tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post740601054851455447..comments2023-06-10T06:38:37.815-07:00Comments on Life With My Herd: The Phone CallAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15617546413512282387noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-27291166016207630642014-03-28T18:20:58.650-07:002014-03-28T18:20:58.650-07:00I would like that CNJ, I don't have any real e...I would like that CNJ, I don't have any real experience with it, and could use some help from someone who does. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617546413512282387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-34954442349954218652014-03-28T12:31:58.452-07:002014-03-28T12:31:58.452-07:00Jay is right. He can fix it for you, but it will o...Jay is right. He can fix it for you, but it will only be fixed between him and Trax. You can fix it for a while, but whenever they feel threatened- they regress. Gotta go with what you know... If it worked before, they will try it again at some point and you will never get it all the way out of their mind. It may lay there suppressed for years by what they have learned, but it will always be there in the far depths of the back of their mind. It rarely, truly ever goes away. He has to work through his own inner demons, just like the rest of us. Better to let them do it from the ground.<br /><br />There is sooooo much here to expand on ground driving. I don't want to take up a whole bunch of space though. If you want to borrow my surcingle and lines, let me know. Also I have a couple of different sizes of French link snaffles if you want to try one of those too. I believe one is a 5" the other I know is a 6" mouth. I can also stop by sometime and give you some tips on things if you'd like. <br /><br />Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355349642284506192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-1681369645361008612014-03-28T07:41:36.051-07:002014-03-28T07:41:36.051-07:00Great advice from Kay- and it looks like you'v...Great advice from Kay- and it looks like you've discovered the secret of horse training, that to advance you often have to go back to basics and re establish the foundation. When I was learning all this stuff my mentor, Walt Vermadahl, always started his colts with rope work; around the neck, the cinch area, the flank, each foot etc. and would have the colt leading well from any part of it's body before it ever had a saddle on. He also drove the colt from the back of his riding horse, a skill that I never mastered! <br />I think you are well on your way to making a good horse out of Trax. Love your attitude.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-11470793193111441252014-03-28T04:14:13.695-07:002014-03-28T04:14:13.695-07:00That sounds like some good advice from Jay. I'...That sounds like some good advice from Jay. I'm glad to hear you will be proofing the heck out of Trax with ropes before you get back on with them. It's not just competition stuff, but what if he gets caught up in wire or old rope or something out riding? You need to know he will handle it and stop for you no matter what. Bolting (and rearing) are two things that are really just too dangerous in an already dangerous hobby. Keechyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508060247369251383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-16829900917061643632014-03-27T22:13:24.500-07:002014-03-27T22:13:24.500-07:00I totally agree. My post about the 11th commandme...I totally agree. My post about the 11th commandment a while back was sort of a spin off of what Michael Johnson writes about, but even in his story, he is poking fun of that mentality. We are on the same team, not opposites, and the goal is to work together, not against each other. But it was good that you reminded me of that. I have been known to "go there".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617546413512282387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-1001959396827897952014-03-27T21:58:24.478-07:002014-03-27T21:58:24.478-07:00I am short on time, but, I am glad to read this. ...I am short on time, but, I am glad to read this. This is a good approach!! One other thing to keep in mind, beware the mindset that says you can't "let the horse win". As soon as you go there in your mind, you are in an adversarial position with your horse and have already lost ground. I hope that makes sense, if not I'll try to express the thought better later. Keep up the good work.The Dancing Donkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274299120708749101noreply@blogger.com