WelshGal
Active Member
Hi, just wondering if anyone has used join up before?
A bit of back ground - i have a welsh pony i brought who was hardly handled. Now ive had him about 2 years. He was 6 months old when i got him and i had him castrated last winter. Ive done some ground work such as hoof timming, leading, traffic training and hes had a rubber bit in his mouth. Hes been lunged and lon reined too. Since he got castrated hes been really wary of people, he will come up to you and you can catch him if you just give him a bit of time and once you have caught him you can take the headcollar off and put it on without a problem providing you dnt leave him for more than 10 mins. But now i want to start some other training with him, saddles and the bridle more. But i feel like he wants to learn (and hes being naughty abit - but thats due to needing his brain exercised) but hes not ready because he doesnt quite trust me enough. I want to build that bond with him.
Ive studied animal behaviour and more specifically horse behaviour. I have followed monty roberts since i was young and have always wanted to try join up but never had anywhere to do it. Now i have a feild, but i can take him into a bit which is seperate from the others he lives with. I want to try it, but will have to do it on the lunge - which tho not ideal is all i have. and i think this is just what he needs.
Basically just wanted to know if anyone had done it before and if anyone had done it on a lunge line. Any help would be great. x
A bit of back ground - i have a welsh pony i brought who was hardly handled. Now ive had him about 2 years. He was 6 months old when i got him and i had him castrated last winter. Ive done some ground work such as hoof timming, leading, traffic training and hes had a rubber bit in his mouth. Hes been lunged and lon reined too. Since he got castrated hes been really wary of people, he will come up to you and you can catch him if you just give him a bit of time and once you have caught him you can take the headcollar off and put it on without a problem providing you dnt leave him for more than 10 mins. But now i want to start some other training with him, saddles and the bridle more. But i feel like he wants to learn (and hes being naughty abit - but thats due to needing his brain exercised) but hes not ready because he doesnt quite trust me enough. I want to build that bond with him.
Ive studied animal behaviour and more specifically horse behaviour. I have followed monty roberts since i was young and have always wanted to try join up but never had anywhere to do it. Now i have a feild, but i can take him into a bit which is seperate from the others he lives with. I want to try it, but will have to do it on the lunge - which tho not ideal is all i have. and i think this is just what he needs.
Basically just wanted to know if anyone had done it before and if anyone had done it on a lunge line. Any help would be great. x