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| My horse has gotten comfortable where he is although I know he has more to give. Hes more of a push style. Tips on freeing him up especially across the pen. I've been thinking of buying a quirt with a popper on the end....
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Location: Where the long tails flow, ND | I spanked my horse once and shot across the arena super fast. She has remembered it since- ha! But typically I'll just do hustle drills from Point A to Point B etc. and they remember it after the first time, so when I lean forward, they go now, and quickly. |
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| SmokinGirlie - 2016-07-28 2:12 PM I spanked my horse once and shot across the arena super fast. She has remembered it since- ha! But typically I'll just do hustle drills from Point A to Point B etc. and they remember it after the first time, so when I lean forward, they go now, and quickly.
Give me the run down on hustle drills. |
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Location: Where the long tails flow, ND | scwebster - 2016-07-28 2:28 PM SmokinGirlie - 2016-07-28 2:12 PM I spanked my horse once and shot across the arena super fast. She has remembered it since- ha! But typically I'll just do hustle drills from Point A to Point B etc. and they remember it after the first time, so when I lean forward, they go now, and quickly. Give me the run down on hustle drills.
I made it up myself, haha! I'll set up barrels at random spots around my arena and basically make a barrel turn around one and then hustle hustle hustle to the next barrel I send them to. |
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | I probably shouldn't even say this but I read this real quick and thought it said "feeling one up"..... Oh boy it's been a long day |
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| RnRJack - 2016-07-28 3:04 PM
I probably shouldn't even say this but I read this real quick and thought it said "feeling one up"..... Oh boy it's been a long day
Oh my goodness this made me laugh! 
Side note: A producer out here just put on a 'pasture race' (with actual barrels instead of the round bales that I've seen in some videos). It was 115' X 130' with 60' eye. Working a pattern that big forced my ratey horses to move out and free up a TON. Obviously not everyone has that option, but putting that much room between the barrels and making them put in those extra strides certainly helped mine out. |
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| RnRJack - 2016-07-28 3:04 PM I probably shouldn't even say this but I read this real quick and thought it said "feeling one up"..... Oh boy it's been a long day
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Freeing one up