liznpatch
Member
Has anyone got any bright ideas for curing a horse who is always calling to friends when being ridden? I am especially interested to hear from anyone who does Parelli or Natural Horsemanship. Thanks
curing a horse who is always calling!
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muff747
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Sounds like your horse doesn't consider you a safe leader and so he/she has to find others of his kind to give him reassurance.
If you are interested in NH I think it would be a great way of strengthening a bond between you so he feels like he's in good safe company anywhere he goes.
Check out on this website first of all http://consideringhorses.co.uk or
http://www.intelligenthorsemanship.co.uk/ they will come to you to help guide you on how to practice NH. It is quite complex because you need to learn the reasons for horses behaviour and body language so you can then communicate with him. then he will listen to you and relax and feel safe in your company. Beware of trying to do join up or using halters without some guidance from someone with you who is experienced and knows what they are doing, there are many stories of NH going horribly wrong and then it's the NH that gets the blame for now working. It does work brilliantly if it is done properly with timing being the most important thing to learn.
If you can't afford someone to come out to you, see if they do any demos and go see what it entails. Go to any demos about horse behaviour and learn as much as you can about connecting with your horse from the ground - ground work is the best way to do form a bond with your horse.
Another source of distance learning about NH in here http://www.montyrobertsuniversity.com. It only costs approx £6.50 a month and you can work through all Monty's methods right from the beginning. There is a help line where you can ask for help at any time.
Good luck,
If you are interested in NH I think it would be a great way of strengthening a bond between you so he feels like he's in good safe company anywhere he goes.
Check out on this website first of all http://consideringhorses.co.uk or
http://www.intelligenthorsemanship.co.uk/ they will come to you to help guide you on how to practice NH. It is quite complex because you need to learn the reasons for horses behaviour and body language so you can then communicate with him. then he will listen to you and relax and feel safe in your company. Beware of trying to do join up or using halters without some guidance from someone with you who is experienced and knows what they are doing, there are many stories of NH going horribly wrong and then it's the NH that gets the blame for now working. It does work brilliantly if it is done properly with timing being the most important thing to learn.
If you can't afford someone to come out to you, see if they do any demos and go see what it entails. Go to any demos about horse behaviour and learn as much as you can about connecting with your horse from the ground - ground work is the best way to do form a bond with your horse.
Another source of distance learning about NH in here http://www.montyrobertsuniversity.com. It only costs approx £6.50 a month and you can work through all Monty's methods right from the beginning. There is a help line where you can ask for help at any time.
Good luck,
liznpatch
Member
thanks for the advice. x
fizzer
Well-Known Member
One of mine calls for another one even though he is still with other friends in field. He has done it for 11 years so do not think he going to stop now. He obviously misses him.
piebaldsparkle
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I used to ride a TB who would call for her field mate on the last 1/2mile home and try to jog. I got her out of the habit by asking for reinback EVERY time she called or jogged. She soon learned that calling slowed her journey home to her mate, and stopped. In the end she would walk home on a long rein. Nothing worst than a yelling horse.