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Post by hugs on Aug 23, 2015 12:24:11 GMT
I've done head/neck yielding to the R and L with Peaches from the ground but now I get to do it from the saddle!
Now Peaches is not made like other horses we know, Peaches is filled with concrete, so yielding isn't her favorite thing to do. The other day I finally remembered to do the head yield thing from the saddle and of course she didn't much at first. But what I wanted to share was that she would back up to try to relieve the pressure and my heart got that metallic bump of "Oh no, what's happening here" for just a moment, not even a second, before I told myself what was going on and it was going to be okay and simply to ooch her forward and try it again.
My mind and emotions are being trained just like Peaches smart horse
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Post by dickel on Aug 23, 2015 19:16:32 GMT
I worked with horses as a young man and you do have to watch out that the horse is not training you rather than the other way around.
Sounds like you are doing fine some horses take longer than others to except what you are asking. Just keep asking and praising and soon you will get her to do willingly what is ask.
Many years ago.
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Post by horselover4life on Aug 24, 2015 10:14:50 GMT
 .... if Peach wants to "back-up" instead of give...
Back Her Up or start her where when she does back she bumps into the object.  ... shock factor when Peach scares Peach!!
Out smart her game.....
Peach enjoys running the show and you have allowed her to do just that till recently...
Peach knows exactly what to do and when to do it to bring fear in your heart and it usually had you quit working with her in a hurry. True?
New you recently has emerged and Peach is still testing the waters and trying to get her way.... Fail, make Peach fail.
Out smart her....you can't out-muscle her, BUT you can outsmart her, easily!
Our Chance had a neck of concrete as you describe it when he came.
Over several weeks we also did from the ground, then astride "stretches"...
Gentle pull, you feel the resistance then the give and the nose reaches and touches your toe/foot...hold for a few seconds and release. Reward.
It can be done with any animal no matter how "stiff" and unmovable the neck seems.
{In nature they can turn that head & neck to scratch with their hind foot their face and ear tip if they want...to scratch, or chew their flank with ease!!}
You need to want to make them want....
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Post by hugs on Aug 24, 2015 21:22:58 GMT
Dickel; what a wonderful sturdy horse you had there! I'm sure there is a story there, have I missed it or have you been holding out on us  HL4L; I understand what you are saying, and what Dickel referred to as Peaches training me. Of course she CAN be very twisty and she can be forward and sidepass and all those wonderful things. We're learning together and it's all good. I do not have the heart of a lion, but I have geologic persistence. Stand in front of a mountain with your dressage whip and see if you can get me to back up. But gently run water past me for thousands of years and you'll have the Grand Canyon  |
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Post by dickel on Aug 24, 2015 22:02:40 GMT
Dickel; what a wonderful sturdy horse you had there! I'm sure there is a story there, have I missed it or have you been holding out on us HL4L; I understand what you are saying, and what Dickel referred to as Peaches training me. Of course she CAN be very twisty and she can be forward and sidepass and all those wonderful things. We're learning together and it's all good. I do not have the heart of a lion, but I have geologic persistence. Stand in front of a mountain with your dressage whip and see if you can get me to back up. But gently run water past me for thousands of years and you'll have the Grand Canyon The picture is from back in my 20's. I bought him from people that couldn't handle him. We had a few weeks before we came to an understanding that he couldn't talk me out of saddling him and riding. He was well trained as a barrel racer before they bought him but two years of him getting his own way give him the idea that he would always be boss. After he started to yield to me I set up barrels out in a field. He knew exactly what to do at the barrel. I had him about a year and I sold him to people that would contest him. I had taken on breaking Shetland ponies to ride and drive for a pony farm after my regular job at the time and didn't have time for much riding of him. |
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Post by hugs on Aug 24, 2015 23:31:12 GMT
Thanks Dickel!
Well Peachie and I went for a ride OUTSIDE the round pen today. It was really windy but it wasn't raining finally so I took the opportunity.
I have a long string of those multicolored plastic flags strung around the round pen but they didn't phase her at all so that was nice. I have a tarp she's afraid of so we played around with that. She'll cross most of it so we're improving. She mostly cleared a pool noodle I had for a cavaletti (sp) which is good for her, it takes a lot of practice for her to get the idea. We worked on that when we were boarding and she got a lot better.
Sorry, no pictures, Gerald was busy disking the garden and none of the horses or cattle can work the camera. If it doesn't rain tomorrow we'll try it again.
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Post by dickel on Aug 25, 2015 0:31:07 GMT
Sounds fantastic!
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Post by Terry on Aug 25, 2015 3:02:54 GMT
I'm so happy for you, ! You and Peachykins are making such wonderful progress together! Keep it up!  blue ribbon
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Post by hugs on Aug 25, 2015 20:37:23 GMT
Dickel, I'm working on it lol Terry, thank you, Peaches and I are two very emotional women lol but we have a lot of heart and we're triers. I'm aware that we are developing our teamwork through these steps of trust in each other. As I've said before, she may believe with all of her big ol' horsie heart that I am leading her into danger, I KNOW she can really hurt me and I have the scars and dents to prove it. Now Bussy and I, we traveled all over the trails that connect all over around here. We herded cattle and horses (which honestly didn't need to be herded but it was fun), we "ran" (VERY euphemistically) barrels and did all kinds of things. But Peaches, we're a work in progress  |
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Post by nhg on Aug 28, 2015 22:27:47 GMT
It's much harder to get a horse to give you it's face when you're not using a bit. I know you have your reasons but the fact is that it will be much harder. You posted a picture on FB today of her being ridden in a halter and she's actually got her neck bowed. |
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Post by hugs on Aug 29, 2015 2:52:47 GMT
Right now it isn't my biggest concern but comments are always welcome
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.... if Peach wants to "back-up" instead of give... 
... shock factor when Peach scares Peach!!
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