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"She has decided that we must have a battle of the wills every time"
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Dear Keith...
Sunday, October 14, 2007
I recently purchased a yearling, (born May 2006) She is a registered Appaloosa. She is wonderful in every way except, when we are done working in the round pen and I want to go back to the barn she has decided that we must have a battle of the wills every time. I don't know why. She works well in the round pen, does everything I ask of her willingly. In the 9 weeks I have owned her we have made leaps and bounds in training. She is my first horse. Here's what happens:
She is haltered and on a lead line, I open the gate and start to walk out, she follows and then STOPS just outside the gate, yes there is grass and she thinks she should be allowed to eat, we end up with me at the end of the lead line and her pulling back on me. If I hold my ground and kiss to her she will eventually give in and walk to me and then we go to the barn. I think that she may at some point rear up on me. How can I stop this behavior now? |
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Leading
Leading Your Horse: When I walk him he trips and falls to the ground. What causes this? |
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Manners
Training Young Horses: I think she has A.D.D. (if that is possible) because she gets distracted very easily |
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Bad Habits
Ground Training Horse: He has sort of what I would consider a "sour" attitude. |
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