Wow That sounds exactly like my friend. I busted my butt getting a draft horse into shape. My friend wanted to ride, so I let him ride her. I told him that she does not neck rein so use both hands, dont kick her, just give her verbal cues. Well, he liked the *western movie* way, and since he was riding behind me, I didn't realize he'd be sooo stupid. After that, she became the *bucking* horse. Whenever you'd put ANY leg pressure on her she'd buck buck buck. It was fun to ride but it still messed up my hard work.
My opinion, old habits are hard to break, and this may not be a habit, but she's sure set in her ways, and chances are, even with lessons, once Snow upsets the lady, she'd probably revert back to her bad riding. You don't want to ruin a good horse on a bad bad resistant rider.
... Nah.. theres nothing in it for me in giving her lessons on Dusty. Even if she could learn to control Dusty with a direct rein she wouldnt be able to ride...
Wow That sounds exactly like my friend. I busted my butt getting a draft horse into shape. My friend wanted to ride, so I let him ride her. I told him that she...
... the *bucking* ... buck. It ... Yeah.. Ive seen it happen before too. Older horses and horses that have been undersaddle a long time usually have some...
Cheryl, I would not sale Snow to her. If she is unwilling to listen to how to handle her then she is not a true horse person. Since each horse is different...
In a message dated 7/31/04 10:35:13 PM Central Daylight Time, ... Boy Cheryl that is a tough one. Any way you could set her down with some good tapes? Ones...
... some good ... I dont know.. are there any tapes out there on how to direct rein a horse? I tried teaching her like i was taught. Put the bit in her hand...
Cheryl, have to admit that I have no clue when it comes to direct reining. All the horses I have ever ridden in my life neck reined...that is what I am used to...
... teach me that ... They sure do. It was hard for me too. Though i grew up with pulling ponys so i was used to direct reining as a kid..though we called it ...
Brina direct reins and we often have discussions on the two styles. She can't imagine riding without some contact and I can't imagine riding with a tighter...
... styles. She ... riding with a ... Ive ridden both way. I dont even know which one I prefer any more actually lol. Raven direct reins, but rides on a very...
Any how to try to make this shorter, you said that you thought incorrect neck reining wasn't as hard on the horse as incorrect direct reining, and I don't...
... he ... Youve got a good point there. With a direct rein they do usually get the response they want before they crank too hard. And direct reining is a...
... I believe the reason some folks never learn to ride correctly is because someone sold them a good broke horse to begin with. Let me explain, the good...
... most ... Yep I see it a lot and its pretty much whats going on with this lady. I think a child needs to learn to ride on a well broke horse. I think it...
"so and so told me that the best teacher is a well broke horse. " My best teacher happened to be my TB who was only race trained. Deffinitely not for a...
... wouldn't listen ... I started out riding on a shetland pony named blackjack that was sooo bombproof that a board fell off the barn roof onto his back while...
Kelly came home from school yesterday and said, oh momma, there is this horse on the bus route that is soo thin. I said, well can you show me where it is?...
You're in TX, right? You can call the ag extension office and explain to them what the situation is. They can direct you on what to do or take over from there....
Oh that is a good idea! They need court orders here too. And I am a bit leary of just walking up to someones house. Did I ever tell you guys about the freak...
Kathleen, I saw this post earlier and just haven't had time to respond till now. I see that you already have some great advice. I would ask the owner about ...
I would ask the owner about the problem. We did that this last time and the family broke down and began to cry. They just couldn't take care of the horse....
It would depend on what your state laws are. I have called animal control here in Az for neglect cases and they do respond. I know of others who have called...
And that is how thin this one is. And I did think it may be old and sick like that. That was why I was so concerned about doing the right thing. I can see...
" I'm still waiting to see this horse, the suspense is killing me. Kathleen" Maybe (just maybe) they rescued the horse and it is thin from where it lived...
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