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What I have learned over the years is to grab a horses mane near the withers and rock the horse.  It will get him to plant all 4 feet firmly on the ground and get him to thinking about something while you then get on. 

 

DaNel Resha

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Elin Pendleton <info@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Oct 7, 2004, at 7:03 PM, Margaret Dinan wrote:
>
> > if you shorten your left rein and tip your horse's head toword you, 
> > there is no way that they can shoot forward
>
> Today I had an interesting experience. My ultra sensitive Peruvian and 
> I are working on standing issues for mounting. He gets So excited that 
> we are going out, that he is just about impossible to keep still, once 
> he is bridled and saddled. Today I got on, after moving him up to the 
> mounting block five times, stopping him, repeating... making him 
> wait...and hardly before I'm in the saddle, he starts backing up! Not 
> what I want to have happen, but for the last couple rides, I had gotten 
> on, and backed him a few steps (that control thing.) He seems to want 
> to anticipate my moves, to prevent me from controlling him. ("OK, she 
> wants me to back, we did that last
>  time, so I'll back up before she can 
> tell me." I can almost see him thinking that!)
> Any ideas on how to get him to be rock solid? During the ride today, 
> I had to walk him for a ways after the midpoint, and remount along side 
> a busy street. I used a lamp post base, and we went around and around 
> and around the post (not on) until I could finally get him to stand for 
> me to get on. The first time he slid sideways away, and I came off 
> (gently). Then when I got him re-positioned, he half reared (which is 
> his message to me he is frustrated and wants to do something i'm not 
> letting him do.) The second time, I got on, but he moved out at a good 
> clip before I could get my feet in the stirrups.
> Any training tips would be appreciated...Other than that, he is a 
> dream to ride.
> --
> Elin Pendleton, AAEA, WAOW, NAPA
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