tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post7912037368041567266..comments2023-06-10T06:38:37.815-07:00Comments on Life With My Herd: A calm in the storm allows for ridingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15617546413512282387noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-28031167635724994552013-04-12T21:47:27.097-07:002013-04-12T21:47:27.097-07:00Sounds like you found a good trainer! And sometim...Sounds like you found a good trainer! And sometimes doing less is really doing more. I think its really important to warm a horse up properly to thier level of warmness, my paint horse takes a really long time too, once she shakes her whole body she is relaxed enough to actually think. Took me a long time to figure that out but it made our rides after that much better. Unless we are just trail riding she is relaxed right away, silly girl. <br />It sure wouldn't hurt to have a chiro/massage look at him to see if he is right, that might make it easier for him in his left lead, and if its you, I guess you will know what to work on too.<br />By the way, love the pic of you and Trax :)Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18035210092855895218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-81982567359162928722013-04-12T21:22:25.553-07:002013-04-12T21:22:25.553-07:00I find the same thing with pony. She is NEVER push...I find the same thing with pony. She is NEVER pushy, so I don't have to set boundaries with her, she sets them herself. When I lead her, she walks to the side of me though. I know horses should walk behind, but she is allowed to walk next to me as long as her shoulder never goes in front of my feet. I've tried to get her back behind me, but it's seriously impossible, I just end up beating on her and achieving a freaked out pony which then wants to be closer to me. So as long as her shoulder isn't in front of me, and she stops when I do, backs up when I do etc I let her stay there. <br /><br />I would definitely say it sounds like he may need a chiro appt. most horses are naturally better to one side, but since he was used as a rope horse for so long he probably has been tweaked to one side and never really straightened out. Especially pulling a cow, it sounds like it might just be harder for him to bend and carry himself to the right. <br /><br />But hey, at least your getting some great stuff to the left!!! It's still progress, and some awesome progress!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14850398102722859692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-67416570948203309202013-04-12T14:25:39.754-07:002013-04-12T14:25:39.754-07:00Sounds as if you're making great strides with ...Sounds as if you're making great strides with Trax :) I haven't read back far enough yet to see where you started, but I'm having a good time catching up.<br /><br />I'm so jealous of your lessons! I took about a year's worth with Sunny - only stopped because we moved - and absolutely loved the way it made me focus instead of just letting him get away with whatever. Haven't found anyone down here yet, but it's on my list.<br /><br />Totally agree with you about hauling when it's icy. I actually made arrangements last winter to ride one of the trainer's horses when it was either slick or real cold since Sunny was outside and had a super heavy coat. I just couldn't get him dry enough to put out some nights, so... It was kind of cool though. I ended up riding a Country English horse, a couple of reiners, a western pleasure horse.... It was really interesting to feel how the different disciplines change the frame and still manage to be consistent. Western pleasure was, shockingly to me, the hardest.SunnySDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591623033468632399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1551110757601242898.post-43659244227056824192013-04-12T14:22:21.408-07:002013-04-12T14:22:21.408-07:00I feel like the "bubble" is different fo...I feel like the "bubble" is different for each horse. It's more about boundaries and what you feel comfortable with for your horse. Trax and 'MK' look great together!SheMovedtoTexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062200290148658096noreply@blogger.com