Comments - Lesson 16 - Sunday October 23 2011 - Barnmice Equestrian Social Community2024-03-28T18:18:20Zhttp://www.barnmice.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1773158%3ABlogPost%3A542975&xn_auth=noI went out both days on the w…tag:www.barnmice.com,2011-11-02:1773158:Comment:5460902011-11-02T12:41:44.921ZCoopersmom_1958http://www.barnmice.com/profile/MargaretNippalow
<p>I went out both days on the weekend to see Cooper. We practiced a bit of everything, just pressure free rides mostly. The brain forgets so much of what I am told, so just played around and enjoyed being with Cooper.</p>
<p>On Saturday he was giving me a hard time bridling and bopped me in the nose, but nothing broken. It's still sore but the little bit of swelling is gone.</p>
<p>I went to see him last night, Tuesday. We did ground work only, a little circling with the 22' rope and rope…</p>
<p>I went out both days on the weekend to see Cooper. We practiced a bit of everything, just pressure free rides mostly. The brain forgets so much of what I am told, so just played around and enjoyed being with Cooper.</p>
<p>On Saturday he was giving me a hard time bridling and bopped me in the nose, but nothing broken. It's still sore but the little bit of swelling is gone.</p>
<p>I went to see him last night, Tuesday. We did ground work only, a little circling with the 22' rope and rope halter. Then we did some giving to the bit, hip shoulder, shoulder and clock work. He is having a hard time getting the hip over to stop, as in for the emergency stop. I really have to pull hard on the bit and don't like doing that, so I think we need to spend a session really softening and giving to the bit. Myself also, have to get softer with my hands. Next lesson is Thursday and we have to set a day for a makeup lesson as there wasn't one last week.</p> I thought I was relaxed and d…tag:www.barnmice.com,2011-10-24:1773158:Comment:5429002011-10-24T16:10:14.206ZCoopersmom_1958http://www.barnmice.com/profile/MargaretNippalow
<p>I thought I was relaxed and don't recall tensing up, maybe I was tense all along as he was a bit skittish even before we left. My husband was even commenting on how much he was acting up and said it was the dogs running around. But I felt he was good with the dogs. When coming out of the round pen where everyone mounts he did a really nice slow stepping out of the gate door and over the hump. At the end when I took his boots off there was a lot of sand in the left rear one. He was kicking…</p>
<p>I thought I was relaxed and don't recall tensing up, maybe I was tense all along as he was a bit skittish even before we left. My husband was even commenting on how much he was acting up and said it was the dogs running around. But I felt he was good with the dogs. When coming out of the round pen where everyone mounts he did a really nice slow stepping out of the gate door and over the hump. At the end when I took his boots off there was a lot of sand in the left rear one. He was kicking out a lot with that foot and others thought it was flies because they were irritating all the horses, it was quite warm out. The boot looked like it had slid down also, I must remember to check his boots often for this. There was only sand inside this boot also, so that could have been what was BUGGING him LOL</p>
<p>I did laugh when I fell off, I was full of mud down my right side, of course the side with the bad shoulder but I wasn't hurt physically. It happened so fast!!</p>
<p>I was bathed and asleep by 9:30 p.m. Unusual for me as I am a night hawk and usually can't get to sleep before 1 a.m.</p>
<p>Feel refreshed today but a little stiff. I won't get out until Thursday now to play, it's going to be a long week :(</p> The last time my first horse…tag:www.barnmice.com,2011-10-23:1773158:Comment:5432552011-10-23T21:54:25.030ZJackie Cochranhttp://www.barnmice.com/profile/JackieCochran
<p>The last time my first horse disappeared under me I also fell into a mud puddle, fortunately because most of the trail had lots of rocks.</p>
<p>I read something recently in a horse behavior book. When the horse tenses up he sees something "dangerous" and the rider then immediately tenses up and then relaxes the horse often feels like his rider has noted the perceived danger and decided that it is safe so the horse can relax. If the rider does not tense up then the horse feels like the…</p>
<p>The last time my first horse disappeared under me I also fell into a mud puddle, fortunately because most of the trail had lots of rocks.</p>
<p>I read something recently in a horse behavior book. When the horse tenses up he sees something "dangerous" and the rider then immediately tenses up and then relaxes the horse often feels like his rider has noted the perceived danger and decided that it is safe so the horse can relax. If the rider does not tense up then the horse feels like the rider has not noticed the danger and it is up to the horse to save himself. I have not had a chance to test this out yet but my riding teacher said it made a lot of sense!</p>