Harvey, Riding, Almost, Again
I would call this Harvey’s first real ride. Almost. We are still taking it easy. Letting him hang out, enjoy having a person on his back. There is no rush.…
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Speaking of Harvey preferring his right side for things… Here is the speedy version of saddling him. Please watch with the sound off! I forgot to remove that and with…
Read moreBiting
Harvey is willing to take the bit but isn’t enthusiastic about it. Could this mean he doesn’t like this bit or that it hurts him in some way? Possibly. Since…
Read moreSitting On Harvey
Harvey’s second “ride” about a week ago. Maybe sitting on would be more appropriate? Just chillin’ and making it a fun thing to do until he gets comfortable with the…
Read moreThreshold
In +R training reaching, or avoiding a horse reaching, its threshold is often talked about. Threshold is the point where a horse is very emotional, it has reached a point…
Read moreCalming Cues
I’ve been taking advantage of the beautiful weather to get out and play with Harvey. He’s getting calmer and happier every time we work. As with Rusty I’m playing around…
Read moreLong And Low
And our third time working on head lowering. This slow, easy, boring session is brought to you by: apples! A very high value treat for him. It was a long…
Read moreAnother Try At Head Lowering
I get videos I want to share here, things I want to talk about, but before I can get the video to a computer and have time to cut them…
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Rusty is naturally fierce and intent. His concentration is great and when working on a task he is totally focused on that task. That said he is also silly and…
Read moreFence Training
My crush on Harvey keeps getting stronger the more I work with him. Today ended up being a much longer lesson than I had meant to do. I offered to…
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