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I was reading the post on Clinton and admit that I like some of his
techniques, but I'm helping a friend train a horse and he's doing something
that I don't quit know how to fix as a result of the clinton
anderson/parelli type techniques.

This horse is very green, so that's part of it. He yields very well to the
bit: ie: he puts  his head on your knee when you put pressure on the knee.
But the horse doesn't actually steer. When I ride him in the arena, he can't
seem to leave the rail. When we take him on the trail he uses the trail to
know where to go, but his rider doesn't have a lot of control over him. if
you put pressure on the "inside" rein in an attempt to circle him, he gives
to that rein, but keeps leading the same direction with his shoulder.

this isn't my first time to work with a green horse, but I used mostly
dressage techniques with my horses as I didn't really know much about
natural horsemanship, so I don't quite know what to do.

it's a very disconcerting ride...suggestions anyone?

Alice Yovich
Licensed Massage Therapist
www.equithreads.com
Reg. 4, Texas


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