SnowPhony
Well-Known Member
Seem to have made a break through with the little hackney mare I've been working wth and I'm so happy I just have to share!
After riding her last monday and spending more time going backwards than fowards I thought I had quite a task on my hands and when I went to work with her on friday I decided I would lunge her. She is amazingly responsive to voice and worked like a dream for me.
Then decided I walk her along the track in hand. This has been a problem for her in the past as she han't liked going anywhere on her own, gets silly, walks backwards and leaps about. Owner is quite happy to admit she has let her get away with it and took her back when she starts in the past because she's worried she will fall in a the ditch.
We got to the end of the track, with her being very silly to start with, then being more interested in the gorgeous grass than the noise the others were making. She would stop, stick her head down to try and eat and then leap forwards before running backwards. I walked her with the lunge whip in one hand so everytime she went backwards I flicked it in her direction and she seemed to get the idea despite it being in a bit of a silly fashion!
Yesterday I was pushed for time so decided I'd walk her inhand again with the lunge whip again and try and go a bit further than the day before. We pretty much jogged up the lane which was fine as she was going in the right direction. She stopped once and reversed but as soon as I told her to walk on she did. We got to the point we had the previos day with just the one stop, got to the point I a was aiming for quite happily, so we continued right up the road for a mile right until we got to the main road without any silliness what so ever. I was so happy with her!
So today the mission is to walk up to the main road without me carrying the lunge whip and get on her half way up there so she does it under saddle
After riding her last monday and spending more time going backwards than fowards I thought I had quite a task on my hands and when I went to work with her on friday I decided I would lunge her. She is amazingly responsive to voice and worked like a dream for me.
Then decided I walk her along the track in hand. This has been a problem for her in the past as she han't liked going anywhere on her own, gets silly, walks backwards and leaps about. Owner is quite happy to admit she has let her get away with it and took her back when she starts in the past because she's worried she will fall in a the ditch.
We got to the end of the track, with her being very silly to start with, then being more interested in the gorgeous grass than the noise the others were making. She would stop, stick her head down to try and eat and then leap forwards before running backwards. I walked her with the lunge whip in one hand so everytime she went backwards I flicked it in her direction and she seemed to get the idea despite it being in a bit of a silly fashion!
Yesterday I was pushed for time so decided I'd walk her inhand again with the lunge whip again and try and go a bit further than the day before. We pretty much jogged up the lane which was fine as she was going in the right direction. She stopped once and reversed but as soon as I told her to walk on she did. We got to the point we had the previos day with just the one stop, got to the point I a was aiming for quite happily, so we continued right up the road for a mile right until we got to the main road without any silliness what so ever. I was so happy with her!
So today the mission is to walk up to the main road without me carrying the lunge whip and get on her half way up there so she does it under saddle
