse on the line isnt exactly the best way to establish you're in charge 🙃 |
| Minerva |
| That's great Puck, thank you! He naturally likes to put himself behind me, although we've been working on that and he's much happier walking out nicely now. When we're out and about he plants a few times right at the start, then likes to march. He's definitely more of a woah than go pony, which will be great when I'm backing him in a few years, but not ideal with ride and lead haha |
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| Minerva |
| Absolutely haha. I'm really proud of him though- he arrived at the end of May vaguely leadable but pretty much feral and had to live in the field shelter for a week. Now he's out in the field with no headcollar 24/7 and I can lob a rug onto him while he's loose without him lifting his head |
| Red Horizon Ranch |
| Yeah Boulder so relatable. I try to let my horse initiate touch and the things we do whenever possible. Like take the extra five minutes to let her walk up to me in the field instead of going out and getting her, pause when she turns her head away when brushing, etc. It changes the game truly and has honestly completely changed how I go about life in general, for the better. Horses have so little autonomy in our world so the little things like that we can do means so much to them. When I’m bridling a horse or anything like that I notice that they will maybe seem like they’re saying no initially by turning away or something. If you notice and respect that a lot of the time they will immediately put their nose in after, where if you had tried to chase after them it probably would escalate. That whole philosophy just means a lot to me |
| Boulder Creek |
| Speaking of training - I saw incredible training with Dan of Double Dan What he can do with horses is amazing I was enthralled with the Road To The Horse exhibition |
| Minerva |
| Haha I'll put a bit less pressure on myself then thank you. I'm hoping to get some poles before the end of the year so we can do some proprioception work because my goodness that boy doesn't know where his feet are xD Plus side is he doesn't mind things being around his legs whatsoever since he's so used to wandering into things |
| Pentagram Stables |
| No lines, and no chasing. You just don't know our way and I'll leave it at that. |
| Boulder Creek |
| I wasn't a super fan of Warwick until I saw an article heading that said something like Let Your Horse Approach You (Yes literally only read the title) And it's made a Huge improvement in my interactions with the horses at the barn. I can have the stall door open and have them between me at it (huge outdoor pen) and they will chose to come to me and boop my hand without any interaction besides standing still. And I saw a video where he said don't touch the horse until they touch you and they will tell you where to touch (Some of it feels woowoo, but it's making a difference in the relationships between the horses and I) |
| Red Horizon Ranch |
| Yeah of course, it’s definitely a trust the process kind of exercise you have to be patient and you’ll feel like you’re not doing anything but worth it. I enjoy when training feels more collaborative with our animal friends, worth the time it takes |
| FirstLightFarms |
| And seconding Warwick Schiller, he's one of the few clinicians I really respect. |
| FirstLightFarms |
| Awww good pony! It just sounds like typical laziness/not being confident enough to carry himself forward. He'll get there! |
| Minerva |
| Haha exactly Puck! I'm hoping the more we go out the more keen he'll be to get on with it. He's a very good chap overall- and he's even happy to walk out in front of Minnie if I've got someone to lead her. He met his first tractor last night and was a 10/10 brave boy bless him |
| FirstLightFarms |
| Unless your lunge lunge is 200 feet long it's gonna be a small circle lol |
| Red Horizon Ranch |
| And no chasing, showing them who’s boss, etc. necessary. I really don’t enjoy having to do that kind of thing and good news, you really basically never have to XD |
| Pentagram Stables |
| I said nothing about small circles, but whatever. We have a different view of how to do things with 2 yr olds. |
| Red Horizon Ranch |
| I really like Warwick Schiller’s “leading with energy” exercise for staying in the right position/responsiveness when leading, my mate was so “lazy” seeming and wanted to be directly behind me while leading, would pin her ears and swish tail when asked to go forward, it worked incredibly well |
| Minerva |
| To be honest the maximum I'd ever lunge any horse is like 20 minutes, and that would be their entire work for the day. It has it's place but isn't my preferred method for anything |
| FirstLightFarms |
| Min, he sounds like my pony! Just needs to learn a little responsibility about walking forward instead of being dragged every step 😂 |
| FirstLightFarms |
| Yeah it'd hurt, small circles are the worst for babies. Great way to do damage to their joints. And chasing a horse on the line isnt exactly the best way to establish you're in charge 🙃 |
| Minerva |
| That's great Puck, thank you! He naturally likes to put himself behind me, although we've been working on that and he's much happier walking out nicely now. When we're out and about he plants a few times right at the start, then likes to march. He's definitely more of a woah than go pony, which will be great when I'm backing him in a few years, but not ideal with ride and lead haha |
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