I wanted to write some more on the training of Herbie. I talked about some of the things that I had been doing with him to help him get past his muscle soreness and install the forward button. Helping his body with muscle relaxers and chiropractic. Installing forward on the lunge line using the whip and voice. He had really gotten the lunging down quite nicely. I like using the vienna reins and cluck means go forward. If he delayed it was followed up by the whip. I don't necessarily like using the whip on the horse because it can make them nervous so for the really lazy types I will tap the ground with the whip but there are times when they may need a bit of a pop on the rump to really put the emphasis on move NOW.
I hadn't been riding him because really what was the point? If I couldn't do it on the ground than I likely wasn't going to be able to get him forward while up on him. I just kept plugging away until he had it down and I was impressed with how quick he was learning.
A very good rider who retrains a LOT of Tb's and greenies wanted to come see horses over the weekend and was interested in seeing Herbie. I explained what I had been working with and she was very familiar with the process. She really liked Herbie's conformation, his feet and his movement. He tried all of his tricks from wanting to bulk at the gate, kicking out and bucking in protest of going forward from the leg but she just kept sending him forward. He got better as she went and there were moments of brilliance. He doesn't have much bend to the left especially in the trot so that side of the ring was a bit of a challenge because he wants to bulge in.
I hadn't been riding him because really what was the point? If I couldn't do it on the ground than I likely wasn't going to be able to get him forward while up on him. I just kept plugging away until he had it down and I was impressed with how quick he was learning.
A very good rider who retrains a LOT of Tb's and greenies wanted to come see horses over the weekend and was interested in seeing Herbie. I explained what I had been working with and she was very familiar with the process. She really liked Herbie's conformation, his feet and his movement. He tried all of his tricks from wanting to bulk at the gate, kicking out and bucking in protest of going forward from the leg but she just kept sending him forward. He got better as she went and there were moments of brilliance. He doesn't have much bend to the left especially in the trot so that side of the ring was a bit of a challenge because he wants to bulge in.
I am laughing as I watch this again because he really was trying to say no and she just kept saying you can do this..you will do this..cut the crap.
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