Comments on: Taking Advantage http://americashorsedaily.com/taking-advantage/ The Complete Source for All Things Horse Fri, 25 May 2012 20:56:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 40 Tips for the Trail Rider – America’s Horse Daily http://americashorsedaily.com/taking-advantage/comment-page-1/#comment-8120 40 Tips for the Trail Rider – America’s Horse Daily Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:02:24 +0000 http://americashorsedaily.com/?p=10088#comment-8120 [...] back a few steps. This works the horse’s mind and reminds him that you are the leader. As your horse’s leader, he will trust [...] [...] back a few steps. This works the horse’s mind and reminds him that you are the leader. As your horse’s leader, he will trust [...]

]]> By: Deanna http://americashorsedaily.com/taking-advantage/comment-page-1/#comment-4528 Deanna Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:35:54 +0000 http://americashorsedaily.com/?p=10088#comment-4528 Thank you for this article - I can certainly relate! I purchased a 6 year old AQHA mare 3 weeks ago. She is very sweet, but we're having communication problems with loping off. She's been trained for Western Pleasure (no spurs), but her previous owner purchased a "barrel horse" earlier this year & did not ride this mare much. She was too slow for him, but that translated to "perfect" for me. She's quiet & her jog is great, but when I ask for the lope, she puts up her head & hollows out her back. She then trots what feels like as a hundred miles an hour, which puts me off balance & I can't seem to get my outside leg under her to reinforce the queue. So, I get frustrated & discouraged. My instructor is able to get her to lope, although she also has to work at it a bit (no spurs or crop, just exagerated body movement & leg). Do I give up on asking her to lope for now & just enjoy her cute jog for awhile, while I try to improve my own skills? I know I haven't had her long, so maybe I'm expecting too much. I hope to participate in local shows next summer, so there's time to work on our communication. I should add that I'm 60 years old, a borderline intermediate level rider who's only been riding intermittently for about 10 years. My previous horse was an older, well-trained former lesson horse, who knew her job very well, & this 6 year old is the youngest horse I've ever ridden. Thanks for any suggestions. P.S. I love "America's Horse". Keep up the great articles. Thank you for this article – I can certainly relate! I purchased a 6 year old AQHA mare 3 weeks ago. She is very sweet, but we’re having communication problems with loping off. She’s been trained for Western Pleasure (no spurs), but her previous owner purchased a “barrel horse” earlier this year & did not ride this mare much. She was too slow for him, but that translated to “perfect” for me. She’s quiet & her jog is great, but when I ask for the lope, she puts up her head & hollows out her back. She then trots what feels like as a hundred miles an hour, which puts me off balance & I can’t seem to get my outside leg under her to reinforce the queue. So, I get frustrated & discouraged. My instructor is able to get her to lope, although she also has to work at it a bit (no spurs or crop, just exagerated body movement & leg). Do I give up on asking her to lope for now & just enjoy her cute jog for awhile, while I try to improve my own skills? I know I haven’t had her long, so maybe I’m expecting too much. I hope to participate in local shows next summer, so there’s time to work on our communication.
I should add that I’m 60 years old, a borderline intermediate level rider who’s only been riding intermittently for about 10 years. My previous horse was an older, well-trained former lesson horse, who knew her job very well, & this 6 year old is the youngest horse I’ve ever ridden. Thanks for any suggestions.
P.S. I love “America’s Horse”. Keep up the great articles.

]]> By: Lori Lowery http://americashorsedaily.com/taking-advantage/comment-page-1/#comment-4507 Lori Lowery Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:17:39 +0000 http://americashorsedaily.com/?p=10088#comment-4507 Thank you so much for printing this article. I have a 9 yr. old gelding that I have had for 3 yrs, I have shown walk trot English/Western for 2 yrs. My husband and myself are still novus to the show world, my gelding was a 4H show horse since they purchased him as long 2yr. old, so I know he knows his job. I am concerned because he has just recently tried biting, he pins his ears back when putting his saddle on (the vet sees no problem with his back), and he does rub his face on me when we are done riding. How do I solve these ground manner issues? He also consistently picks up the wrong canter lead when riding clockwise. I have tried leg, body weight, crop, sidepass then lead off. I know that he knows what I am asking, when he gives me the correct lead I praise him and rub him. any suggestions? Thank you so much, Lori, Clearview, WA Thank you so much for printing this article. I have a 9 yr. old gelding that I have had for 3 yrs, I have shown walk trot English/Western for 2 yrs. My husband and myself are still novus to the show world, my gelding was a 4H show horse since they purchased him as long 2yr. old, so I know he knows his job.
I am concerned because he has just recently tried biting, he pins his ears back when putting his saddle on (the vet sees no problem with his back), and he does rub his face on me when we are done riding. How do I solve these ground manner issues? He also consistently picks up the wrong canter lead when riding clockwise. I have tried leg, body weight, crop, sidepass then lead off. I know that he knows what I am asking, when he gives me the correct lead I praise him and rub him. any suggestions?

Thank you so much,

Lori,
Clearview, WA

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