Forget_Me_Not
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Evening...
So my disgruntled fat, hairy, pig-pony has been having a shock this week with an unwanted apperance of the lunge line!! He's a quick learner so after our first session he mastered the general idea of moving around me in a circle-ish shape to my voice and whip commands. He learn't that leaping and lunging didn't work and worse still napping for Vada to save him wouldn't stop this nasty lady either. We're on session four now and he's happily walking and troting on the lunge with alittle encouragement of the whip. The trouble with Jesse is he is not sacred nor borthered by of ANYTHING which makes the use of a lunge whip very unaffective. I don't hold back with it either and I am certianly not affard to give him a whip; I'd rather he learnt to think forwards now then later. He is only three so I think he's just finding it alittle hard as he won't have super muscles developed yet.
Today I tried to ask for a canter and all I can say is I was far more nackered by the end of the session then Jesse!! After alot of chasing, a very quick trot might brake into a stride or two of canter if I was lucky but not quite long enough to praise him enough so he could understand that is what I'm after. He was just very confused and unsure of wha tI was asking. It's not ideal being in a paddock because I'm trying to pull him round while pushing him forward which means I have to have him quite short. I do have a smaller 'grass school' fenced area but the horses are currently grazing it down as it got knee lenght while I was away!!
Now in the poll is what my thoughts but I'd be really interested to hear any experience, advice and opinions. Please don't think I'm a complete numpty badly braking some poor pony, I have broken my fair share it's just not had one that's not cantered easily on the lunge nor backed many with such basic facilites. I only plan to lightly back Jesse while I have the time.
THANKIES XX
So my disgruntled fat, hairy, pig-pony has been having a shock this week with an unwanted apperance of the lunge line!! He's a quick learner so after our first session he mastered the general idea of moving around me in a circle-ish shape to my voice and whip commands. He learn't that leaping and lunging didn't work and worse still napping for Vada to save him wouldn't stop this nasty lady either. We're on session four now and he's happily walking and troting on the lunge with alittle encouragement of the whip. The trouble with Jesse is he is not sacred nor borthered by of ANYTHING which makes the use of a lunge whip very unaffective. I don't hold back with it either and I am certianly not affard to give him a whip; I'd rather he learnt to think forwards now then later. He is only three so I think he's just finding it alittle hard as he won't have super muscles developed yet.
Today I tried to ask for a canter and all I can say is I was far more nackered by the end of the session then Jesse!! After alot of chasing, a very quick trot might brake into a stride or two of canter if I was lucky but not quite long enough to praise him enough so he could understand that is what I'm after. He was just very confused and unsure of wha tI was asking. It's not ideal being in a paddock because I'm trying to pull him round while pushing him forward which means I have to have him quite short. I do have a smaller 'grass school' fenced area but the horses are currently grazing it down as it got knee lenght while I was away!!
Now in the poll is what my thoughts but I'd be really interested to hear any experience, advice and opinions. Please don't think I'm a complete numpty badly braking some poor pony, I have broken my fair share it's just not had one that's not cantered easily on the lunge nor backed many with such basic facilites. I only plan to lightly back Jesse while I have the time.
THANKIES XX
