DarkChylde
04-03-2007, 06:18 AM
Just had to brag! :p
I have been ground driving my warmblood mare, Anamchara (Chara for short) and I finally graced her back yesterday. I went to see one of my heroes, Ray Hunt, this past weekend, and his clinic helped to fine-tune my plans for getting on her back. I went thru all the prepatory exercises (my husband thought them a waste of time) and she patiencely stood there, and when I swung up for the first time, she just stood there, eventually looking around at me as if to say, 'do I get my carrots now?' She was so excellent, and next we learn the leg yeild. We covered the mouth thing with ground driving. She has taken long walks with me off-property, where I banged on street signs and took her to 'meet the goblin' at anything and everything she seemed nervous about. One more little thing left to learn before we hit the trail, then we're off! Just have to play the fall-down game. A freind of mine who trains trail horses taught me; you stand in the center of the ring, working on the canter, and suddenly fall down and pretend to be hurt. The horse comes over to investigate, and gets an apple. No need to do this at the walk or trot. Teaches the horse to come to a hurt human, and it helps on the trail if you get thrown to have the horse trained to come back to you. It is hard to believe she was a wild, food aggressive kicker when I first got her. Proud of my girl!!!! :D
Hope everyone is blessed brightly today!!
I have been ground driving my warmblood mare, Anamchara (Chara for short) and I finally graced her back yesterday. I went to see one of my heroes, Ray Hunt, this past weekend, and his clinic helped to fine-tune my plans for getting on her back. I went thru all the prepatory exercises (my husband thought them a waste of time) and she patiencely stood there, and when I swung up for the first time, she just stood there, eventually looking around at me as if to say, 'do I get my carrots now?' She was so excellent, and next we learn the leg yeild. We covered the mouth thing with ground driving. She has taken long walks with me off-property, where I banged on street signs and took her to 'meet the goblin' at anything and everything she seemed nervous about. One more little thing left to learn before we hit the trail, then we're off! Just have to play the fall-down game. A freind of mine who trains trail horses taught me; you stand in the center of the ring, working on the canter, and suddenly fall down and pretend to be hurt. The horse comes over to investigate, and gets an apple. No need to do this at the walk or trot. Teaches the horse to come to a hurt human, and it helps on the trail if you get thrown to have the horse trained to come back to you. It is hard to believe she was a wild, food aggressive kicker when I first got her. Proud of my girl!!!! :D
Hope everyone is blessed brightly today!!