laurat
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Post by laurat on Apr 9, 2016 19:00:08 GMT 1
Hi everyone. I am looking for help getting my mare to go through water. I am at the stage where she will happily follow me into water if I am leading her and I can mount while in he water and she will carry on walking through quite happily. She will also step in small puddles. The difficulty is actually getting her to enter the water (other than small puddles) without me having to get off. Any tips? All people keep telling me is to smack her but that's no the sort of relationship we have or I want. She is already soo much better than she was before as when we started she wouldn't even be lead through a puddle.
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Post by alonerawnut on Apr 9, 2016 21:31:49 GMT 1
Any chance you could have a helper on the ground? Sounds like she just needs some reassurance when you're on board, since you've done such a good job from the ground.
Do you do any long-lining? It's another good way to progress from leading at her side. You can always go up to her head if she needs a lead.
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jeno
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Post by jeno on May 14, 2016 19:41:27 GMT 1
Any chance you could have a helper on the ground? Sounds like she just needs some reassurance when you're on board, since you've done such a good job from the ground. Do you do any long-lining? It's another good way to progress from leading at her side. You can always go up to her head if she needs a lead. |
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jeno
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Post by jeno on May 14, 2016 19:50:16 GMT 1
Im having trouble with my gelding. He has done all the training ie tarp and he crosses rivers fine bar one he wont enter one way into it i have tried everyting to encouge him to go in but wont have any of it. And he just trys to throw his weight about.
We have tried company some one leading ne through from ground, trying to lead he through my self walking in backwards into it walking him backwards and fowards and back and fourth so he can see. But no joy hw just ends up rearing. There is a bit of a step into the way he doesnt like. Can anyone help.
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Post by alonerawnut on May 14, 2016 20:05:27 GMT 1
Is he ok stepping off a step elsewhere? If you haven't come across anywhere else, could you take him to a local cross-country course where you might be able to practice steps and possibly combining steps and water?
It might be worth getting an RA out to help you. They might spot something that's worrying him or have a different technique that'll keep you both safer: rearing is no fun for you and it sounds stressful for him.
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