Thanks
Kathy, Going to do this stuff constantly at home.
It's
not all spooks that she is reacting to. Some of it is
the "I
don't want to" or "I want to do that" issues. We
need
to work on the basics so she understands fully
who
the boss is ALL the time.
Thanks
again for your input.
Denise
denise.labrake-kit@xxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message----- From: sherman
[mailto:sherman@xxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 3:38
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ridecamp Subject: [RC] Spooks
Oh yes, I
make sure the horses can't get their heads stuck in them. I gather up the
closed end, tie it with hay twine, and hang it on the fence or stall
bars. They can get their nose in if they try really hard, but, the open
end is always loose for them to pull out of. Inside the stalls, I weave large
beet pulp bags thru the bars, and they really like to play with & smell
those. The bags also make lots of noise when they pull on them
and sometimes they pull them down & stomp on them trying to get
something out of it.
I have been
known to tie milk cartons onto my saddle (in the round pen), starting with
just one, then, when they're accustomed to the noise & bouncing
around of that, adding another. I did plastic bags on the saddle, too.
Gets them ready for carrying a bouncing scoop and rain slickers. I had to do
all these things when I got a mustang who was (not anymore) very spooky &
would bolt at the sound of a snapping branch or a bird fluttering. She rarely
spooks anymore and doesn't bolt if she is scared, just
does a small side step.
Kathy
Grass Valley, CA
Denise wrote:
She spooked
on me from my rain poncho I forgot to introduce her to. She bolted and I
couldn't stop her. She ran straight through a barbed fence and we went
down. Thank gosh for those helmets!!!
So, we are starting to do some
of this spooky stuff again. I like the tarp idea with hay on it. I think I
will try that. Also, the feed bags as well. Do you hang the feed bags so
they don't get there head stuck in them? I will be careful with that
one...tehehe. Don't want to spook her out of the pasture blindly...jeezz.
That's all I need.
