Comments on: Horse Training Tips-Questions & Answers http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com Thu, 17 May 2012 13:13:42 -0400 hourly 1 By: Glory http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/questions-a.htm/comment-page-1#comment-31565 Glory Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:59:54 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=1189#comment-31565 Hello, I have a three year old Quarter horse gelding. He is green broke and doing pretty well. The only vices he has are: when riding he tries to get the rein in his mouth! He is constantly not throwing his head but tossing it sideways to get the reins in his mouth. I don't really know what to do about it. Once he gets it in his mouth he continues on riding all content. Obviously it's not a good idea to let him keep it in his mouth though.. I don't know what to do. He is very mouthy always touching everything and lipping things. I think having the rein in his mouth is a comfort thing. Also sometimes he gets balky. I use bumper spurs on him now and they have been very effective. He walks and trots on command now, but I'm struggling to get him to canter. He canters under saddle on the lunge line just perfect but I don't think he knows how to move that fast with me on him.. Any advice? Thank you very much. -Glory. Hello,
I have a three year old Quarter horse gelding. He is green broke and doing pretty well. The only vices he has are: when riding he tries to get the rein in his mouth! He is constantly not throwing his head but tossing it sideways to get the reins in his mouth. I don't really know what to do about it. Once he gets it in his mouth he continues on riding all content. Obviously it's not a good idea to let him keep it in his mouth though.. I don't know what to do. He is very mouthy always touching everything and lipping things. I think having the rein in his mouth is a comfort thing. Also sometimes he gets balky. I use bumper spurs on him now and they have been very effective. He walks and trots on command now, but I'm struggling to get him to canter. He canters under saddle on the lunge line just perfect but I don't think he knows how to move that fast with me on him.. Any advice? Thank you very much. -Glory.

]]> By: Adrianne http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/questions-a.htm/comment-page-1#comment-10958 Adrianne Fri, 20 May 2011 16:09:44 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=1189#comment-10958 I sure hope you can help me..I am at a total loss. I have a 5 year old paint gelding who is a total doll...MOST of the time. He has a few VERY bad habits. For the first hour of our ride he is perfect. Then he is done. Once he is done he will become completly lazy. He will plant his feet firmly on the ground and not move forward. I kick, I click, I kiss to him and he will not move out. Then he will begin rearing up on me. It is getting dangerous. He will stand firmly in place and when I tell him to move out he will rear up to his full height. I have never jumped off of him because I feel that it would be rewarding his behavior but I have been afraid of him falling back on me. I will finally get him to move out but a short time later he will stop and begin the whole process again. How can I fix this terrible habit? Thank you so much for your time Adrianne Owens I sure hope you can help me..I am at a total loss.
I have a 5 year old paint gelding who is a total doll…MOST of the time.
He has a few VERY bad habits.
For the first hour of our ride he is perfect. Then he is done. Once he is done he will become completly lazy. He will plant his feet firmly on the ground and not move forward. I kick, I click, I kiss to him and he will not move out. Then he will begin rearing up on me. It is getting dangerous. He will stand firmly in place and when I tell him to move out he will rear up to his full height. I have never jumped off of him because I feel that it would be rewarding his behavior but I have been afraid of him falling back on me. I will finally get him to move out but a short time later he will stop and begin the whole process again. How can I fix this terrible habit?
Thank you so much for your time
Adrianne Owens

]]> By: LarryTrocha http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/questions-a.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7974 LarryTrocha Tue, 11 Jan 2011 07:17:13 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=1189#comment-7974 @<a href="#comment-7972">sandy</a>: Hi Sandy. Yes, I have a suggestion... stop it! There is no good reason to desensitize her to the whip. Lunging whips are commonly used to encourage a horse to move and that is what she obviously has been trained to do. A whip is a valuable training tool. The fact that she WANTS to respond to it, means you'll never have to really use it on her. Personally, I'd leave well enough alone. Larry T. @sandy: Hi Sandy. Yes, I have a suggestion… stop it!

There is no good reason to desensitize her to the whip. Lunging whips are commonly used to encourage a horse to move and that is what she obviously has been trained to do.

A whip is a valuable training tool. The fact that she WANTS to respond to it, means you'll never have to really use it on her.

Personally, I'd leave well enough alone.

Larry T.

]]> By: sandy http://www.horsetrainingvideos.com/questions-a.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7972 sandy Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:49:56 +0000 http://localhost/dev.xintyr.net/sites/horsetrainingvideos1/?page_id=1189#comment-7972 I have a 5 yo quarter-horse mare that when my husband tries to get her used to the whip, she only starts lunging, she always starts lunging again with each try..all he is doing is trying to desensitise her from the whip cause she seems skiddish of it...we use the clinton anderson methods of training and still can't get her used to the whip..it seems she has previously been lunged with the whip but never desensitised to it...we never have used the whip as any form of punishment. we have had her and been working with her for about 6 months...any suggestions?? I have a 5 yo quarter-horse mare that when my husband tries to get her used to the whip, she only starts lunging, she always starts lunging again with each try..all he is doing is trying to desensitise her from the whip cause she seems skiddish of it…we use the clinton anderson methods of training and still can't get her used to the whip..it seems she has previously been lunged with the whip but never desensitised to it…we never have used the whip as any form of punishment. we have had her and been working with her for about 6 months…any suggestions??

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