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Re: [RC] [RC] help with trail shy gelding - Sharon LevasseurI have a slightly different technique. Most of the time I don't look at the potential boogerie objects, but if he *does* begin to react, I look at it to acknowledge its presence and then I look away back to our intended path. In essence I'm telling him "I see it and it's OK, we're just going to mind our own business". It works for us.-Sharon L. in Maine Quoting Dawn Carrie <rdcarrie@xxxxxxxxx>: Smile with your butt...I love it! I use the phrase, "See everything, look at nothing" when explaining to others how I ride when on a horse that tends to spook. I "see" the potential boogers, but I don't "look" at them. I look on down the trail, and find that by not focusing on the potential scary things, my horse tends to go right on past them. If I look at the thing, my horse somehow senses it and reacts. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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