tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post4839495329685950043..comments2024-01-06T02:00:05.220-07:00Comments on SprinklerBandits: Baby Horse Training: Initial ThoughtsSprinklerBandithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-3983995225009232332017-08-14T22:26:38.848-06:002017-08-14T22:26:38.848-06:00Brain makes all the difference.Brain makes all the difference.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-39259564491228433562017-08-14T12:31:09.436-06:002017-08-14T12:31:09.436-06:00Makes a huge difference doesn't it. All my fu...Makes a huge difference doesn't it. All my future horses will be bought for their brain first. I agree with the young horse thing too ;)Boss Mare Eventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039910692009593158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-39225897677718822392017-08-13T17:06:10.237-06:002017-08-13T17:06:10.237-06:00I've done a lot of remedial training and I mos...I've done a lot of remedial training and I mostly don't mind it, but damn this is fun.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-54526217250587289332017-08-13T17:05:36.492-06:002017-08-13T17:05:36.492-06:00She's a gem. <3She's a gem. <3SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-86309997464596231792017-08-12T08:03:24.502-06:002017-08-12T08:03:24.502-06:00Baby horse training thus far has been my favorite ...Baby horse training thus far has been my favorite experience with horses. Especially with a good minded one. I love how slow and easy you're taking things. She'll appreciate that later, I'm sure.<br />www.baysoverbaes.wordpress.comKalinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11011912207459834938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-85499830442543384572017-08-11T09:46:44.180-06:002017-08-11T09:46:44.180-06:00Wow she sounds like such a GOOD baby horse!! Good ...Wow she sounds like such a GOOD baby horse!! Good on you for treating her like the unicorn she is and taking it slow!<br /><br /><3 Kelly @ HunkyHanoverianKelly the HnkyHanoverianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336047158009394408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-37442488786382234072017-08-11T07:48:40.489-06:002017-08-11T07:48:40.489-06:00I'm so happy. :-)I'm so happy. :-)SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-78473075044754789562017-08-11T07:48:29.073-06:002017-08-11T07:48:29.073-06:00Thanks!Thanks!SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-83884906524984626372017-08-11T07:33:33.484-06:002017-08-11T07:33:33.484-06:00You seem to have found an excellent partner in ZB!...You seem to have found an excellent partner in ZB!Britt at Red on the Righthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199502848495130670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-2693105735353454042017-08-10T12:33:22.542-06:002017-08-10T12:33:22.542-06:00Take your time and do it right the first time! A v...Take your time and do it right the first time! A very good mantra indeed. So happy for you both!Stacie Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021003654717894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-86399138763576250532017-08-09T21:28:32.822-06:002017-08-09T21:28:32.822-06:00I really couldn't have designed an upbringing ...I really couldn't have designed an upbringing for ZB that I would have liked better. I got really lucky with her.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-69412019058229571952017-08-09T21:27:55.951-06:002017-08-09T21:27:55.951-06:00It's a whole new world for me. I could definit...It's a whole new world for me. I could definitely get used to this.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-18443861506419691402017-08-09T21:27:14.637-06:002017-08-09T21:27:14.637-06:00omg she waits at the stall door for me and it'...omg she waits at the stall door for me and it's the cutest thing ever <3SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-31526129590430918352017-08-09T21:26:38.886-06:002017-08-09T21:26:38.886-06:00Charlie is definitely a good role model. ;-) Charlie is definitely a good role model. ;-) SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-25488472958218427142017-08-09T16:24:45.685-06:002017-08-09T16:24:45.685-06:00I've said before that I'm not sure if I wo...I've said before that I'm not sure if I would go the young horse route again. This reminds me that while I don't want to do what I did with Katai again (baby horse with LOTS of baggage who wasn't started properly) I would like to do it with a horse like Zoebird who actually likes people and really is a good blank slate.Piccoloponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275679567725425281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-14501406573870753512017-08-09T15:50:24.780-06:002017-08-09T15:50:24.780-06:00It's so nice to actually enjoy your horse righ...It's so nice to actually enjoy your horse right? Levi is the first horse I've owned that came without a ton of baggage and it's so different.Olivia @ DIY Horse Ownershiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138490796669110523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-23229292903446099692017-08-09T15:10:33.546-06:002017-08-09T15:10:33.546-06:00The two of you are going to have the most amazing ...The two of you are going to have the most amazing time together. And you know me, I'm all for slow and steady. Being patient can be tough, but so worth it.3dayadventureswithhorseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11419952425147354177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-24185686437985534172017-08-09T14:06:13.082-06:002017-08-09T14:06:13.082-06:00<3 this. my mantra for like, forever with charl...<3 this. my mantra for like, forever with charlie, thanks to Tracy, is "slow is smooth and smooth is fast." <br /><br />taking the time to lay a solid foundation where he actually understands what we are doing, why we are doing it, and how to keep doing it even when things aren't perfect has turned him into a horse who, above all else, has learned how to *learn*. rather than like, learning tricks or something. it makes a difference!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-9006235108400090932017-08-09T11:17:16.383-06:002017-08-09T11:17:16.383-06:00Yay!Yay!SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-80081210714505411532017-08-09T11:17:07.760-06:002017-08-09T11:17:07.760-06:00Wheee!Wheee!SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-91721660288199229422017-08-09T11:14:53.961-06:002017-08-09T11:14:53.961-06:00Right? I was definitely laughing. Right? I was definitely laughing. SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-86744275344491445482017-08-09T10:12:20.745-06:002017-08-09T10:12:20.745-06:00All I know is no one regrets going slow with their...All I know is no one regrets going slow with their horse. Go ZB and SB!EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-80719316584404893842017-08-09T10:07:10.261-06:002017-08-09T10:07:10.261-06:00Yup, club #goingslow over here!Yup, club #goingslow over here!Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652933884652697666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-11267319117619211322017-08-09T09:49:46.317-06:002017-08-09T09:49:46.317-06:00Hahaha, I love that her rejection of trotting is a...Hahaha, I love that her rejection of trotting is a head toss and not something more. What a good freaking girl. Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-8715984315510340782017-08-09T09:33:39.266-06:002017-08-09T09:33:39.266-06:00That's a good perspective.That's a good perspective.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.com