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RE: [RC] [RC] Fear when mounting/dismounting - Lonnie Ruesch

Bless the person who trained my new horse. Cody stands stock still, and in fact won't move off without a lot of encouragement, until he gets his treat after I have mounted. I LOVE that. As I am really short, less than 5', and getting older and arthritic and stiff, this is really important. Additionally, when I dismount, I was taught to kick out of both stirrups, kind of lay across the saddle, and slide down. After a long ride, that slide down sometimes takes a while too! HA! My horse stands perfectly still for that also, so he gets another treat. Gotta love a well trained horse!

Lonnie
UT




From: Marinera@xxxxxxx
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC]   Fear when mounting
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 17:14:01 EDT

Because I have a few more years than most of you, I have had more time to
develop inventive ways to fall off. I have, however, been able to lessen the
frequency by using the old carrot trick. When I mount, my horses stand still
because they know they are going to get a carrot once I am settled in the saddle
with both feet in the stirrups. This is obviously bribery, but it works.
Sometimes they get it from my left hand on their left side and sometimes from the
right. This way they do not try reach for it by bending because they aren't
sure which side it is going to come from. It really works and it just takes a
couple of days and they get the picture. Some people are against hand feeding
a horse because they are afraid it will make a nipper of him. This has not
been a problem with my horses.
If your horse has a tendency to take off before you are settled in the
saddle, have someone else hold him the first few times you use the carrot bribe,
but you give him the carrot.
I hope this works for others who feel vulnerable when mounting their horses.
Julie Suhr



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