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"She just stands there and won't go anywhere"
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Dear Keith...
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
I have recently started working with my 2 year old mare and she lets me get on her back but she won't do anything. She just stands there and won't go anywhere no matter what I do. How can I get her to go? |
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Suggested Article: "Speed Up Your Slow Horse"
The fix for the lazy horse can be done while doing any riding exercise. The first thing that makes a horse responsive or lighter is having a clear cue. A cue is something that you ask the horse and can get the horse to do. That means a cue to...
from our How to Break a Horse series > read more |
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Suggested Article: "Solve Every Horse Problem"
This exercise, Hip-Shoulder-Shoulder, has become a "classic" exercise for one very big reason: It gives you control of your horse's stop. Every horse-related problem you can think of comes down to "going and stopping." "I can't get my horse to...
from our How to Train a Horse series > read more |
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Suggested Article: "Four Things You Need to Train Your Horse"
Training a horse is pretty simple. It's four things: motivator, spot, direction, reward. That's all training a horse is. First, motivation. Do you have a job? What if I asked you to quit your job? What if I said I was going to hire you and give you...
from our Young Horse Training series > read more |
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Suggested Article: "Horses That Won't Go"
When an older, experienced horse freezes up and won't move off, I think we can chalk that up to stubbornness. Don't you? Shouldn't it be safe to assume that your horse sees you up there kicking, screaming and flailing your arms and realizes you...
from our To Train a Horse series > read more |
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Go Forward
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