tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post4767149897838672276..comments2023-10-23T12:43:45.847-07:00Comments on Eventing-A-Gogo!: Marti Makes ProgressAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-36997784894990042412011-02-24T16:23:15.165-08:002011-02-24T16:23:15.165-08:00Yay. I'm so glad you changed your approach.Yay. I'm so glad you changed your approach.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944121836337072178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-63700067732385341182011-02-24T16:15:06.757-08:002011-02-24T16:15:06.757-08:00If Webster can do it, Marti can!If Webster can do it, Marti can!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-81839274003234465152011-02-24T14:54:38.313-08:002011-02-24T14:54:38.313-08:00I'm not sure if this is much help... but you k...I'm not sure if this is much help... but you know who Marti kinda sounds like. Webster!<br />I actually have Webster coming inside now when we want him to,he, little kids run around him screaming bloody murder, he even cross-ties for the farrier and everything. The biggest thing I did was find his comfort zone.<br />Webster likes to have something behind him. So anything we do with him is either in a stall or in a grooming stall. Plus with a wall behind him he quits pulling. He will cross-tie in the aisle now but we don't make him.<br />For the catching thing I really made it quite simple. First I started with what you are doing with Marti. I would also give him a treat any time I went out to the pasture to do anything. If he came up to me or near me I gave him a cookie. Then I took it another step, Webster comes to me to eat and allows me to drape the leadrope over his neck, next step had to take a couple steps with the rope, then the halter, then the halter and lead. Eventually Webster was only allowed to eat if he let us catch him and walk him either to a stall or the grooming stall.<br />Now Webster absolutely adores me. Hes always talking to me and when hes in the pasture he stares up at the house. He walks into the middle sometimes with the little, kids... Biggest thing though! He trusts me, the employees and almost always lets us catch him when we want, even with other horses in the pasture. Sometimes he needs a reminder that he doesn't eat unless he lets us catch him but usually it lasts about an hour.<br />But Webster the biggest LEC chicken ever is pretty much bombproof now.Pocoyo14https://www.blogger.com/profile/11384482236104761499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-37248338722215082692011-02-24T14:19:09.683-08:002011-02-24T14:19:09.683-08:00Ahh, the "I've forgotten I have to be dom...Ahh, the "I've forgotten I have to be dominant with horse a, so why is this timid horse so spooky/nervous" issue. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt, and the great thing is that although I found it took longer for the timid horse to get braver and more relaxed, than it did for the dominant one to realise who was boss, she did end up realising that humans are awesome and if you willingly spend time with them they do nice things for you. <br /><br />You may feel like you take a few backward steps along the way, but tou'll get there.Deeredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598240463885095790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-8311811191308367842011-02-24T11:41:02.934-08:002011-02-24T11:41:02.934-08:00ah, poor guy doesn't know how to make friends....ah, poor guy doesn't know how to make friends. I think you are on the right track. They do try if we give them a chance. Nina wanted nothing to do with me when I got her, but she was aggressive and threatening. When that didn't make me go away she decided to try a different approach and tried to be friends. She, unlike your guy, is not shy about what she wants.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121548358548961133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-56482159847456009892011-02-24T10:36:37.679-08:002011-02-24T10:36:37.679-08:00May I just say - clicker training is wonderful! Yo...May I just say - clicker training is wonderful! You should absolutely try it. I tried it with my new mare I got, and it's made training so much easier and painless. It's so fun! I highly recommend it. The hardest part, for me, was learning to control my reactions when she started to do something naughty and be able to ignore it, and focus on the good behavior. Challenging, but wonderfully rewarding. I hope you & Marti continue to progress, but he sounds like he has great potential to be a good boy, and is trying, so I'm sure he'll come around! Hang in there. :)kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03287483233215361510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-7419997469152284392011-02-24T07:44:31.211-08:002011-02-24T07:44:31.211-08:00Sounds like you found an excellent solution. Hurra...Sounds like you found an excellent solution. Hurray! Another win for Andrea and Gogo (and Marti).SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-41785075324902302862011-02-24T07:02:51.677-08:002011-02-24T07:02:51.677-08:00After spending 9 months last year attempting to sw...After spending 9 months last year attempting to sweeten a dominant, alpha chestnut mare -- I too feel like my approach to some horses is to be dominant initially (to this day, she is the only horse I was ever legitimately afraid of -- at 15.2 no less!). I am just starting to work with an OTTB that responds poorly to ANY signs of dominance. He apparently a brute at the track and everyone who handled him there did so with a stud chain and force. If you even think of using pressure to get him to do anything he turns into a fire breathing monster. His current owner has done some Parelli work with him (though I am a true skeptic of Parelli) and has desensitized him to pretty much everything. She has helped him understand relaxed body language and he responds really well to it.<br /><br />I think one of the greatest things about horses is that no matter how long you've been riding for, or how many horses have passed beneath you, they always have something to teach you. Marti will be really good for you and I can't wait to see how the journey goes. After working with some enormous Belgians at a therapy center, I learned that draft types have uniquely sensitive personalities. They don't realize they are throwing their huge bodies around and being dangerous!Niamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445287419135378606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-84547730989443138302011-02-24T06:10:28.387-08:002011-02-24T06:10:28.387-08:00Sounds like good progress to me! Good job staying...Sounds like good progress to me! Good job staying flexible and listening to the horse and being willing to try alternative plans! Solo used to be rather submissive (before he got fit and turned into a badass, LOL) and these kinds of horses need a cheerleader more than they need a boss.eventer79https://www.blogger.com/profile/03160817772061132147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-87942205775415217252011-02-24T04:33:45.143-08:002011-02-24T04:33:45.143-08:00Good luck with your new line of attack. Its funny...Good luck with your new line of attack. Its funny how differently separate horses react to things. I think people often end up causing a lot of problems with horses when they try to fit them into a 'one size fits all' mold, especially in regards to training. Once Marti learns to trust you, I have no doubt that you'll be where he wants to be.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01197789181776030907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6364831396028560774.post-8908714512837858632011-02-24T04:23:25.689-08:002011-02-24T04:23:25.689-08:00Sounds like a great new plan! Sometimes we can sta...Sounds like a great new plan! Sometimes we can start acting like a predator without realizing it and just make things worse. Good for you for taking a step back, re-evaluating and changing your approach. I am sure you will get where you want to be.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07726043632207281087noreply@blogger.com