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<blockquote data-quote="gabz" data-source="post: 212204" data-attributes="member: 3865"><p>When you work with the filly, do you do things on both sides of her? </p><p></p><p>How is she about giving her feet - and holding her foot up for the farrier? I always check out "new" horses to see if they have respect for people by picking up their feet. I start with the fronts and then go to the hind feet. If the horse won't give its foot - it doesn't trust enough (I try more than once after being around the horse and leading it around some).</p><p></p><p>Can you put a saddle pad on her from the "off side"? that is, her right side? Can you halter her from the off-side? Can you lead her from there? </p><p></p><p>I like to play soccer with horses too... just gently push a ball around in a round pen or similar fenced area. Not kick the ball hard, just push it around and after a few days of that, then start kicking it a little farther each time until the young horse is used to something moving around unexpectedly like that. </p><p></p><p>walking her over logs on the ground. Backing her up over the same logs on the ground. </p><p>Leading her between narrow places (a trailer and the wall of a barn or fence). </p><p>Have her walk through puddles (you need to walk through them too!! ;-) )</p><p></p><p>When you get her lunging, both ways, and she goes easily with that, (a few months of lunging work) you can put 2 lunge lines on her (with halter) with the far side one coming around her butt... asking her to walk forward and eventually ground driving her. This will get her used to something around her butt, and help her learn direct reining (pulling one rein while releasing the opposite rein, to turn). </p><p></p><p>Teach her to walk past you on a lead. This is so that eventually, she can walk past you into a trailer or through a gate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gabz, post: 212204, member: 3865"] When you work with the filly, do you do things on both sides of her? How is she about giving her feet - and holding her foot up for the farrier? I always check out "new" horses to see if they have respect for people by picking up their feet. I start with the fronts and then go to the hind feet. If the horse won't give its foot - it doesn't trust enough (I try more than once after being around the horse and leading it around some). Can you put a saddle pad on her from the "off side"? that is, her right side? Can you halter her from the off-side? Can you lead her from there? I like to play soccer with horses too... just gently push a ball around in a round pen or similar fenced area. Not kick the ball hard, just push it around and after a few days of that, then start kicking it a little farther each time until the young horse is used to something moving around unexpectedly like that. walking her over logs on the ground. Backing her up over the same logs on the ground. Leading her between narrow places (a trailer and the wall of a barn or fence). Have her walk through puddles (you need to walk through them too!! ;-) ) When you get her lunging, both ways, and she goes easily with that, (a few months of lunging work) you can put 2 lunge lines on her (with halter) with the far side one coming around her butt... asking her to walk forward and eventually ground driving her. This will get her used to something around her butt, and help her learn direct reining (pulling one rein while releasing the opposite rein, to turn). Teach her to walk past you on a lead. This is so that eventually, she can walk past you into a trailer or through a gate. [/QUOTE]
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