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Location: USA | I have a little butterball that I need to start ponying on the days I don't have time to ride more than 1. I've ponied before, but Butterball was always the one I rode when I had to pony others, now she's the one I need to pony. The horse I planned on ponying Butterball off of is not the dominant of the 2, Butterball is. Any tips or tricks y'all can give me? I really don't want to land in the dirt - the ground is so hard. lol |
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Location: Pacific Northwest | I don't think it should matter who is dominant because when you're riding, you're the dominant one.
I pony off all my horses, the only deciding factor is who I think is less likely to be a spazz that day. The horse I'm on isn't allowed to be mean to who I'm ponying and vice versa.
Edited by livexlovexrodeo 2014-08-25 11:34 PM
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Location: Central Montana | Start slow and see how it goes, if the one you are ponying is pushy you will need to teach him/her to back off and stay in place. |
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Location: USA | livexlovexrodeo - 2014-08-25 11:31 PM
I don't think it should matter who is dominant because when you're riding, you're the dominant one.
I pony off all my horses, the only deciding factor is who I think is less likely to be a spazz that day. The horse I'm on isn't allowed to be mean to who I'm ponying and vice versa.
I agree. Butterball may rule the pastures, but when Big Momma's in the house, it's my way or the highway. Gonna attempt this in the morning so y'all pray for me so I don't get face planted on the ground. That's not how I want to start the day  |
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 Chatty Kathy
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Location: In Ky following Barrel Races & Walker hounds. | I always use a shank when I pony, rather than a lead rope. Helps get ahold of the one I am ponying. My mare is always the one I pony, and she can get rank. I learned a lot from the outriders and pony people at the track, if one gets too nasty you either need to pick it up or slow it down to bring them out of it, just depends on the horse.
Hopefully this helps a little.  |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | I use a longer cotton leadrope. I don't want the ponied horse running up the butt and tripping over the feet of the horse I'm riding. I also like the cotton ropes because if the other horse is screwing off I can crack them between the ears if needed. |
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| Mine will find the end of the lead rope really quick between their ears if they get dominate. I want them to stay back and not be pushy or aggressive. |
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Location: USA | Love all y'alls responses! I don't foresee any problem because she usually minds her P's and Q's, but I figured I'd ask y'all for some tidbits of advice and stuff before. |
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| CYA Ranch - 2014-08-26 7:44 AM
I use a longer cotton leadrope. I don't want the ponied horse running up the butt and tripping over the feet of the horse I'm riding. I also like the cotton ropes because if the other horse is screwing off I can crack them between the ears if needed.
^^THIS. A well timed WHACK with the end will bring either horse back to being respectful and reinforce that you are in control and they better toe the line :) |
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| I pony mine all the time. I alternate between who gets saddled and pony the other two, one on each side. I have never had any problems, just make sure you don't let the lead rope get under ones tail, happened to me once but my horse just stopped and let me get it out.
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 Living on the edge of common sense
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Location: Carpenter, WY | Dan does it the easy way
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Location: SE Louisiana | teehaha - 2014-08-26 10:48 AM
Dan does it the easy way
OMG That horse!!!  |
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Location: USA | teehaha - 2014-08-26 10:48 AM Dan does it the easy way
Lol this is how I'd prefer to do it, but I'm stuck with the real deal until I can get a 4 wheeler
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 Am I really the Weirdo?
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Location: Kansas | I pony mine all the time because then I can work more in an evening. I can pony off of any of them, and all of them except Chance can be ponied. He is just too rank to pony....he bites their flanks and bucks, so I said screw it and he just gets ridden for exercise. I've ponied 3 off of him at one time and if I had about a half mile straightaway so I didn't have to turn very often, I could probably pony two on each side of him. When I pony two on one side, I make sure one lead rope is 8-10 feet long so that horse can either lag behind (Joker) or run to the outside (Streak). I just started off at a walk and made sure I had control of all the horses being worked, then slowly upped it to a trot. When they start getting too spread out or out of control, I come back to a walk and get back in control before we speed up again. Honestly I've never had any real trouble and I've had the one I'm on buck, the ones I'm ponying buck, and last year, Joker wound up loose in a rodeo arena while being ponied, but I got everyone stopped and scooped up the lead rope before most people knew anything was wrong.
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