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Breaking a horse to ride & breaking 2 ponies to a cart!
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<blockquote data-quote="Linda" data-source="post: 7378" data-attributes="member: 50"><p>As a start, I would guess your horse either was never taught cues, or you are not using the cues she was taught to respond to. </p><p></p><p>I would suggest having her evaluated by a good trainer. She just may need a round pen refresher course. On the other hand, you may need some teaching so you can more easily handle her and gain the response you are asking for. You shouldn't have to either kick her or slap her on the butt to get her to move out. </p><p></p><p>You can work on making a clucking sound whenever you lead her and want her to move. Don't attempt to drag her around. Hold her lead rope with some free lead between your hand and her halter, stand by her shoulder, and cluck to her as you walk forward. </p><p></p><p>This basic response to cues is so ingrained in our 6 horses that one can be standing by an open gate to a corral, and will enter the corral when I make a verbal clucking sound. Sometimes the horse will look a little baffled when it finds itself in the corral, but the response that got the horse into the corral was an automatic one. </p><p></p><p>There are also leg cues to be considered. My oldest horse will move out if squeezed with my legs, while all subsequent horses have been trained to stop if squeezed. Our horses will stop and back with only a squeeze of the legs and a quiet verbal cue. </p><p></p><p>It's difficult to tell from your post just how much training your horse may have had. </p><p></p><p>These are just some ideas to start you thinking. Find a good trainer and pick their brain. Read up on Ray Hunt and John Lyons and watch their videos if you can. Better yet, attend one of their seminars. </p><p></p><p>Good luck to you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Linda, post: 7378, member: 50"] As a start, I would guess your horse either was never taught cues, or you are not using the cues she was taught to respond to. I would suggest having her evaluated by a good trainer. She just may need a round pen refresher course. On the other hand, you may need some teaching so you can more easily handle her and gain the response you are asking for. You shouldn't have to either kick her or slap her on the butt to get her to move out. You can work on making a clucking sound whenever you lead her and want her to move. Don't attempt to drag her around. Hold her lead rope with some free lead between your hand and her halter, stand by her shoulder, and cluck to her as you walk forward. This basic response to cues is so ingrained in our 6 horses that one can be standing by an open gate to a corral, and will enter the corral when I make a verbal clucking sound. Sometimes the horse will look a little baffled when it finds itself in the corral, but the response that got the horse into the corral was an automatic one. There are also leg cues to be considered. My oldest horse will move out if squeezed with my legs, while all subsequent horses have been trained to stop if squeezed. Our horses will stop and back with only a squeeze of the legs and a quiet verbal cue. It's difficult to tell from your post just how much training your horse may have had. These are just some ideas to start you thinking. Find a good trainer and pick their brain. Read up on Ray Hunt and John Lyons and watch their videos if you can. Better yet, attend one of their seminars. Good luck to you! [/QUOTE]
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