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| 1662.1 | | KAHALA::FULTZ | ED FULTZ | Tue Sep 29 1992 08:50 | 3 |
| What do you mean - use his ears?
Ed..
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| 1662.2 | Ears Forward? | ESCROW::ROBERTS | | Tue Sep 29 1992 09:03 | 13 |
| Do you mean he doesn't point his ears forward and look alert in the
show ring? There are a couple of ways to get him to do this, but I
don't know if they would be allowed by the rules of your showing
organization. One method used frequently by horse photographers is a
mirror. The light from a small mirror seems to really get a horse's
attention. Another thing that would probably work for you is something
that works with my horses: Whenever I'm working with them, I have
treats like sliced carrots or apples in a plastic bag in my pocket.
So they associate the sound of plastic bags with treats. Well, just one
sound of crinkling plastic and their ears are straight up and forward.
-ellie
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| 1662.3 | | CSC32::M_HOEPNER | the Year of Jubilee... | Tue Sep 29 1992 12:05 | 15 |
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Hey Lori.
Good to hear from you.
One thing you can try which is legal is to put in ear plugs. It may
make it worse, but may make it better. The down side is they can't
hear you as well.
You can buy foam rubber plugs made especially for horses (in varying
sizes). In fact, you can borrow mine. EC doesn't like them. She
prefers cotton.
Mary Jo
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| 1662.4 | | CSC32::M_HOEPNER | the Year of Jubilee... | Tue Sep 29 1992 12:06 | 5 |
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And by legal, I mean legal for Half Arab and NSH classes. Plugs are
not legal for Dressage classes. And you see a lot of hunters going
with plugs.
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| 1662.5 | | COOKIE::NIKKII::TRESEDER | | Tue Sep 29 1992 12:06 | 5 |
| Yes, that's what I mean ... but the problem is not when I'm on the ground --
he's always looking for treats then. The problem is when I am riding him.
What I need to figure out is how to get him more interested in looking at
the surroundings.
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| 1662.6 | Worth a try..... | BUSY::MANDILE | Low pay, long hours, NO chance for advancement | Tue Sep 29 1992 12:35 | 8 |
| Place objects in your riding ring that you and your horse
can walk over, on, around, etc. etc. But, bait each object
with a small treat or tiny handful of grain. Walk him up
to the object, and make sure he knows there is a goody there.
This trick is what is used to get a horse to look at the objects
in a trail class, especially dropping the head to go over the bridge! (:
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| 1662.7 | valuing differences | TERSE::DOTY | Michelle Doty, tech writer, Littleton | Wed Sep 30 1992 11:12 | 8 |
| And to think that I, as a dressage-oriented rider,
feel most satisfied and rewarded when my horse
shows me she's listening intently and exclusively to ME!
It never ceases to amaze me, the variations (on
everything, not just equitation) that people
come up with and even institutionalize.
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| 1662.8 | Oh, you want my attention?? | ESCROW::ROBERTS | | Wed Sep 30 1992 11:22 | 9 |
| re .-1
Yes, Michelle; I thought the same thing. Some folks want their horse's
ears to point directly forward all the time, but I'm absolutely
thrilled when my horse's ears finally turn slightly backward and tune in
to me. Usually takes at least 20 min of "interested in everything
else" first! Different strokes, etc. 8^}
-ellie
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| 1662.9 | continued | TERSE::DOTY | Michelle Doty, tech writer, Littleton | Wed Sep 30 1992 11:28 | 6 |
| Oh, I forgot to add that perhaps this horse's talents
might lie in some other discipline. (It's hard for me
to understand how a horse can be taught to "feign
interest" in certain environments! That's more of a
human ability. 8-) )
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| 1662.10 | Wow, she's actually paying attention to me! | STUDIO::PELUSO | PAINTS; color your corral | Wed Sep 30 1992 12:34 | 13 |
| I have been waiting to see where this string was headed, as I was
some what confused as to what the base noter wanted.
I looked over some proofs and I noticed that my mares ears were
cocked back - as if paying attention to me when I rode her. In
halter, they are forward and in lineup they are sometimes forward
or cocked backward. When doing a trail course, they vary as well,
espicially when negotiating a different/new obstacle.
I have been concentrating on pleasure, equitation and dressage if
it matters.
Michele
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