tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post4861944597975819661..comments2024-02-24T01:52:05.892-07:00Comments on BrownEyedCowgirl: Because I'm In A Bad Mood...BrownEyed Cowgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-19350791496909884422011-07-07T16:47:31.740-06:002011-07-07T16:47:31.740-06:00Best news I've heard all week! You just made m...Best news I've heard all week! You just made my day!<br /><br />Sorry Jet and Levi had conflict. I hope Levi learns from it. I know Casey wouldn't tolerate the bend, bend, bend crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-65795037228343375002011-07-07T12:04:08.316-06:002011-07-07T12:04:08.316-06:00Sometimes the best way to learn the when, why and ...Sometimes the best way to learn the when, why and why NOT! is for something like this to happen. If you are lucky it happens to someone else and you learn from THEIR mistakes. If you aren't so lucky, hopefully others learn from yours!<br /><br />That being said, it's not like you weren't clear with your requests. Those requests not being met is what sounds like got the kid into the mess he had on his hands. For Levi to ride it out as long as he did is a hell of an achievment, but when you cause the problem, it kind of takes away the bragging rights that go along with it. <br /><br />Kat was needing some softening work to the right. I bent his neck around with my hand on his nose. The reason I did it from the ground and not in the cart was to see if he could or not and if not, at least I knew he wasn't just being a little shit about it. There is softening work that can be done from the ground, but once you are on the horse, it is a quick refresher and off you go- FORWARD. <br /><br />I agree with Mikey- there are plenty of bushes and even open ground where you can do circles- large and small. I know a woman who once picked a small, flat area and used that as her 'outdoor' arena. It was out in the desert and her horse thought once he went through the gate and was out in the desert, he didn't have to bend, give or really behave like he did in the arena. That changed pretty quick!<br /><br />Kestrel- love the pond and uphill solutions!<br /><br />Fugly isn't exactly going away- she's offering it for sale. Wonder who or what comes next. At least with her we know what there is to deal with.Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355349642284506192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-34557370861097129822011-07-07T11:55:58.924-06:002011-07-07T11:55:58.924-06:00Dang. Thats rough. Hope Levi heals up quick and ru...Dang. Thats rough. Hope Levi heals up quick and ruminates on forward VS bending bending bending. Bend can come from the ground before you step on-- it does at my place. And then we go on, and move forward forward forward. As long as I can get a horse into a circle if need be to whoa, it's all good. <br /><br />Gotta give full props to Levi for being able to stay ON that. Tell you what... portions of MY anatomy were painful just reading about his injuries. <br /><br />And Oh Noes-- FUGS is stopping her blog?? Why whatever shall we poor ignoramuses DO with out her infinite wisdom leading us forth in the horse world? Our poor horses.. they'll suffer so in the throes of our ignorance....<br />(and if you read that with a straight face, I got a nice patch of swamp to sell you out in Arizona.)Mrs. Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269132012512166439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-42085004769659476442011-07-07T10:47:36.173-06:002011-07-07T10:47:36.173-06:00I'm with Leah, I don't know a lot. But I ...I'm with Leah, I don't know a lot. But I am not too fond of flexing flexing flexing. I'd rather have a stiff but forward mover than a noodly horse that won't go. <br /><br />Still, good job to the kid for sticking out the bucking for THAT long! Hope he learned something. And good job to you for standing up to him, even if it doesn't do any good.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-19425439421644204592011-07-07T06:37:48.572-06:002011-07-07T06:37:48.572-06:00Yes, I believe in forward first too, especially wi...Yes, I believe in forward first too, especially with a forward minded horse. All that flexing and bending and going around in the round pen makes me crazy. We have a mare that all that softening stuff was overdone on to an extreme, and she's still a noodle-neck and has damge to the ligaments and muscles of her neck - 19 years later!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-90149807637107683732011-07-07T04:25:12.447-06:002011-07-07T04:25:12.447-06:00Love Kestra's trick of ponying a bucker into w...Love Kestra's trick of ponying a bucker into water. If you have water available, that is.<br /><br />You know me: I don't know nuthin about nuthin. However, it sounds like you were clear when you sent your horses what you wanted. It's one thing if he came back to you and said he was having x problem and felt like he needed to change things up. It's too bad, since you've spoken highly of him in the past.<br /><br />If the horse is that mad, I say get a win — any win — and call it a day.Leah Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158981037468411293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-60649542164483504052011-07-07T00:13:19.265-06:002011-07-07T00:13:19.265-06:00I had a breakthrough with a little spotted bucking...I had a breakthrough with a little spotted bucking appy gelding years ago. The owner had me ride him in a round pen and he bogged and bucked me off (the owner said he did that a lot. Then why do it!?)...I said 'let us outside!' We had a loooong open field with an uphill slope, and I ran his butt off right up that hill. Goes way back to Xenophon, and the horse that was afraid of his own shadow...anyway, that horse started to slow up when he got tired, and was moving too fast to buck until he got too tired to buck. We still had cattle to move, and 15 miles later me and that colt got along just fine.<br /><br />You can't soften the movement until you have movement. The best training advice I've gotten is 'first, get forward.' Of course, the next round with a rank bucker is to find a nice medium belly to shoulder depth pond with good footing... pony them out on a solid horse, and then slide over onto them. If they're stupid enough to stick their nose down and snort water, light the barbecue pit! Bwahahaha, one last poke at the fugly crowd...kestrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253025366100154732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-42689009502917620912011-07-06T21:54:36.215-06:002011-07-06T21:54:36.215-06:00So sorry for the bay..and you...and wonder how lon...So sorry for the bay..and you...and wonder how long it will take for Levi to understand there is lots more to horse training than bending! The bay is lucky you are willing to go to bat for him.<br />JuanitaAllenspark Lodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06390004633731055728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-58028629209561604612011-07-06T21:01:35.382-06:002011-07-06T21:01:35.382-06:00OH and waving good bye to Fugly , good riddance to...OH and waving good bye to Fugly , good riddance to bad rubbish!Sherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-76356266090976959392011-07-06T21:00:15.505-06:002011-07-06T21:00:15.505-06:00among other things ,that is why I really like my t...among other things ,that is why I really like my trainer Ernie, I have never yet seen him "slow a horse down" in that if they are moving forward in the early days of training , he lets hem go to it. His comment is "they will slow down on their own in time" I agree there is some fine tuning to be done , but not until the horse learns to move frrely and balanced forward with a rider ,at all gaits . thenyou can begin to "fine tune" My favorite picture of Johnnie and I is a good example to me , he is "leading with the nose" and a bit strung out , but it was ride # 4 and by ride ?? or so he had picked up the bit and we were able to work on some more details stuff. all I want for the first while is go and whoaSherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-37193527810814271482011-07-06T19:39:31.194-06:002011-07-06T19:39:31.194-06:00this.. "softening' crap without any forwa...this.. "softening' crap without any forward movement."<br />AMEN, sistah, amen. Turns a horse squirrelly, all that nigglin'. <br /><br />They gotta GO first. They gotta!<br /><br />Scritches to my bay, and totally agreeing with ya.<br />No worries, girl, I never expect my demands to be granted;)<br />'specially with someone with as many beasties as you!GoLightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283690734019490983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-55975286222241787442011-07-06T19:35:22.757-06:002011-07-06T19:35:22.757-06:00Hope Levi learns from this. Hope the bay gets over...Hope Levi learns from this. Hope the bay gets over it.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-31222448798680012092011-07-06T18:34:07.212-06:002011-07-06T18:34:07.212-06:00I read that Fugly thing too :)
There is a lot to ...I read that Fugly thing too :) <br />There is a lot to be said for getting a horse outside. I think a LOT of people overdo the bend and flex (and other stuff too). Plus, you can do that outside. Lord knows I've circled a million bushes out there... <br />Horses get bored, they get tired of it all. I know if I was a show horse or strictly arena, I would lose. my. mind. BORING. I prefer to be "outside". My criteria for getting outside is that I have those basics and I can open and close the gate from horseback. Far as I'm concerned, then we're ready.<br />I can't believe that blowup went on for so long. I'd have been scared to get off too! But I bet Levi learned a lil bit from that :)Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574914465998507310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-61184584447531068092011-07-06T17:39:45.980-06:002011-07-06T17:39:45.980-06:00#1 - the Fugly blog is going away? That's goo...#1 - the Fugly blog is going away? That's good news.<br /><br />#2 - how odd, I *just* read an article about young trainers and how they don't have enough training tools in their toolbox to do anything other than what they know. They want to train each and every horse the same way, and that doesn't work because each horse is an individual.GunDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02965363044411500380noreply@blogger.com