Monday, June 30, 2008

Blossom In The Round Pen

You can see in one of these videos how Blossom is what I call a lazy horse, not real lazy but a little lazy.. I am asking her to canter around me and you can see a lot of head tossing and tail swishing because she doesn't want to run. However, in the wild I bet she would run. I won't push this canter issue with her because of her young age. She is changing directions and stopping when I ask and that is respectful and that's what I really am looking for, a respectful horse. The other video is of me moving her hindquarters away from me at liberty, it's called yielding the hindquarters. It is so important that you have control of the hind end of the horse. That is where they get all their power. The fact that she is staying with me and I have no rope or halter on her and she is moving away when I ask is perfect!!!! Thank you Sue Stetson for letting us come over and play. It was a nice warm welcome and a beautiful place to train.

No comments: