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RE: [RC] [RC] Sensitive Ears - Rae Callaway

Yep, took a lot of patience and I started about 4-6 inches down the neck and
would just keep my hand still until he was still, then the reward would be
that I would go away and leave him alone.  We worked our way up to the poll,
then actually touching the ears.  I never grabbed the ears, just touched.
It did help that I was tall enough to move with him; although he did pick me
up a couple of times with a hard swerve.  Up until the time I could touch
his ears, though, we did use the browbandless headstall so I could bridle
him without the extra fuss.



Rae

Tall C Arabians - Central



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My 19 year old gelding, Chivas, has what we jokingly call "sacred ears" -
only to be looked at, not to be touched.  LOL  Has made it hard to bridle
him.  I'd worked with him a lot in the 5 years I've owned him, and got him
to the point where, with some soft baby talk and patience, I could slip the
bridle over his ears.  But he'd still raise his head so high sometimes that
I couldn't reach him.  He's 15.2h and I'm short (5'4").  He spent a year
down at my friend Rae's place in Houston, and she worked with him a lot.
She's taller than me, and quite persistent (<G>), and he simply could not
raise his head out of her reach.  She'd place her hand near/on his ears and
he'd eventually, when he couldn't get away, realize that no one was really
hurting him.  I swear he acts like someone has eared him down in the past,
and he's scared it's going to happen again.  He's *much* better now.  I'm
continuing to work with him now that he's home (especially while he's confi
ned after a recent colic surgery).  He's still nervous, but much, much
better after Rae's work.



Dawn

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