Ridecamp: Re: [RC] [RC]Speed Control / bits

In a message dated 8/9/02 9:03:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
murphytown@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> I wonder about the method of letting him go, then making him keep going... 
>  if my horse only does the speed freak thing on the way back home, or when 
>  getting racey with another horse, do I really want to let him go? Will he 
>  think he just gets to take off and get home faster? Or urge his 
>  competitiveness with other horses?

When he gets racey going toward home, turn him in a different direction, then 
make him keep going.  When he gets racey with another horse (work this out 
beforehand with a buddy on a steady horse) have the buddy stop, then make him 
keep going.  The point is to make it downright UNrewarding for him to choose 
to go fast.  You'll probably have to do it quite a bit at first, and keep him 
going for quite a while after he wants to quit.  

Also, I have turned horses in a MUCH smaller circle than I thought they could 
go at speed.  If your horse is athletic, he can do it.  He doesn't want to 
fall down either.   jeri

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