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[RC] More whoa needed - Marcia NelsonWow, it is indeed
hard to change habits of a horse that has done this many miles and has done them
to win. They learn a lot on these rides and with just one long ride they come
home with ideas when they are just new to learning. This is one reason that I do
indeed like to start horses in CTR vs rides to win as far as speed goes. I want
horses to learn a variety of speeds and to be there for their riders no matter
which speed is needed. If they've been used to going the distance without any of
the in between speeds I agree with Angie that this won't be an easy fix.
If you are not up
for a project to get her to where you want her (and this will be a project!),
pass her onto another junior that wants to do what the last junior did and find
a horse that doesn't have to be so majorly changed!! This could be an incredibly
frustrating experience for the horse too when she has spent so many hours and
miles doing it another way! She may not want to change (which in my opinion is
the basis of why this is a project in the first place) and be convinced that it
is ok and fun to do it differently. A bigger bit will only serve to rein her in
without her understanding at all the why of it! It will take a lot to convince
this mare that a different way is not only ok, but fun. They are simple minded
animals and they learn by association. She has learned that on the trail we go
and we go to win.
Good
luck,
Marcia
Nelson
Horseman's
Hangout
Santa Barbara,
CA
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