Well done Barbara. Loved the videos. Keep up the great work. Warmly Dolores Arste Zen Horsemanship Middle Grove, NY 12850 tel: (518) 882-6485 fax: (518)...
Well, and then you could teach her to back into the trailer ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKsrvttN3as Seriously, Cadbury was having trouble standing in the...
Kelly, I am so proud of you and Little Man, I remember your early posts and you were confused and frustrated, and you weren't sure when Little Man was going to...
Hey there gang, Just wanted to touch base about the Trail Blazer Festival we had in Santa Barbara this last weekend. What a fantastic event! It was so great to...
Hi Chris, ... Oh, thank you so much! I find myself thinking that he is about to "advance" right ahead of my ability to work with him! I am not a trainer, and...
... Hey, Brenda, sounds like you are making a good start. I have had similar experiences with several horses who have learned to fight pressure like that. I...
**Any suggestions on how to train her to stay put while I go behind her and put up the ramp.<<** I would work on this on the ground. Ground tying......ask her...
** recently went to the quine affaire and saw an extraordinary liberty ... The key to having a horse stay with you while you do liberty ground work (IMO) is...
Thanks to everyone for the tips. This mare is accustomed to someone working behind her - she's being taught to drive and is doing very well. But in those...
Pat, Your plan should be OK. One thing you could add is having the long line do the turning for her. Load her up, turn her facing back. Turn front again using...
... face backward, putting crossties where the butt bar goes and crosstying her while the ramp is being raised. C/T evry little bit of the ramp being raised....
Oh, one more thought: If you want her facing backwards, BACK her in! Then you don't have to turn her around. Cindy [Non-text portions of this message have...
Hi Cindy, I have the same ramp as you. Cadbury, if loose likes to face the ramp. This summer we've kept the divider out for other reasons. And, as soon as Cad...
Reading about PatK and her trailer training question has me thinking about my mare and her loading issues. I got the mare in May so have only had her 6 mos....
... Thanks for your reply, Cindy. This is what I ended up doing yesterday with Mesa. He was leading great, I can pull his nose to the floor if I want at this...
Hi Cindy and Dolores, I can imagine the mare not liking the ramp coming up. that's why i thought if she was facing the ramp, I could turn, walk down the ramp, ...
A little after 5:00 My daughter came in to tell me that Little Man wanting me. She said he saw her in the back yard, and came running up to the fence. He came...
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"I'm now getting a little impatient/discouraged. I can't see any pattern to environment or conditions that may be causing the stop." I call this: "It's Tuesday...
Hello, Thank you for the tips, i realize i jumped too far ahead, so i started where you told me to. I just have a quick question. What is the best way to...
... Hi Sara, I'm relatively new to clicker training, but will share my experiences so far. Probably others will have some hints and tips as well. If I were...
Hi All, I volunteer at Equine Outreach horse rescue and was told this morning that the rescue is in considerable debt to our vet, hay grower, and others, and...
Little Man saw me coming out, and walked up from the back of the pasture. I put my face to his and rubbed his shoulder for a minute. He lifted his muzzle and...
Hi there, I was working with my stallion Poet today. We are working on walking at liberty, at my shoulder, and it is tough going, Poet continually wants to...
