Does anyone know of a good saddle fitter in Minnesota? Close enough to the Twin Cities that s/he would actually be able to come to me? (Among the many pieces...
... enough to ... Hi Peggy, When I was trying to properly fit Joshua many people raved about a specific fitter from Wisconsin who does make the rounds in ...
... <peggy@...> wrote: Hey Peggy, Have you been out to St Croux Saddlery? If not, they are the place to go for english tack. They have a very large selection...
To an English rider these pix are enough to make an instructor die in shock ... BUT , I think I now ' have got ' , the Buckle and the open rein . Skylark...
Right on the heels of Katie's wonderful clinic report to the Clickryder List I would like to say that I am thrilled to announce that I am hosting a Clicker...
... Curiously, ... withers. I ... solid ... through ... and I ... in a ... relaxing ... try ... again, ... her ... with ... Hi Melissa- Just wanted to...
Hi everyone, some nice things happening with John: Wednesday, I finally really used the clicker to trim his front feet, after thinking for so long that I...
Does anyone have advice on how to handle a young horse (1.5 yr male) that thinks I'm his mother? My specific problem is that when I try to lead him on a...
Diane Riggs
Diane_Riggs_246@...
May 8, 2006 3:25 pm
1312
Targeting. He can't walk over you if his nose is touching -- or trying to touch -- a target held out away from you. Once he gets some fluency at that, you can...
I have both clicker books but can not seem to find ... If you have the books they teach you how to teach him how to back! Once he well understands 'back', you...
Hi Diane, I'm sure you'll get many good responses to your question! I've had this same situation before and have dealt with it by simply teaching the horse to...
Elaine, Lyndsey, Melissa, Thank you so much for the good advice. If I'm understanding this correctly, you all seem to be pretty much on the same page in that:...
Diane Riggs
Diane_Riggs_246@...
May 8, 2006 6:37 pm
1317
... Your welcome! ... I find backing the most powerful tool for teaching space. Try and be ready to click and treat whenever you see him back for any reason...
Hi Diane, Basically, from my perspective, no matter what you choose to do, he needs to have something to do instead of crowding you. Each of the suggestions...
Hi Diane, As you have already noticed there are many ways to teach 'stay out of my space'. Do remember the power of your food delivery. Feed your horse where...
Know What You Are Teaching The last couple of clinics I have done have served as great reminders about the importance of basics. At one of these clinics I got...
So the other day, I decided to practice a little WWYLM, then try lunging, to see what kind of movement ensued. She is offering some exaggerated bending of the...
Hi Diane: It's funny that you bring this up as I've just started training a 2 month old Belgian Colt who is the size of a regular horse yearling. First Dolores...
Hey Melissa: Good to hear what you are getting from WWYLM. I want to add something I¹m seeing with Oisin and find out if anyone else is experiencing the same...
Hi Diane, If he thinks you're his mother then you need to act like his mother! His mother would be really laying into him by now, with pinned ears, teeth, and...
Hi Kim, My first thought, reading your post is just that Oisin is more comfortable with you on his left, and you are probably more comfortable there too. Is ...
Hi Marjorie, ... I have to respectfully disagree with this. I am watching a baby with his mother and she doesn't punish him for staying so close. Instead it...
Kim, I did find the same thing myself - and for me I think its a problem of me usually being on Ruby's left - I try to remember to do equal work on the right,...
Two weeks ago today, I pulled an unhandled, (supposedly) yearling, (supposedly) draft-cross filly off the feedlot in eastern Washington. I'm very excited to be...
First of all I would like to thank everyone for their opinions and suggestions - they are SO much appreciated as I was finding myself confused and frustrated...
Diane Riggs
Diane_Riggs_246@...
May 10, 2006 4:52 pm
1330
(I apologize if you get this twice, I'm having problems with my e-mail) First of all I would like to thank everyone for their opinions and suggestions - they...
Diane Riggs
Diane_Riggs_246@...
May 10, 2006 5:17 pm
1331
Good for you Melissa. Sounds like you are going to have a great time. I wouldn't exactly call this baby a clean slate. Especially if she was in a feed lot and...
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