got a new horse- 10yr old Arab mare (may well turn out to
be more than I can handle- jury is still out)
Just trying to get ready for my first ride
and I don't know much about training. I just started
dressage lessons (on advice from an earlier post)
Last 2 times on the trail- she bucked me off (I was alone)
she was too excited to stand still for me to remount.
I walked her home and she did prance circles the whole way
home!!!!
I have no one to train with -so should I just walk her on
the trails till she learns
to mellow out or go back to square one and work more in
the arena???
Melissa/MN
If he starts getting excited when you leave while riding him, get
off....and walk on foot (I've done this for up to 2 hours, with a horse
spinning circles around me). By doing this they learn that they must
simply calm down, if they want to make forward progress. It does get
thru to them. Have patience. Lots. Don't give in!
A
horse can be physically ready to do what you ask, but if they aren't there
mentally it still doesn't work. I'm working on that now with Chief,
with him it is a mental thing.
============================================================ Riding
alone is when you teach a horse all the "tools" and "cues" he needs to handle
the trail, to hold a speed, deal with hills, etc. It's also where you develop
the "bond" that causes him to "defer" to you before losing his cool. ~ Jim
Holland
