tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963117863723769635.post6228924010163931820..comments2024-03-14T09:04:47.681-04:00Comments on Princess Diva Diaries and A Thoroughbred: On CourageKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10313417800020012776noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963117863723769635.post-10592626060070541492011-08-20T20:45:26.280-04:002011-08-20T20:45:26.280-04:00That's great. It sounds like you know exactly...That's great. It sounds like you know exactly what to do, you just need to give it the time to work. :)Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963117863723769635.post-87166442354223643632011-08-18T12:30:27.811-04:002011-08-18T12:30:27.811-04:00Daugher & I are both big believers in praise f...Daugher & I are both big believers in praise for going forward - verbal and neck/whither scratches. And once she is cleared for circles, that will help with the bucking. Right now, we are getting her off balance when she cow kicks or bucks.<br /><br />I know Riva has to learn to respect me also - so I get on her after my daughter rides her and we are working towards shorter sessions each time daughter rides her and longer session with me on board.<br /><br />Tuesday was our second time trying this and Riva was much more behaved - no rearing and only a couple of cowkick attempts that my daughter was able to catch before they happened. So...encouraging!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10313417800020012776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963117863723769635.post-43171931272643636582011-08-18T08:54:32.301-04:002011-08-18T08:54:32.301-04:00I'm glad your daughter is willing and able to ...I'm glad your daughter is willing and able to help. :) I know this is probably a dumb question, but do you reward her for going forward? It doesn't have to be treats, just a scratch and verbal praise works for a lot of horses. It sounds like she doesn't like moving forward because it's a lot of work. Once she's cleared for circles you can use turning her in a tiny circle for getting her back under control when she starts bucking. If she does it to you again to where you're too shaken to stay on you can get off and lunge her to work through her stickiness. Don't think of it as punishment, just a training tool to get past the stickiness. I don't think lunging should ever be used as punishment. Just some suggestions that I hope are helpful. I think you're doing the right thing for now having your daughter work her. Eventually though you'll have to get her to respect you too. Keep up the great work!Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963117863723769635.post-75378242594239400472011-08-16T23:38:39.440-04:002011-08-16T23:38:39.440-04:00It can be scary when your horse acts up. I'm g...It can be scary when your horse acts up. I'm glad you have a plan to work through these issues!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892171126205170882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963117863723769635.post-87070674219586584972011-08-16T11:02:52.589-04:002011-08-16T11:02:52.589-04:00You mean there are stages?!! Gotta love mares :)
...You mean there are stages?!! Gotta love mares :)<br /><br />Thank you for the encouraging comments. Daughter is definitely working on forward. I need to try and get some video of this 'stage'. Hoping I can look back on it in a few years and see how far we have come.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10313417800020012776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963117863723769635.post-33500600124385386672011-08-15T16:31:24.161-04:002011-08-15T16:31:24.161-04:00As a fellow adult amateur, I can certainly sympath...As a fellow adult amateur, I can certainly sympathize with your fear and I 100% agreed that this is a training issue to work through. I'm glad Lex is there to help--someone young and fearless can be incredibly useful. <br /><br />That said, it sounds like the key issue is a lack of forward--stopping, bucking, and rearing all mean she isn't moving forward. It's so comfortable and easy and slow to let her drop behind your leg (which allows all of the above), but you must go FORWARD. In order to acheive that, she must respect your leg. I'm sure Lex is working on this with her, but it is so critical to establish this.<br /><br />And yes, I can say this because I went through it with my mare in her first, second, and third testing stage.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.com