Re: [RC] great ride, if only i can catch him..... - Karen Sullivan
My sister and I had the "horse from hell" to catch. Any sign of any
kind of rope approaching the neck and she was gone...
What we did was rubber-band a light rope around her neck, with the ends
hanging down about 6 inches. YOu could easily give her a carrot then grab
the ends of the rope. If it had ever caught on anything in the pasture,
the rubber band would have broken. Worked great.
Once she knew she as caught, she was easy to halter.....
Subject: RE: [RC] great ride, if only i
can catch him.....
This may not work for you - but it works
for me with the one horse I have who is hard to catch (Great Santini) - if I
just sort of wander around the pasture, with some baling twin in my back
pocket (I know better than to carry a halter and lead) -and start looking at
everybody's feet. Eventually walk over towards Santini, concentrating on his
feet - I can walk right over and pick up a foot, and then he doesn't even
think about running off. Then I just work my way up his legs with my hands,
and then the rest of his body - put the baling twine around his neck and he's
mine. Works every time.
I heard somebody tell me once - from a
horse training perspective - "if you can control the horse's feet, you can
control the horse". Seems to work on the ground as well.
Steph
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if only i can catch him.....
Okay. This is a bit embarassing.
I have recently become the new owner of a terrific Arabian. Sunny
rides great -- BIG, floating trot. Lots of stamina. Will make an incredible
endurance horse, I think. The only problem is that it takes me a loooooong
time to catch him.
My other Arab, Vashka, is easy to catch. Unless Sunny gets him
going and then forget it.
I tried a kind of John Lyons approach by chasing him around the
pasture, which got him so tired he wanted to join up and come to
me.
Only now the pasture is very soppy and when the horses run I close my
eyes because I get nervous about how they slip around and nearly
fall.........
I have tried apples, his favorite. I have tried buckets of
oats........
I have tried putting them in smaller spaces but then they just show me
how athletic they are with their tightly woven turns and agile side
passess........
I would really appreciate some advice, as I can see my neighbor across
the street staring through her kitchen window and laughing at me as I run
after these Aaaaa-rabs....
