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<blockquote data-quote="Linda" data-source="post: 150718" data-attributes="member: 50"><p>Lounging isn't about running the horse until it's exhausted, which you already know. So, lounging a healthy horse, pregnant or not, is not going to hurt that horse or the foal. Since lounging is all about teaching manners and respect. don't worry about the pregnancy. When I'm training a horse, I find working with it in the round pen every day for about 15 minutes to an hour helps tremendously. If you are properly round penning your horse, you can easily work with it every day. </p><p></p><p>Your horse is turning and walking toward you for one of two reasons. Either she's showing respect and deferring to you as her herd leader, or she is turning and walking toward you as a way to not have to work. Make sure you only allow her to stop and turn toward you when you give her the signal to stop. If she stops on her own, increase the pressure on her until she moves out again. If, for instance, she is trotting to your command, watch for her to start peeking at you with her eye. If her nose is still turned outward, she is looking for escape outside the pen. If she starts peeking at you and softening her neck and head toward you (watch closely, this can be very subtle) then give her a command to stop. If she turns toward you when she stops, take a step back to take the pressure off of her and let her know she's doing the right thing. Be sure to work on voice commands with her. She is able to learn an amazing amount of our language. She learns the spoken word as well as body language.</p><p></p><p>You say her trot is uneven. I'm guessing she wants to slow down all the time? If so, then work her a little harder. If she doesn't want to trot evenly, then lope her until she starts looking at you. You can then take off enough pressure and give her the command to trot, or you can stop her allow her to turn to you, then start her out at the trot again. With a little work on your part, she will quickly learn that not trotting means extra work, as she'll have to lope. She has to eventually learn that doing what you are asking of her is the easiest way out. Always make what you want the horse to do the easy thing. If they don't do what you ask, then they find they have to do something that is more work. </p><p></p><p>One thing that makes a huge difference in our horses is to do a "Reverse" with them. At any gait you choose, step toward the front of the horse with your arm or whip out and call, "Reeeee vers!" Drawing out the first syllable allows the horse a little advance notice of what you want. You do want the horse to turn toward you, change direction & move out. If the horse turns away from you and moves out at first, you can live with that for awhile. As you work with the horse on basic ground work more and more, it will start turning toward you. So have the horse reverse several times in the pen, especially if the horse isn't paying attention to you. The reverse is hard work for the horse and she won't like it. The reverse is one of the best ways I've found to get a horse to focus. Reverse the horse several times, and always in a different spot in the pen, so she won't anticipate. If she reverses on her own without you telling her to, and she will try that, don't let her. Put all kinds of pressure with voice and body to force her to go the direction you told her to go. Very soon she will perk up and pay perfect attention to you. It's a good feeling to see that horse standing there ears up and forward and totally focused on you. Good luck to you. I hope some of this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Linda, post: 150718, member: 50"] Lounging isn't about running the horse until it's exhausted, which you already know. So, lounging a healthy horse, pregnant or not, is not going to hurt that horse or the foal. Since lounging is all about teaching manners and respect. don't worry about the pregnancy. When I'm training a horse, I find working with it in the round pen every day for about 15 minutes to an hour helps tremendously. If you are properly round penning your horse, you can easily work with it every day. Your horse is turning and walking toward you for one of two reasons. Either she's showing respect and deferring to you as her herd leader, or she is turning and walking toward you as a way to not have to work. Make sure you only allow her to stop and turn toward you when you give her the signal to stop. If she stops on her own, increase the pressure on her until she moves out again. If, for instance, she is trotting to your command, watch for her to start peeking at you with her eye. If her nose is still turned outward, she is looking for escape outside the pen. If she starts peeking at you and softening her neck and head toward you (watch closely, this can be very subtle) then give her a command to stop. If she turns toward you when she stops, take a step back to take the pressure off of her and let her know she's doing the right thing. Be sure to work on voice commands with her. She is able to learn an amazing amount of our language. She learns the spoken word as well as body language. You say her trot is uneven. I'm guessing she wants to slow down all the time? If so, then work her a little harder. If she doesn't want to trot evenly, then lope her until she starts looking at you. You can then take off enough pressure and give her the command to trot, or you can stop her allow her to turn to you, then start her out at the trot again. With a little work on your part, she will quickly learn that not trotting means extra work, as she'll have to lope. She has to eventually learn that doing what you are asking of her is the easiest way out. Always make what you want the horse to do the easy thing. If they don't do what you ask, then they find they have to do something that is more work. One thing that makes a huge difference in our horses is to do a "Reverse" with them. At any gait you choose, step toward the front of the horse with your arm or whip out and call, "Reeeee vers!" Drawing out the first syllable allows the horse a little advance notice of what you want. You do want the horse to turn toward you, change direction & move out. If the horse turns away from you and moves out at first, you can live with that for awhile. As you work with the horse on basic ground work more and more, it will start turning toward you. So have the horse reverse several times in the pen, especially if the horse isn't paying attention to you. The reverse is hard work for the horse and she won't like it. The reverse is one of the best ways I've found to get a horse to focus. Reverse the horse several times, and always in a different spot in the pen, so she won't anticipate. If she reverses on her own without you telling her to, and she will try that, don't let her. Put all kinds of pressure with voice and body to force her to go the direction you told her to go. Very soon she will perk up and pay perfect attention to you. It's a good feeling to see that horse standing there ears up and forward and totally focused on you. Good luck to you. I hope some of this helps. [/QUOTE]
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