tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337630996375311973.post3764894024486441500..comments2022-11-07T03:35:10.733-08:00Comments on Grace Equestrian: My First LoveGraceEquestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00169642107766085228noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337630996375311973.post-52433996638144021492012-12-13T09:41:51.186-08:002012-12-13T09:41:51.186-08:00There's a video of my sister riding Ana on my...There's a video of my sister riding Ana on my blog. I'll see if I can't take a video of Ana today.Lydia Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673426099384678680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337630996375311973.post-15776517937060269772012-12-13T08:25:45.889-08:002012-12-13T08:25:45.889-08:00Ok, I put a video of my sister riding Ana back in ...Ok, I put a video of my sister riding Ana back in 2011. I'll try to get a more current video today.Lydia Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673426099384678680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337630996375311973.post-74419571632338665692012-12-09T18:49:56.682-08:002012-12-09T18:49:56.682-08:00Her name's Ana. Coffie is one of the quarter h...Her name's Ana. Coffie is one of the quarter horse fillies we got this summer. She's still too young to do any serious riding.<br />Her diet consits of corn, mollasses, oats, and some kind of bran. And because I know nothing about proper horse feed I dont' know how that effects her. She gets alfalfa and cornstalks and grazes in the non-winter months. <br />We have considered lunging before riding and she has amazing endurance. And you can get her calmed down without having to wear her out with lunging, but eventually I'll want to not have to do lungeing before riding. <br />I don't know about missing anything in training. In fact I think she was extremely well trained. She just doesn't really remember how to do what she was taught though.<br />As far as I know she's never been abused, and certainly doesn't act like she was.<br />There is a video on my blog at http://typicalhorse.blogspot.com/2012/04/new-training-plan-with-ana-2nd-time.html<br />It's at the bottom. It's just gound work. I'll try to get a video of her being ridden, but no guarantees, my computer can be a pain sometimes.<br />Oh and then her breeding probably has a big thing to do with it... She's an Arabian/Saddlebred cross. <br />But even with her breeding she should still be able to be calm.Lydia Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673426099384678680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337630996375311973.post-86116951994766482132012-12-06T21:03:57.494-08:002012-12-06T21:03:57.494-08:00Hmm I were in your shoes, I'd take a step back...Hmm I were in your shoes, I'd take a step back. A horse's natural position is standing around. So what could be making this mare so hot? Is it her diet, previous handling, does she need a good free lunging before training, did she get moved too fast and miss something in her training? Those are all ideas I would toy with. I'd love to see a video of her in action and offer my support. I saw your blog, I assume you're speaking about Coffie? GraceEquestrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00169642107766085228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337630996375311973.post-26076830966515184862012-12-06T16:58:46.810-08:002012-12-06T16:58:46.810-08:00It does help. I hadn't really thought about te...It does help. I hadn't really thought about teaching her that there is a cue for going fast.<br />Right now we are doing one rein stops to get her to stand still. It is working, but it takes a good 10 minutes for her to stand still for 10 seconds.Lydia Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673426099384678680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337630996375311973.post-63534915763660039812012-11-28T23:03:47.434-08:002012-11-28T23:03:47.434-08:00She's always been a wild one. I am just as in ...She's always been a wild one. I am just as in love with my horsie as the day I brought her home! It a very different love from Nova and Blossom's too, Roxy is a special mare. :)GraceEquestrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00169642107766085228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337630996375311973.post-23587879256256641862012-11-28T09:56:32.955-08:002012-11-28T09:56:32.955-08:00awww reading this is so sweet and bought a tear to...awww reading this is so sweet and bought a tear to my eye. I am so glad that you found the horse for you 6 years ago, and that to this day you still love her and have fun with her :) I love how you managed to calm her down !AmberRose- Girl With a Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985661554315096806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337630996375311973.post-22828041314432233222012-11-28T09:29:26.912-08:002012-11-28T09:29:26.912-08:00Roxy currently has the best stop on the ranch. We ...Roxy currently has the best stop on the ranch. We spent a LOT of time in the arena just sitting. To this day, everytime she stops I back her up. I put a great slide stop on her that way. Between sitting around, and backing up tons I calmed her down. Oh! I also gave her time to go fast, showing her that there is a cue for it. We did basic reining pattern. Small slow circles at the lope, then large fast ones at a gallop. That's how I fixed her speedy lope, and taught her to lope on a loose rein. Hope that helps!GraceEquestrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00169642107766085228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337630996375311973.post-12740850046367626922012-11-28T07:51:21.017-08:002012-11-28T07:51:21.017-08:00I was wondering how you got Roxy to calm down. I h...I was wondering how you got Roxy to calm down. I have a horse that always wants to go. She stops for maybe 3 seconds then goes again.Lydia Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673426099384678680noreply@blogger.com