Re: [RC] leading from in front - Barbara McCraryI carry a crop or a light stick. If the horse tries to crowd ahead of me or invade my body space, I give him a smart tap on the pectoral muscles, tell him "stay back". After awhile he gets the point, and as a reminder, I carry the stick in my right hand, along with the lead rope and hold it at chest level. He's gotten the point about not "crossing the line" represented by the stick at chest level on the horizontal. Like a fence, so to speak. After awhile, you may not need it at all. Some horses pick it up fast, others may need a sharper whack with the stick to reinforce your message. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "julie fox" <treaster@xxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 9:21 AM Subject: [RC] leading from in front Can anyone suggest how to teach a horse to follow a respectful distance behind while being led? I have a very alpha 2-year-old who finally has learned to lead nicely with her head/neck at my shoulder without dragging me around. I'd like to start jogging with her on trails, but they aren't wide enough for both of us, and it is too hard (for me anyway) to jog behind with a long rein in each hand without constantly yanking her mouth. I appreciate any help with this, since eventually I'll want to lead her down the steep hills anyway. Thanks, Cristin ____________________________________________________________ Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! http://login.mail.lycos.com/r/referral?aid=27005 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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