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| 1272.1 | Try a book. | DISCVR::HERRON | | Tue May 22 1990 18:48 | 9 |
| A good book you might want to get is called BREAKING AND TRAINING
THE STOCK HORSE by Charles o. Willamson. It is an excellent book that
starts you off by teaching them to lead thru some fancy dressage work.
I have trained three horses from weanlings by using his methods.
Even on older horses that need to be tuned up.
Hope it might help,
Robin
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| 1272.3 | seconded | CARTUN::MISTOVICH | | Thu Jun 07 1990 15:27 | 3 |
| I agree with .2. The early training your horse receives, and any
mistakes that come with it will follow him/her for life. Work with a
pro.
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| 1272.4 | A possible resource. | LEDS::HORSEY | | Wed Jun 13 1990 17:30 | 7 |
| You may want to get in touch with my daughter. She has trained a
number of green horses, including breaking and training her 5-year old
TB/Warmblood mare. She has a 2-year old TB/Trakehner and a 2-year old
hackney pony she is bringing along now, also. She teaches english
riding and dressage and trains horses for a living. Her name is
Katharine Horsey, Upton, MA 01568. She is not connected with DEC.
Her phone is 508-529-6148.
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| 1272.5 | I hope to have this guy showing before fall! | XCUSME::MATTHEWS | | Mon Jun 10 1991 21:41 | 36 |
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ok.. well i have started two horses now (its been about 1.5 months)
one is just lerning to be around people ,etc teaching mannners
etc...
but here is my situation.. I have a colt that i have started lunging,
it have him going both ways, he knows WHOA, I have a bit in his mouth
and I have saddled him up, hes been lunged with it and I have also
bitted him up with the saddle on ( set his head) and I have ridden him
twice, he is going off my leg cues combined with the direct rein,
however his steering is horrible...
what is the best way to teach them to steer, go turn i should say..
I dont want to really use the rail because it pushes him in tooo quick.
I have thought of going back to lunging him and getting him to give to
the side that is tied to the stuirrup (this still give him release)
but somehow i dont think that will to it becuase he will be having me
pulling him in from time to time from the lunge line...
Anyone have any ideas?? As you can see this colt is smart ... :*}
hes got a wickked good tude (i havent gotten into a fight with him, so
he doesnt test me at all ).............
(i'm just using an eggbut snaffle) i'm wondering if a bosal would be
better.. although i hate em' ;*)
he doesnt seem to be real heavy on my hands, just doesnt have a clue
:*) and has a great head set on him and will go forward willingly and
smooth as silk..
wendy o'
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| 1272.6 | Add different figures to the work. | GENRAL::LEECH | NEVER assume anything. | Tue Jun 11 1991 01:35 | 24 |
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What I usually do at this stage when starting a greenie is a lot of
figures with an exagerated opening direct rein combined with lots of
leg to get them to start to bend and turn. Very large figure 8's,
sepentines, circles and squares are all very good at getting them to
develope the muscles they need to keep their balance under saddle.
The biggest problem that young horses have when they are started under
saddle is that they are not very good at balancing themselves and the
rider when they are asked to turn and manuver. Most of this is because
they have to develope an entirerly new set of muscles to cope with the
problem. I would not rush him/her at this point as you could cause
major problems with both his body and his mind.
I would work him a little bit each day in the ring at a walk until he can
turn easily and back up without resistence. I would then start to add
the other gaits and some easy hills to his routine. You might even want
to start taking him/her on short trail rides with other horses to get
him used to behaving in company so that you will not have as many
problems when you start to show him/her.
Pat
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| 1272.7 | any other ideas? | ABACUS::MATTHEWS | SHEER TERROR | Tue Jun 11 1991 15:25 | 12 |
| re.last
i wanted to get away from the exagerated direct rein ..... i dont want
to be pulling on his face like that.. theres got to be an easier way ..
I know the round pen is the answer but i dont have one yet ;*(
p.s..... he's backing up fine.....
wendy o'
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| 1272.8 | direct reining is only temporary...why the hurry? | CARTUN::MISTOVICH | | Thu Jun 13 1991 12:05 | 6 |
| Direct reining is the 1st step in teaching a horse to steer. It will
only have to be exaggerated for a short time. What's your rush?
Skipping steps now will only make things take longer in the long run
and could lead to problems.
Mary
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| 1272.9 | Don't have to pull | DECWET::DADDAMIO | Testing proves testing works | Thu Jun 13 1991 17:31 | 15 |
| Re: .7
Wendy,
You don't have to pull on the horse when doing an exaggerated direct
rein. What I have been taught is to use the same amount of contact as
you would normally use with a direct rein to indicate a turn but to
move your arm out away from your body and turn your hand so your palm
is up (doesn't have to be absolutely flat - I usually turn it as far
upwards as it can go without having to change the position of my
elbow). The way I understand it, turning the hand softens any extra
pull that might occur when moving your arm out. All of this should be
reinforced with the proper leg aids.
Jan
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