I pretty well use Barbara's
method, but had one horse, who was anything but stupid. She'd wait till I
got all set to get on and move.** Very similar to Charlie Brown and
Lucy holding the football. Well was advised to make this girl trot
around when she refused to stand still. I did. After the first few
times, she got antsier and antsier (if that's a word) at the mounting block, and
eagerly looked forward to her trotting sessions. My son, who was 13, came
out with some wise words to the fact that I sucked as a trainer.
LOL! Y'see the horse I was training is a Standardbred Trotter. To
her living was trotting. :-} That was her way of putting on the
Ritz.
Susan
**Now I know that sometimes
a horse who avoids being mounted is showing signs of back or other soreness,
including improper saddle fit. All this was investigated.
