Insight....western activities

horselover4life
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Insight....western activities Jul 5, 2015 20:03:54 GMT

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Post by horselover4life on Jul 5, 2015 20:03:54 GMT

OK...going to try to give Chance another go and chance......

When we allowed him to go out on "trial" he was put in a field with cows....
He was absolutely fine with them like he has seen and lived, worked with them in his past.

Now... I am a English rider.
So has anyone done "cow" activities with their horses or trained at all doing these activities?
Is there anything anyone can tell me to watch for, be aware of that might help me to understand my Chance and what kind of training he has had.....
Chance is very agile, quick on his feet and smart...
I've thought about a games horse.... poles, barrels, sorting or roping activities.

Any thoughts anyone has are so greatly appreciated.

Give me a equitation ring, a hunt course, a beginner level cross-country or trails and I got it....
Cows and western activities other than reining and I'm lost. wag finger
I thought about the reining...don't think so. I tried some of the basic pattern stuff and he sure wasn't proficient at it.
With the limited reining experiences I did near positive he doesn't know it...

Grasping at straws for a answer.
I so want to keep Chance but must find what he is good at doing and I can learn. Till that is found, he is not on firm ground staying in our family.

Anyone have any ideas?

nhg Junior Member Posts: 2,429	Insight....western activities Jul 5, 2015 22:08:51 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nhg on Jul 5, 2015 22:08:51 GMT Penning is supposed to be fun. I've watched but I haven't ever done it.

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Insight....western activities Jul 5, 2015 22:31:41 GMT

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Post by Terry on Jul 5, 2015 22:31:41 GMT

I don't have any experience with "cow" activities with my horses, but in addition to reining and penning, there are also cutting horses, roping horses, and probably many more that I can't think of right now. Maybe he has done something like that?

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Insight....western activities Jul 5, 2015 23:18:14 GMT

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Post by horselover4life on Jul 5, 2015 23:18:14 GMT

I'm thinking maybe he has done sorting, cutting because he is "fleet of foot", can spin an dance away in a instant.
For all I know he could be a ranch horse, but I know they are usually bomb-proof to most anything and that is where the line gets drawn and trouble finds us....

Does anyone know how I could see if he has done anything like that...?
Any tidbits of "how to do" .....
Anyway to find out anything in my yard without cows..

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Insight....western activities Jul 6, 2015 1:11:37 GMT horselover4life likes this

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Post by horselady on Jul 6, 2015 1:11:37 GMT

I am just going to toss this out there ok??? why not do what YOU are comfortable doing and allow him to learn from you??? set up a small course and go over the poles, they do not have to be jumps if you are not ready to do that but going on a course will allow him to focus and you to be comfortable because you know how it is to feel. OR do a dressage test. does not have to be exact. i call it equitation test. like a reining pattern but in an english saddle perhaps and not as fast and complicated. as you get comfy with him than you can introduce poles perhaps to his routine. and you do not have to be fast. and what about that reining pattern? i bet you and he could do it. again english eq but western.

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Insight....western activities Jul 6, 2015 19:04:44 GMT horselady likes this

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Post by horselover4life on Jul 6, 2015 19:04:44 GMT

A good thought hl...
See, I knew it was right to bring my dilemma here for suggestions.

Think I may have found a saddle too.
Circle Y Park & Trail, brown with corner tooling no excessive bling but pretty and hardly used...will see if it still is available when
I get home.
Same person also has a beautiful TexTan trail saddle....either would be great but must fit the horses and then me.
Only part I am unsure of is how the tree width will "feel"....similar to the Circle Y or vastly different...

horselady Full Member Albany, New York Posts: 5,313	Insight....western activities Jul 6, 2015 19:42:04 GMT horselover4life likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by horselady on Jul 6, 2015 19:42:04 GMT Not sure if the saddles will feel any different, if you google reining patterns you can downlode a whole bunch of them.
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Insight....western activities

Post by horselover4life on Jul 5, 2015 20:03:54 GMT

Post by nhg on Jul 5, 2015 22:08:51 GMT

Post by Terry on Jul 5, 2015 22:31:41 GMT

Post by horselover4life on Jul 5, 2015 23:18:14 GMT

Post by horselady on Jul 6, 2015 1:11:37 GMT

Post by horselover4life on Jul 6, 2015 19:04:44 GMT

Post by horselady on Jul 6, 2015 19:42:04 GMT