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Re: [RC] Jiggy on the Trail. Need Suggestions... - Chris Paus

TIME, TIME TIME... more time, exercise, patience,
experience.....

chris

--- Jan Rainey <jrainey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I am having a frustrating problem with 1 horse.... I
cannot get
her to WALK on the trail when riding with other
horses... she wants to
jig or do a really slow jog.   She does not jig like
this in the arenas at home,
nor when I am trail-riding by ourselves... only when
with other horses. 
I have tried stopping & facing other direction until
she relaxes, I have tried
backing her up, I have tried "using" the energy &
doing shoulder-ins
or haunches-in along the trail, I have tried picking
up the reins/rope & doing
a "trombone" motion, I have tried relaxing every
muscle & joint, I
have tried just walking the opposite direction down
the trail.... she still doesn't
get it,
and will take maybe 3 walk steps, then start to jig
again.   What am I doing wrong?
What can I try to get her more relaxed?   She also
seems to start this jiggy
stuff when I am tired, or when we are headed BACK
home (she KNOWS all the
trails really well!).  Other than this I am real
pleased with her.... anyone
 have some constructive suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
:) J




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