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Re: [RC] Fear when mounting - patriciaI learned this tactic from Julie and am an avid "carrot bribing, rewarding mounter" to this day.....no nippers, either. Patricia From: <Marinera@xxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 17:14:01 EDT To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [RC] Fear when mounting Because I have a few more years than most of you, I have had more time to develop inventive ways to fall off. I have, however, been able to lessen the frequency by using the old carrot trick. When I mount, my horses stand still because they know they are going to get a carrot once I am settled in the saddle with both feet in the stirrups. This is obviously bribery, but it works. Sometimes they get it from my left hand on their left side and sometimes from the right. This way they do not try reach for it by bending because they aren't sure which side it is going to come from. It really works and it just takes a couple of days and they get the picture. Some people are against hand feeding a horse because they are afraid it will make a nipper of him. This has not been a problem with my horses. If your horse has a tendency to take off before you are settled in the saddle, have someone else hold him the first few times you use the carrot bribe, but you give him the carrot. I hope this works for others who feel vulnerable when mounting their horses. Julie Suhr =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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