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 Money Eating Baggage Owner
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Location: Phoenix | cheryl makofka - 2017-02-06 7:56 AM I would separate the two horses, chances your problem may be solved. Horses are herd animals, the mare is probably the alpha, when she runs he follows. As for chasing with a cart, I would stop this Immediately. Had a horse that was chased in with a quad all the time before I got him, he was afraid of quads so much if there was a quad in the arena it would affect his run. If I was riding on the trails he would become fearful. We tried to desensitize, and it never worked. John Lyons, and Ray Hunt both preach you chase the horse, you need to be on equal ground with the horse, and you cannot switch out people. You need to chase them till they put their head down lick their lips, stop chasing when they do this, Pat Parrelli has some good points too, never walk in a straight line up to a horse, always half circles, even resting a leg show the horse you are relaxed. All three have videos, they are good watching.
This. I think doing some Clinton Anderson/Parelli/what have you roundpenning would really help for catching in the future. It shows you're boss, listen to YOU and not the mare. | |
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 Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | I had one that we had just brought home (a 2 year old) that was easy to catch in her familiar surroundings, but hard to catch once we got her home (I think it was more scared/unfamiliar than anything). So, it took me about 3 times of going out, putting the halter on, giving her a treat, take it off, put it back on, a treat. Now I can catch her anywhere, no matter the size pasture, without a treat.
Then I have my good mare...wouldn't sell her for anything...she can be persuaded by food (okay she loves food, but she knows when you have a halter, LOL). I just deal with it. It might take me 5 minutes on a bad day to catch her, but she has always been like this (she's 16 y/o this year), and if that is the worst thing she does (and so far it has been!) I'm good with that. There isn't any training her out of it. If she's by herself, she's better, but she's not really bad when she's with other horses. | |
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  One Hard Core Mom
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Location: Dassel MN | they drive me insane! gah~ one of the worst things in my book. ive been known to sell one for that reason alone lol!?it was that or shoot her! she drove me nuts. each time you wanted to catch heryou better have at least 3 hours to kill, if you kept her up she would tear stuff up to get back out. tried everything and then some nothing ever worked, she was a pain in the ass till the day she died. | |
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