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You HAVE to hold the lead rope in your hand, it would be very  
dangerous to tie the ponied horse to anything or anyone.

-Sharon L. in Maine


Quoting Mellifluous <brio_gal@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Thanks for those tips!  Thankfully my green horse used a crupper   
> when he was in training so he has no problem wearing one.  I have   
> never tried it on my mare.  I have a double snap leadrope (a snap on  
>  each side of the halter) that I use for extra control, I may make a  
>  shorter one for ponying.  I still have to figure out the whole   
> dressage saddle ponying thing because my green horse does not neck   
> rein.  My mare leads well and is non spooky so hopefully she will be  
>  a good influence and behave herself.
>
> Ya know, it seems really wrong to ride the Arabian and pony the Paso  
>  Fino!  What a waste of that smooth ride.  I think that it will be   
> the safest though...;-)
>
> I will try it in the pasture this weekend and see how it goes.  I   
> might have hubby take pics for entertainment purposes.
>
>
>
> To: brio_gal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: Fri, 11 Jul   
> 2008 15:28:39 -0400Subject: [RC] one butt two horsesFrom:   
> rides2far@xxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
> > > > Ok, so I am thinking this ponying thing sounds good.
>
>
> The main thing you need to decide before heading down the trail   
> riding one and ponying the other is what to do when you see the big   
> spiderweb at face height just ahead.  Next decide how you will alter  
>  all your shirts & jackets. You'll be needing to lengthen one sleeve  
>  soon. :-) I've never wanted 2 horses fit bad enough to pony, but I   
> have done it to get a new horse out on the trail and to keep my   
> daughter's horse fit when she was off at camp, and the time he was   
> dealing with a girth rub.
>
> P.S. I recommend a crupper. It keeps the pony horse from clamping   
> down quite so hard on the rope when they get it under their tail and  
>  start spinning.
>
> P.S.S. Repeat after me: "I WILL turn loose of the horse I am ponying  
>  before it's too late...I *will* turn loose of the horse I'm ponying  
>  before it's too late....
>
> P.S.S.S. On a serious note...the Parelli thing where you make a   
> horse back up by wiggling the snap can be very handy to teach the   
> ponied horse. When they start crowd to close you can back them off.
>
> P.P.S.S.S. If forging isn't a problem I prefer to have a rope hooked  
>  right to the halter so that the ponied horse doesn't have that big   
> snap swinging under his chin the whole time.
>
> Angie (Big Butt one horse)
>
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