Re: RC: Starting young horses

[Dbeverly4@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/31/99 4:14:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
mmieske@netonecom.net writes:

<< (But I can't stick up for you anymore, Howard!  Nina
 Gibson is getting on my case so I have to be semi good now!).  I think we
 have one more day of Indian summer coming tomorrow which I will surely take
 advantage of so happy trails everybody!   
  >>

(Sigh) Maybe I'd better.  'Cause as much as a I love "arguing" with Howard, 
I'd hate it if he got mad and left in a huff.  His stories are priceless.  As 
far as starting young horses, I'm really starting to get the hang of it with 
Star.  It is so much fun to watch him develop into (I think) an awesome trail 
horse.  At our last NATRC ride, we had a sidepass up to something obstacle 
that I was pretty sure he wouldn't do well and he actually ended up with an 
"excellent" on his scorecard (I was sooooo proud :).  Of course, the downed 
tree with plastic stuff all over it which I was sure he WOULD do, he got a 
refusal on (rats!).  When he did go over that sucker though, he jumped so 
high that my ears popped.  Anybody have some good tips (other than lots of 
patience :) on how to get a horse over/into something that they're really 
afraid of?  Right now, I just sort of wait it out (or let another horse go 
first if that's an option).  I always "win" (knock on wood), but I'm just 
wondering if I'm missing something on the schooling side of things.  Any tips 
would be appreciated.  Especially any tips re: mud bogs -- big scary things 
that they are.

Sylvia & Star (I don't DO mud)


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