Re: RC: Discipline timing..was Re: helmets

[Sheila <tondi313@yahoo.com>]

Sue,

The next time out, he is very well behaved and even
catches himself at a flinch, instead of a full roll
back.  I think he learns something from a hard workout
after I've taken a dump.  BTW, I haven't been dumped
for a long time.  So, he's learned something.  He was
a Scottsdale survivor that had been badly beaten when
I picked him up as a four year old and we all know tha
it is an inappropriate choice to hit an Arab - even
under the "3 second rule".  I would rather find
another way to get their attention.

If you have any other suggestions, I am all ears.

--- Sue Brown <sbrown@wamedes.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Sheila writes:
> > >I then go find a very steep hill
> > and ride it up and down until my gelding gets the
> > message that spooking at birds is NOT O.K.<
> 
> Pat writes:
> >I have always believed that with a horse, a
> correction must be almost
> >instantaneous in order for it to be effective.
> Having fallen off, picked
> >yourself up collected your horse and remounted, and
> then managed to "go find
> >a very steep hill", how in the world is your horse
> supposed to know why he
> >is traveling up and down and how does he even get a
> clue as to the desired
> >behavior you are looking for? I would ask you to
> think about whether you are
> >really teaching him a lesson or taking out your
> frustration for having been
> >so ungracefully dismounted? Food for thought.
> >Pat Super
> >
> 
> 
> This is a good factor to always consider.  There's
> that "3 second
> rule"...after
> about 3 seconds, the horse won't really understand
> the purpose of the
> correction...and if he's standing still or doing
> what he's being told at the
> time, he will think the correction is for what's
> happening at that moment.  
> 
> Sue 
> 
> sbrown@wamedes.com
> Tyee Farm
> Marysville, Wa.
> 
> 
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She
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