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"I can NOT no matter what I have tried get this gelding to lope"
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Dear Keith...
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Hi Keith,
I subscribe to your news letter, and just signed up for the training course. I watch your site regularly and I love the page and your advice has helped with our 6 year old Standardbred gelding BlackJack (Jack) for short. When we bought him at the local action he was an Amish bred/trained, underfed, head strong, bugger to ride. He was purchased for my husband under the assumption he was a dead broke great trail horse. Hehehehe I doubt he's ever been anywhere without a cart behind him. But he is willing and getting to be a great horse.
My husband can now handle his antics, tho no one here could ride him except me all last summer. My question is I can NOT no matter what I have tried get this gelding to lope, he does it all the time out by himself, but will not go there under saddle, he will lengthen his stride and trot almost to a ridiculous level. He will break to a lope for maybe 3 steps then he almost cringes thinking he will be punished ?or? for it and start crow hopping or straight out buck. I have had him checked by our vet at shot time and he can't see any physical reasons, I just bought him a new saddle custom fitted in case it was the saddle.Hes gained a lot of weight since we bought him. I really don't care if he canters or not but at some point I may need him too and I can't seem to get him to understand that is what I want, and he will never be punished here for anything. The only time I ever even raise my voice is if they are playing and not paying attention with me close. TOO close! I spoil my babies to the point that this skinny gelding who 1 year ago might have weighed 900# is now 16"1 and 1280# last time I taped him. What can you have me work on to help me get through that its ok, and it might be fun to run with Ma?
My 4 almost 5 year old Appy mare is also a good sized mare 15"3 and 1250#. She is my other problem/question. She is ma's baby, I have been working with her over a year, ground work, lunging free/and line, and she accepts the saddle/bridle and me all in stride she has the basics of turning but I can bump her sides all day or tap her hip to go forward from the ground, she will not move, she knows I won't hurt her and she is kinda lazy but I'm stuck! from the ground I can drive her forward by stepping to the side and putting pressure on her, when we start again same thing tap till my arm wants to fall off then send her out by driving her forward. If I click she moves too but I'm trying to teach her the go forward cue and I don't want her to hear the cue. I don't want to kick her hard or smack her with the whip either, because I don't want to scare her or hurt her or push so hard she hurts herself. She will go if I turn her first but after a few steps maybe 5 she stops and I have to start over again. Any suggestions, I know I must sound like an idiot but I want to train her myself, because I am the only one she trusts. After a year my husband still is not allowed to touch her head, or get to comfy with her. I think she was abused at some point in her life, and she picked me the day I picked her out as a 3 year old, I can do anything with her. And I'm afraid if I push too hard I will loose her trust. Thanks Kim |
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