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reining senior
 IP: 216.197.202.200 Jan 19, 08 - 8:59 AM |
lazy horse
I have a lazy horse, (she is fit) which is great for a senior citizen. The problem is I am doing more work than I want to keep her going. On spins she listens well because I spark her up in small cirles (like you show in your video) when she is slow to respond--so I know she can move. She is not afraid of my spur. How do I spark her up for two-tracking when she quits trotting, walks instead and leans on my leg? When I do use the spur she perks up, but goes back to above behaviour quickly. I don't want to over use my spurs and make her dead. Should I be hitting her with the rein or using a dressag whip (unpractical for reining, I think. |
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Dean Brown
IP: 72.45.121.227 Jan 20th, 2008 - 7:10 AM |
Re: lazy horse
First I would try and make sure that the initial cue that you ask your horse with is soft and light and then back it up with the spur as discipline. If you push too hard with the spur for the cue you are not going to create sensitivity. Then you have to be consistent. The dressage whip will work as well but it all comes down to your initial cue and being consistent with the discipline. When you do disipline the horse is going to have to move more then you planed on in the first place so you are encouraging the horse to listen to the much softer cue. Dean Brown |
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reining senior
IP: 216.197.202.200 Jan 27th, 2008 - 12:11 PM |
Re: lazy horse
Thanks Dean. Last week when I rode her all I needed was a very soft cue the first time I asked (no spur at all) for her to respond well to giving her hip in the two-track. Thanks again, I think I was trying too hard and over cueing. |
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