ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: Spooking

Re: Spooking

Linnea Skoglund (skoglund@lamar.colostate.edu)
Wed, 3 Sep 1997 10:33:13 +0000

> -- when he bunches his quarters, I immediately pull hard on the
> inside rein and push with the outside leg, so that he has to continually
> face the object, even if he goes in complete circles around it, but I

This is exactly the opposite of what I was taught years ago. I was
taught to straighten his head - not to stear towards the object - and
to apply light pressure with the outside leg to straighten his
body. This has worked for me on a variety of horses. Seems to put
them back in the work mode and take their minds off the object. This
way we keep going down the road (trial) straight without a fight. Of
course this won't work for a major spook with a halt.

Linnea & Pesadilla who spooks at the most unexpected things.

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Linnea G. Skoglund, Ph.D.
Dept. Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
970.491.6950
970.491.3862 (fax)
skoglund@lamar.colostate.edu
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