I love this young woman's enthusiasm as she works with this horse, and I love the horse's willingness. She's accomplished quite a lot, and it looks like good exercise. Kudos on a job well done.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
I don't like "horse tricks" but...
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very very talented young lady lol. There are a few trick pony's at my barn its fascinating! No wonder that little pony is so porky lol all those treats!
ReplyDeleteShe's obviously done an impressive job training them but I wish she would wear a helmet. That pony might be short but that doesn't make it safe. I also have mixed feelings about teaching horses to rear. I've met some horses and ponies that were taught to rear as a trick but later on when they switched owners and became regular riding horses the rearing became an evasion tactic that can really take people by surprise, ie cause falls. Really talented kid none the less.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Theresa - great bond with the horse but a) you should never, ever get on a horse without a hat/helmet, *especially* one with no tack on and b) it can never, ever, ever be a good idea to teach a horse to rear.
ReplyDeleteThose horses are all adorable but I agree with some of the above statements - I wouldn't teach a horse to rear. Rearing just seems like something you have to teach some horses NOT to do...
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let me know when knee-high-argyle-socks-over-breeches come to america. or is it already there?
ReplyDeleteWell, how interesting to see some of the same thoughts I was thinking expressed by other people. The young lady certainly has a talent for training and I also love how willing the horses and ponies are to work for her. So that's a big plus...
ReplyDeleteBut no helmet, as you may well know is really a worry as far as I'm concerned. And that goes along with the rearing pony and lying down pony where at any time, her head might be an accidental target.
And I also agree about the rearing. While it is a standard trick, it's not one I'm in favor of teaching for casual "fun" with your horse. Movie, circus and professionally performing horses are one thing, but backyard horses do not need to learn how to rear. It's bad enough when they do it as an evasion without being taught such a dangerous maneuver.
Boy, aren't we a bunch of safety curmudgeons here. *sigh*
I really like how everybody really seems to be having fun! I think it's terrific. No snarks here...
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Wonderful! I think some trick training can be a great way to have fun and create a bond between horse & human. The owner of the barn where I board got a new pony that was only halter broke (he had been a stud in his previous life but had been a pasture gelding for a few years before she got him). In the process of training him she taught him to bow but instead of bowing he just decided to start laying down instead. He picked that up in just a few days.
ReplyDeleteI love when horses (or ponies) bow ;o) Counting is good, too. Has anyone seen the videos with Karen and Luke, the trick OTTB? He's in the Guiness Book of World Records for being able to recognize the most numbers in 60 seconds.
ReplyDeleteMore talent than I have to teach the horse tricks, for sure.
Agree about the helmet and the rearing, otherwise great!
ReplyDeleteMade me smile! Young lady obviously has a gift - hope she sticks with horses.
ReplyDeleteI actually wear knee high argyle socks over my breeches nearly every day! Can't see them under my boots when I ride, but when I'm puttering about the barn in my clogs, I sport my argyles proudly! ;)
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