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RE: [RC] Trail Manners - Jim HollandOne more thing on the pawing problem. (Dang, I feel like Frank...responding to my own posts!) The pawing is indicative of a bigger problem. I expect my horses to park their feet when I am mounting and stand quietly if I ask. First I teach the horse to respond to rein and leg aids. Back, give fore and hind, sidepass, drop your head, etc. I WANT him to look around....desirable for his comfort and relaxation...but I will not tolerate him moving his feet unless ASKED to do so. If he does, I will move them....but not in a way he likes. If he won't stand still, then he gets "work to do". We practice aids for a while, then I ask again. It doesn't take long for him to ask "Gee, can I just stand still?" Sure, no problem! Keep in mind that I consider pawing "moving the feet", in or out of the water. If you have taught this and taught it well, then he may TRY the "splashing", but usually one rap on the knee with the crop and a "threat" to move his feet will quickly remind him of the training. Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic Richard T. "Jim" Holland Three Creeks Farm 175 Hells Hollow Drive Blue Ridge, Ga 30513 (706) 258-2830 www.threecreeksarabians.com Callsign KI4BEN -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Diane Trefethen Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 2:50 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Trail Manners First.. there are two kinds of splashing. Splashing with head as in playing with the water and pawing, which is usually called... pawing. "Splashing" doesn't muddy up anything, "pawing" does. If I had a horse that didn't drink well away from the barn and out on a conditioning ride we stopped at some water where my horse put its head down and started splashing, smacking it with a crop certainly sounds like the right approach to encourage her to drink.... not. Even on a Endurance ride, that "THWACK!!" would hardly be welcomed by riders of the other horses at a drinking spot. Even the horses that didn't actually spook would still not want to get back near that water where they thought they might get smacked with a crop. Now about the splashing.. Ahem..it is considered bad manners to allow your horse to splash in water sources. It muddies up the creeks... I suggest you take along a small riding crop and vigorously discourage your horse from splashing in the drinking water. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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