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Re: [RC] re: hobbling to saddle - superpatI really like the way Pat Parelli introduces the saddle (as well as a lot of other things to the horse) and that is with the horse on a lead rope which is not tied to anything but hung loosely over the handler's arm. If the horse is not restrained, it is so much easier for him to accept being handled. It is only a very short time before the horse can be groomed, saddled, hooves cleaned, etc. without being tied. He also contends that if your horse cannot be bridled with the handler kneeling while the horse lowers his head, it is not ready to be ridden. It is great exercise even if you normally tie while tacking up. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teresa Van Hove" <vanhove@xxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 9:31 AM Subject: [RC] re: hobbling to saddle Andrea Day said: >...It's a good idea to teach a horse to hobble >anyway--gets'em to stand still when saddling, >mounting, etc. and you can go back to remedial >training and put the hobbles on if you're >having trouble saddling an excited, squirming >horse at a ride. If you ever hobble train, >you'll be a believer...Hobbling is ok, but I have to relate this story from Grey. When I got him the owner, who does quite a bit of horse training threw in a pair of hobbles and advised me to use them to help teach Grey to stand still to be saddled. I did use them periodically - one day put them on because Grey was dancing around, and he taught himself a nice standing start, reining style pivot move (ie part of a roll-back) Needless to say the pivoting was much more disconcerting than normal dancing around so I decided to drop the hobbling idea with him. Found that if I held my ground, initially reinforcing with the brush handle into his side that Grey would not try to push thru me, so that became the strategy to keep him still - just walk up to him when he had swung himself against the fence, trailer, whatever. It aint John Lyons but it works a treat with Grey Moun. CHeers, TeresaNow that's an intriguing idea. I'd already decided I was going to have to train my mare to hobble, because she paws endlessly when tied to a trailer. (One of my nicknames for her is "Backhoe.")-- Teresa Van Hove Associate Scientist GST/UCAR vanhove@xxxxxxxx --------------------------------- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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