tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post2063875083648060215..comments2024-02-24T01:52:05.892-07:00Comments on BrownEyedCowgirl: It's All The RageBrownEyed Cowgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-25700182447064272742014-04-03T17:46:44.916-06:002014-04-03T17:46:44.916-06:00And I just seen the irony of your post and my avat...And I just seen the irony of your post and my avatar pic of Kat in the lines. Yeah, I'm slow like that sometimes... hahahaha <br /><br />FV- driving them still gives them the exercise without our bodies taking such a beating. Much easier on the bodyCut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355349642284506192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-75072309490770697452014-04-02T23:10:57.862-06:002014-04-02T23:10:57.862-06:00I will be joining the movement as soon as th...I will be joining the movement as soon as the footing is good here, long lining Cat and Andee, and maybe taking a page from CnJ's book and starting Miss Annie driving! girl needs a job and i can only ride so manySherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-84694454566740741952014-04-02T06:31:40.277-06:002014-04-02T06:31:40.277-06:00You can fix a plethora of problems from the ground...You can fix a plethora of problems from the ground with the long lines. Been there, done that and still find myself going back time and again for more. It let's the horse learn and sort their way thru it without the added weight or inhibitions of a rider. My horses can learn without suffering thru my mistakes up there. Lol. Love that last pic. Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355349642284506192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-12868140199759344402014-04-01T21:47:03.646-06:002014-04-01T21:47:03.646-06:00I appreciate the suggestions. I will keep them in ...I appreciate the suggestions. I will keep them in mind for some of the lesser trained horses. Moon is just 'special' like that sometimes. He knows better, but his tendency to get stubborn about it is both a little conformationally inclined and just part of his disposition. He's quite lazy. He's well trained enough to know exactly what I want him to do and when he gets really hard-headed about it, it's just best to let him duke it out with himself. Today he was good as gold. I even started to get some lateral movement out of him...nice deep reach throughs behind and a little cross over in the front. He hated every minute of it of course...but that's just Moon. LOL. <br /><br />Now Frosty...He did good. He is still a bit stiff transitioning to the right, but I've had problems with that under saddle too and at least through the long lines, I can keep him moving through the hip and he was much better by the end of the session.<br /><br />This is cool stuff. Outside of the fact that I hate running. Hahahaha. But I did remember my tennis shoes today and my feet aren't killing me tonight. ;-)BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-68792841249347987562014-04-01T20:07:11.860-06:002014-04-01T20:07:11.860-06:00I'm a cheapskate and bought a long braided cot...I'm a cheapskate and bought a long braided cotton lunge rope, cut it in two and put light snaps on the ends. they're a nice length, and I like the slight amount of stretch they have.<br />They are one dandy tool for solving the types of arguments you get from horses like Moon, hahaha!Kestrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10456936061715213620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-59742656503245740902014-04-01T19:59:46.528-06:002014-04-01T19:59:46.528-06:00You know what can really work well with a belliger...You know what can really work well with a belligerent horse and ground driving? A sidepull with a good stiff leather noseband. Mocha thought she could take off on me with no bit, and then she hit the noseband, backed up into the rein, and...well, it only took a few hard bumps on the nose and she decided that the sidepull needed respect, too.<br /><br />I use ground driving a lot with her, was doing it as part of our white line resection recovery until my thumbs went whack (from carrying the lunge whip). Love it for lateral work and for developing a bit more effective carriage. Also really love it for introducing a non-jumping horse to cavaletti and ground poles. It's always been a tool I like to go back to.Joyce Reynolds-Wardhttp://www.joycereynoldsward.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-88966232992669055282014-04-01T08:53:03.284-06:002014-04-01T08:53:03.284-06:00I have a set of biothane long lines that are great...I have a set of biothane long lines that are great for this kind of work, they don't tangle and you can just wipe them clean.... not that you get mud there like we do!<br />Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-81479590149202966272014-04-01T06:55:31.108-06:002014-04-01T06:55:31.108-06:00Neat! I had to chuckle at Moon giving you a hard t...Neat! I had to chuckle at Moon giving you a hard time - of course he would...what a turkey.<br /><br />I like long lining and have plans to try doing that this spring if the dang snow melts enough to get out there. I just learned how to long line a bit last fall and need to keep practicing. I always get tangled in my lines... ;-) Spencer is great with the ropes/lines, so I'm lucky.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736592362765508427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-37944389317850232632014-04-01T01:18:04.960-06:002014-04-01T01:18:04.960-06:00mmmm. pic # 4?? Pure sexy! mmmm. pic # 4?? Pure sexy! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617546413512282387noreply@blogger.com