Re: training: Horse won't go through water

Ruth Bourgeois (ruthb@tdsi.net)
Thu, 30 Jan 1997 19:43:51 -0600

> I have found that once the horse has enough confidence in him/herself and trust in you, that horse will never refuse you anything. Time,
patience, consistency.
> Good answer! I agree totally.
I've had similar problems with my horse wanting to be the leader, being
very bad when I make her go last. When she gets obnoxious about it, I
just turn her around and make her go the opposite direction, away from
the others. We have done a lot of riding alone, but she seems to have
gotten the message. When she gets chargy and I turn her around, she'll
usually settle down nicely and we can return to the group.
One thing I learned with an Arabian, it doesn't always help to let them
try to "run" some of their energy off. I tried it. My horse seemed to
think that was a reward for bad behavior.
Ruth