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Post by huggybear on Apr 15, 2012 8:23:01 GMT
Good Luck with your new mare Huggybear - I'm sure both horse and human feel better when they've got a really good match - and though we all need to 'look at ourselves first rather than just blame the horse' - there are some horses that are right for us and some that are not! Thanks kelly x We really are better suited to each other although she isn without her own issues shes prepared to give thing a go and at least try to work with me  she has a panicking problem coming through gates  but with time and patience im sure we will get there When i had my gelding i never stopped looking within myself for an answer and to see if i was doing something to create the behaviour i tried being passive and i tried being dominant but i think now looking back that he just plainly didnt like me and didnt WANT to like me let alone be in partnership with me Xxx |
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Post by libbigail on Apr 15, 2012 9:12:06 GMT
I really didn't have an opinion on any of the above methods and can't really say I've looked into them.
However the other week my horse was proving problematic to load, not being dangerous just stopping dead at the ramp and backing away.
After trying various things a friend suggested letting her have a go with her dually headcollar (as I have never used one myself).
Have to say I was amazed at how quickly she cottened on and within a few minutes was in the box cool as a cucumber ;D
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Post by gurnos on Apr 16, 2012 20:21:15 GMT
I think anyone who follows one method religiously is asking for trouble. I tend to use a mixture of 'classical' and 'natural' horsemanship to suit a ponies needs when breaking in. My friend has recently been breaking her horse in with help from a 'natural horsemanship' instructor. It made me chuckle a bit at some of the things she did in her lesson, use your leg and if it doesn't listen use the ropey thing slightly harder each time until the horse responds - the same really as the classical method of using your leg and backing up with the whip. Putting leg right back to get horse to turn its quarters away - much the same as exagerated aids when first breaking a young horse in classically. I was brought up putting rope halters on ponies which wouldn't listen in a headcollar - much the same as what people now use dually halters for. I have trained 2 of my cobs to jumps over single barrels or road blocks, less that 3 foot wide without pulling out, they will go over tapaulling on the floor and I can stop them bareback from canter straight to halt using my seat, control them in just a headcollar whilst sitting on them and i am as far from a parelli fan as you can get!
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Post by charno1 on Apr 19, 2012 8:51:06 GMT
Hi,
Sorry to reply in this forum, huggybear you sent me an pm regarding a saddel i have pm twice but does not seem to go through, so just in case you have not got them my email is charno1@hotmail.co.uk. Thanks.
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she has a panicking problem coming through gates 
but with time and patience im sure we will get there
