Endurance.Net Ridecamp Archives

In addition to Sharon's comments, my dressage instructor had me tip Ash's nose AWAY from the scary object and apply outside leg/heel.  I usually add a mean sounding "quit" as well.  He usually gives me some notice that he's paying more attention to scary things, by tipping his ear, as if to ask if we need to be worried, my tipping his nose away tells him it's ok, I looked and it's nothing to worry about.  Seems to work so far, BUT, I do have to pay more attention to his reactions to things than with other horses, as he's very quick and if I'm talking or daydreaming, he starts deciding for us.

 

heidi and Ash

Sharon Levasseur <sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have a slightly different technique. Most of the time I don't look
at the potential boogerie objects, but if he *does* begin to react, I
look at it to acknowledge its presence and then I look away back to
our intended path. In essence I'm telling him "I see it and it's OK,
we're just going to mind our own business". It works for us.

-Sharon L. in Maine




Quoting Dawn Carrie :

> Smile with your butt...I love it! I use the phrase, "See everything, look
> at nothing" when explaining to others how I ride when on a horse that tends
> to spook. I "see" the potential boogers, but I don't "look" at them. I
> look on down the trail, and find that by not focusing on the potential scary
> things, my horse tends to go right on past them. If I look at the thing, my
> horse somehow senses it and reacts.
>
> Dawn in East Texas

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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!!

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

 

---

Do you Yahoo!?
 Next-gen email? Have it all with the  all-new Yahoo! Mail.