tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post3517000324443435384..comments2024-01-06T02:00:05.220-07:00Comments on SprinklerBandits: Quick RideSprinklerBandithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-74473954532830688012010-10-30T07:00:39.067-06:002010-10-30T07:00:39.067-06:00My horse dawdles along too when I'm on the gro...My horse dawdles along too when I'm on the ground, unless I sharpen him up every so often. I tend to let him get away with it, which is laziness on my part. I noticed though when I took him to a show that I need him to be very responsive to me when I'm on the ground, for the sake of our safety. Once I got after him about things and insisted on obedience he was better in all areas, so it's worth it!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207626703988850059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-72450090928882123922010-10-29T18:00:19.671-06:002010-10-29T18:00:19.671-06:00Muddy K's comments are excellent. Keeping the ...Muddy K's comments are excellent. Keeping the groundwork interesting is a key to success.<br /><br />Cueing or tapping with a whip is not cruel, nor is it punishment. It is just adding another aid to your signals.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-46802072575518214812010-10-29T16:24:13.460-06:002010-10-29T16:24:13.460-06:00I can't believe that other person would think ...I can't believe that other person would think you were a snob. That would be very critical! We all have crazy schedules to keep! <br />The wind is so bad!!! It makes it impossible to make any headway. <br />I know what you mean about feeling mean. Sometimes with Lilly when I am asking her to do something she clearly does not want to do, I say to my horse mentor, I don't want to make her mad! And he says, So she gets mad? So what? So then I think, Oh.baystatebrumbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00157539477153261305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-4555846423577561812010-10-29T15:07:17.422-06:002010-10-29T15:07:17.422-06:00We have a few on either end of the spectrum. The c...We have a few on either end of the spectrum. The crotchety old fart who walks with intent to get where ever it is she is going. If you are going too slow, she'll drag you. Riding her is the same way. Point and shoot, she's going... Keep up if you can!<br /><br />Then we have those who could care les if they ever get anywhere, any time soon. Some days the mood I'm in sets the tone for which horse to get out and ride. Otherwise I turn the rest out and leave it up to them.<br /><br /><br />I agree with Muddy K. Just set a day and work on ground manners. It usually dosn't take much for the horses to realize you are serious and mean business. Body language is a big one for them. Your voice secondary. The whip is only abusive if you use it that way.Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603347619547454296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-53664191668177289612010-10-29T10:15:07.708-06:002010-10-29T10:15:07.708-06:00Haha, the guy that works at my last farm (who is f...Haha, the guy that works at my last farm (who is from Honduras) calls Tucker "Abuelo" ("Grandpa") because he walks so darn slow. If you can figure out a way to get her to ramp it up a notch from amble to stroll, or perhaps even someday a funeral march, please let me know! I own a horse who is in no hurry to get anywhere, ever.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790278181159401158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-91126115838618233822010-10-29T09:39:21.041-06:002010-10-29T09:39:21.041-06:00Ground manners is something I've always loved ...Ground manners is something I've always loved working on. You could consider doing some dedicated lead-line sessions with Izzy during which you focus on your cues and her responsiveness to them, not the whip.<br /><br />My mare Scout had atrocious ground manners when I got her. She barged or dawdled as she saw fit, and snatched grass whenever she could. With consistent work, I tuned her up quickly.<br /><br />Here's how I did it. Pick a day to do just ground work. It's as serious as a riding session, and sometimes even more important. Use a regular lead rope and whichever halter you prefer. Keep your whip in your left hand, along with the excess lead rope. Set a course to lead Izzy around. Pick one target at a time and walk purposefully toward it, keeping her at your shoulder. When she dawdles, reach back with your left hand and tap-tap her with the whip, but keep looking forward and moving forward. Reward her for an immediate response by moving with her, avoiding bumping her nose with a too-short lead line. Practice halting and standing as well. Lead her from both sides, always rewarding with release, and keep her separated from you by whatever distance you prefer. Keep your intention clear and simple: we are walking forward, we are halting, we are backing. Make it interesting by asking her for some simple bends from the halt, asking her to bring her head around to you in both directions, and throw in a request to lower the poll, too. <br /><br />Remember, the whip is only an extension of your intention, nothing more. And your intention is good (to keep you and your horse safe and connected all the time), so using the whip isn't mean at all. Izzy should pick all of this up in just a few sessions, because despite her daydreaming, most horses really prefer to depend on their humans to set the routine for them. Good luck!Muddy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07937615888562277779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-22084875046953223642010-10-29T09:18:22.239-06:002010-10-29T09:18:22.239-06:00Granite is the kind of ambling along on the ground...Granite is the kind of ambling along on the ground (hell, in the saddle too). I try to lead him from his shoulder and when I'm heading to the arena, I urge him on with the crop from behind... but it drives me batty too and I don't know much about hot to get him to walk like we are actually trying to go somewhere!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08558668876103778821noreply@blogger.com