Partly Cloudy, Rain Possible| 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 |
| Red Horizon Ranch |
| Going in circles for more than a few minutes is not good for baby joints |
| Pentagram Stables |
| Creek - it's not like he'd be asked to canter, or even trot for an entire hour. lol It wouldn't hurt him any, and he might just get the idea who's in charge. |
| Minerva |
| Yeah he's lost his treat privileges sadly- we do scratches as rewards now and he gets a lick for big things like farrier |
| FirstLightFarms |
| Babies are so lazy and uncertain lmao. I hate ponying the greenies. When you walk him on foot, does he follow you or walk at your shoulder? Do you have to drag him or does he move off/ respond to your energy without the rope getting involved? Work on getting him a little lighter on the lead rope on the ground, and that should translate into ponying. And if nothing else, stand still on your pony and bump bump with the lead rope until he's at your knee. Then step forward, bump bump until he's at your knee. He does not get a release until his head is at your knee. Even if you get on and take one step at a time for a ride or so, eventually he'll realize its easier to just walk forward and stay at your knee than it is to be dragged behind. |
| Minerva |
| Oh yeah missed the hour part- he'd be on for like 5 minutes to razz him up haha. I don't hammer babies don't worry! |
| Silver Melody Acres |
| I was thinking you might eventually be able to do a little switcharoo XD get him used to being led beside her by someone, then see what he does if you take the lead rope |
| Boulder Creek |
| Lunging a horse for an hour??? And a two year old??? Can you try clicker training and/or maybe some treats (I know two year old and hand-fed treats aren't the best) But maybe something to make the experience positive for both horses |
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| 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 |
| Red Horizon Ranch |
| Going in circles for more than a few minutes is not good for baby joints |
| Pentagram Stables |
| Creek - it's not like he'd be asked to canter, or even trot for an entire hour. lol It wouldn't hurt him any, and he might just get the idea who's in charge. |
| Minerva |
| Yeah he's lost his treat privileges sadly- we do scratches as rewards now and he gets a lick for big things like farrier |
| FirstLightFarms |
| Babies are so lazy and uncertain lmao. I hate ponying the greenies. When you walk him on foot, does he follow you or walk at your shoulder? Do you have to drag him or does he move off/ respond to your energy without the rope getting involved? Work on getting him a little lighter on the lead rope on the ground, and that should translate into ponying. And if nothing else, stand still on your pony and bump bump with the lead rope until he's at your knee. Then step forward, bump bump until he's at your knee. He does not get a release until his head is at your knee. Even if you get on and take one step at a time for a ride or so, eventually he'll realize its easier to just walk forward and stay at your knee than it is to be dragged behind. |
| Minerva |
| Oh yeah missed the hour part- he'd be on for like 5 minutes to razz him up haha. I don't hammer babies don't worry! |
| Silver Melody Acres |
| I was thinking you might eventually be able to do a little switcharoo XD get him used to being led beside her by someone, then see what he does if you take the lead rope |
| Boulder Creek |
| Lunging a horse for an hour??? And a two year old??? Can you try clicker training and/or maybe some treats (I know two year old and hand-fed treats aren't the best) But maybe something to make the experience positive for both horses |
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