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| So I have a three year old (four this coming April) filly that I had 30 days put on this summer to get her started then I continued on with her up until winter really hit us. I absolutely love her, she's everything I hoped for. Crazy athletic, super smart, loves to go places and work, and is an absolute sweetie. She's very forward and has lots of go, a lot of energy. Combine that with her very active brain and she can be a challenge to keep interested when riding her. She's never been spooky or broncy, but she does get frustrated and bored if you do one thing for too long or don't switch things up enough to hold her attention. She picks things up super fast (within the first 10-15 rides she was doing very nice rollbacks at a walk and trot, picking up both leads easily, doing simple lead changes through the middle of the arena, haunch and forehand pivots, sidepassing, etc.) so it's been a challenge for me to keep coming up with new things to teach her and different exercises to do that will keep working her fundamentals and get a solid foundation on her while still keeping her mentally occupied.
I would appreciate any advice or exercises that some of you do with your "busy bodies"! And if any of you are curious, here is her pedigree: http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/docs+ima+rock+star |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I ride in the woods, do obstacle courses with ground poles and low cavalettis, and long trot some miles in the fields. I also give a lot of time off until they're old enough to get a job. I don't want them getting bored or burned out or progressing too quickly. If I don't know where to go with one from where I'm at, it's time to turn them out for a month or 2. The good ones will come back even better than when you quit them. |
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | Take her out on the trails. Like us the same scenery leaves us dull. While riding ask to move off the leg to change direction onto another path circle rocks trees shrubs. You can still teach the same principles just the obstacle s give more meaning. |
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| Thanks for the advice! She's been turned out for the past couple months because of the weather and we only have an outdoor. I have to haul to an indoor to ride when the weather turns bad and usually can't make that work with my schedule very often so she's been getting some time off. I'll ride her off and on this winter then really get going on her again this spring. Just looking for some ideas for when that time comes :) |
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| I really like this drill if you can't get out on trails and make them think that way ....
The people that put this out make some really handy sorting and penning horses that have a great, soft handle ... I've used this with my colts before to keep them paying attention to me :) Good Luck! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF1zWjFhutA |
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Exercises for "busy body" colts