tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868307122953843756.post5673450282649849829..comments2016-04-07T11:13:04.795-04:00Comments on R Jay's Farm Horsmanship communication: How A Horse Should Behave Part 1Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02729403262367962479noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868307122953843756.post-17391283510074989882013-02-25T09:54:27.863-05:002013-02-25T09:54:27.863-05:00I agree, answer every aspect of that Question. But...I agree, answer every aspect of that Question. But don't make excuses. Some horses push little by little and learn they can get away with things. It could be discomfort and if you think it may be, you need to find out where the discomfort is and prove the theory. We don't want to get into the habit of making excuses for bad behavior. But yes this is a very good point. look back and try to remember how and when it started to come on, so you can figure out what changed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729403262367962479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868307122953843756.post-81176805987649044622013-02-25T07:37:14.850-05:002013-02-25T07:37:14.850-05:00I would also like to ask, if he was ok with you mo...I would also like to ask, if he was ok with you mounting from the left, and then wasn't, what changed? Is he trying to tell you something about discomfort perhaps? I would always want to check why a horse is happy for you to do something and then not.Whole Horse - Equine Behaviour with Lou Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636697147006787750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868307122953843756.post-3828438896624677312013-02-23T09:08:40.634-05:002013-02-23T09:08:40.634-05:00That's great you figured out what works. With ...That's great you figured out what works. With the utmost respect I would like to say, If you can only do something on one side you only have half a horse. We need to get them to except things from both sides so we don't create a good side and a bad side. I would work on whichever side isn't as good. My nature makes me want to always make it better no matter how good it is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729403262367962479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868307122953843756.post-15961866816504819472013-02-23T08:33:21.150-05:002013-02-23T08:33:21.150-05:00I had an unusual thing happen with my quarterhorse...I had an unusual thing happen with my quarterhorse gelding. I had been mounting from the left. He started to move his hindquarters away from the mounting block and would not let me get on. I did the walking in circles and standing process which did not help. Then I lined him up so that I could mount from the right. This is what he wanted. He stands perfectly quiet and waits for me to get on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868307122953843756.post-19578310866474329562013-02-22T13:20:00.094-05:002013-02-22T13:20:00.094-05:00Thanks for the comment. Many horses have a problem...Thanks for the comment. Many horses have a problem standing still when asked to. The main reason is they really don't know they were asked to. The best way to explain it to them that I found is. Ask them to move, whether it be leading them or having them go around you in a circle, whatever you want, and as many ways as you can. Then ask them to stop. Pay close attention to where their feet are. Now don't ask anything unless they move. If they do quietly put them back in the same spot as close as you can get to it within 5 seconds. If it takes longer they will more than likely get confused. Soon enough they understand that stop means stop and they will wait for other instructions before they do anything else. If they're moving out of nervousness, there is another method I would use but it is a bit long to discus here. I did cover it in "Working With Emotions","Communicating With Flow of Energy",and "Our Energy During Communication." Not directly about standing still for mounting but dealing with the emotions, if that's the problem it should help. Thanks again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729403262367962479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868307122953843756.post-75375787150603506592013-02-22T12:34:35.990-05:002013-02-22T12:34:35.990-05:00I am really looking forward to finding out how to ...I am really looking forward to finding out how to get my horses to stand still while grooming and mounting. They always want to start walking away from the mounting block before I get me feet securely in the stirrups. Thank you for your help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com