tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post8275452498837537258..comments2024-02-24T01:52:05.892-07:00Comments on BrownEyedCowgirl: Megan's TurnBrownEyed Cowgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-25024924181235295952009-04-08T16:42:00.000-06:002009-04-08T16:42:00.000-06:00Megan is a real powerhouse hanging onto that horse...Megan is a real powerhouse hanging onto that horse. I might write a post about my latest discovery regardling lunging Gabbrielle, but basically she was in the habit of moving off at a gallop when I kissed, and then immediately stopping after 4 beats and turning toward me. I could never get her to keep moving, but at a slower, more controlled lope. Anyway, the other day I kissed, and instead of pushing her at the shoulder or hip, I turned my back to her, and she loped several rotations until I turned to face her. Then she stopped. Every horse has its own little quirks.Nuzzling Muzzleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649710635013663900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-23008416851389144512009-04-08T13:13:00.000-06:002009-04-08T13:13:00.000-06:00What a great little horse woman you have there. I...What a great little horse woman you have there. I sure wished I had had a mom like you when I was growing up. I would have LOVED to work with horses like Megan gets to. She did a great job!!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155749395336824191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-15540508006608083772009-04-08T01:35:00.000-06:002009-04-08T01:35:00.000-06:00Megan did an awesome job with Snip!!! Tell her to ...Megan did an awesome job with Snip!!! Tell her to keep up the good work! It's so great watching younger ones taking on such a challenge :)City girl turned Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136747291306184964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-19816323875662638212009-04-07T14:19:00.000-06:002009-04-07T14:19:00.000-06:00She is doing great! I can't wait to see her riding...She is doing great! I can't wait to see her riding the mare.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029307154132762913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-45911733664583725482009-04-07T11:36:00.000-06:002009-04-07T11:36:00.000-06:00I think Megan was doing a great job...I agree; for...I think Megan was doing a great job...I agree; forward is really hard for a lot of horses and the clinicians make it look so easy!gtyyuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402170522183324256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-19337927049961377512009-04-07T09:24:00.000-06:002009-04-07T09:24:00.000-06:00Paint Girl-There is "always" some wind at mom's-LO...Paint Girl-There is "always" some wind at mom's-LOL. There can be not so much as a breeze at my house-drive out to mom's and the wind is blowing. <BR/><BR/>Pony Girl- A lot of times, I'll use a buggy whip too. Megan said she wasn't comfortable trying to handle the leadrope and the whip, so I just let her work it out. Snip is another one we raised. She is 10 this year. She wasn't broke because she got kicked in the knee as a 2y/o and was never really sound for several years. Mom wanted her broke, but was afraid to send her to anyone-worried they would ride her to hard and permanently wreck her knee and I was in AZ so couldn't do it for her. This last couple years, she has not been lame at all so we went back and forth as to go ahead and break her or not. Obviously I never got that far with her, but Megan likes her and the mare is gentle enough and small enough for Megan to practice with. I told Megan I would help her take this mare as far as she wanted to go with her. If she gets to a point where she doesn't want to go any farther-thats fine. Snip isn't going anywhere-eventually we do want a foal out of her, but this year we will let Megan play with her. She really wants to break something to ride and Snip is the only thing that is small enough and strange as this may sound-mature enough, where I am comfortable letting Megan experiment. It'll be good for both of them.<BR/><BR/>Leah-Moving your feet is the hardest thing to explain to people. Clinicians make it look too easy(IMO) because they are experts in "reading" a horse. But the rest of us have to work harder to figure it out. Snip is pretty good at getting that head swung to the outside, that gives a horse leverage to yank a person around. This mare definitely has a snotty streak. She is one of the top ranking mares in the herd-it doesn't set well with her to have someone else telling her what to do-LOL. Once she gets worked past that point, she becomes very soft. Nice thing about her-you can read her eye like a book-there is no deception in her. That's another reason she is perfect for Megan to work with.BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-28768814801470095142009-04-07T04:10:00.000-06:002009-04-07T04:10:00.000-06:00That little video was very helpful to me, since th...That little video was very helpful to me, since this is exactly what it looks like when I try to get Poco to move around me. He gets the same attitude as that mare! You've seen videos I've posted where he'll move out if it's "play," but the second you get "business" in your head, that horse turns on a stubborn streak just like your mare. Watching Megan move herself was helpful to me.Leah Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158981037468411293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-18670677275734604962009-04-07T00:48:00.000-06:002009-04-07T00:48:00.000-06:00What is the background on Snip? Is a broodmare or...What is the background on Snip? Is a broodmare or just a young mare that isn't broke yet?<BR/>I'm impressed, I think Megan did very well! You could tell after Snip's last big pull-away, she was just resistant and being stubborn. I'm glad Megan found a way to get work her through it.<BR/>In a situation like this, I like using a carrot stick, or whatever you want to call it. It is a nice extension of the arm and the rope end is like tossing that line from a safer distance. I toss it at My Boy's shoulder to drive him forward. However, one of my sister's mares, is so resistant and bull-headed at times, you could toss that thing at her and she stands there like a wall. With some horses, it's so hard to get them to move their feet!Pony Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464088874054923635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-90878240151095026992009-04-07T00:18:00.000-06:002009-04-07T00:18:00.000-06:00Wow! Megan did a great job even with all that wind...Wow! Megan did a great job even with all that wind whipping through! My horses would have been bucking and kicking and not cooperating with the wind!Paint Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095673661149903754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-84982093743264538522009-04-06T23:13:00.000-06:002009-04-06T23:13:00.000-06:00I'm surprised she doesn't have her saddled already...I'm surprised she doesn't have her saddled already! She does great! She's got a good teacher :)Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574914465998507310noreply@blogger.com