Can't wait to be doing this again with my lil wonder pony💕
Had an amazing ride on Lily today. Bareback of course!😊 I hope everyone else is keeping up with their #nostirrupnovember riding!😁
Small circle here, small circles there, small circles everywhere!
Eleanor is figuring out her sweet spot with engagement and connection...plus zoomies to finish off our ride with some fun😁
3 Days til the clinic!!
Eleanor is giddy to work with someone other than her boring mom(me)😆
I always forget Eleanor is just a baby😂
I've been getting on her from the rails on the round pen without a care in the world, even when she is a little worked up over her friends being nowhere in sight. She's a gem🥰
We kept things nice and simple with trot poles and asking for proper propulsion and engagement from her hind end. Practice makes perfect!
I have a new camera man thanks to my wonderful Momma!! I need to get more familiar with it because I accidentally stopped recording and didn't realize it hadn't resumed recording 10 minutes into my ride😂
I put the first ride on my soon to be 2 year old Eleanor!!🎉 She couldn't have been more relaxed, she is such a calm and sweet girl.
Tino decided to throw a tantrum during our class, but as soon as it ended he worked just fine...never underestimate a horse, they know more and are capable of more than you may think.😊
Yesterday I worked with my soon to be 2 year old filly, Eleanor on side passing. I've decided to spice it up and train her to side pass when I cross my legs; she's already got it figured out.
Fun Fact: side passing is a great exercise for horses with poor coordination and for handlers with a pushy horse!
1. The maneuver strengthens their core and encourages them to naturally come into a collected frame, which therefore conditions the muscles needed to carry themselves in a more balanced manner.
2. In a herd environment, horses will move one another around and claim various things as theirs. For example, space or territory. They are naturally pushy animals, they constantly crowd one another, but when the lead mare gives the right glance the herd knows to give her space. This is because she has pushed them around and made them move when she has wanted respect. And she kept moving them until she got it.
A simple solution to a big problem like your horse crowding you when leading them, is to make them move. Backing the horse is a very common mistake, it's often overused and doesn't work if you're wanting the horse to respect your space. Side passing and other lateral movements such as pivoting don't make the horse move into a blind spot, the ability to see where you are and what they're moving towards keeps them more relaxed while also making them move their feet.
Horses can't think when they are nervous and they can't learn when they don't think.