tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578616175371417043.post6825105577141035827..comments2024-02-17T02:33:59.962-08:00Comments on Adventures of a Horse Crazed Mind: The Path of Least ResistanceChelsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05045101705493626989noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578616175371417043.post-85843329258705351572009-03-08T21:58:00.000-07:002009-03-08T21:58:00.000-07:00This is slightly OT-but relevant if anyone ever wa...This is slightly OT-but relevant if anyone ever wants to check if a horse has this built in tendency to resist pressure in their face or head. I place my hand on the bridge of the horse's nose, about where a bosal would go and apply pressure. It's very interesting to note the differences in how horses react to this. The most willing horse will simply break at the poll and drop his nose away from the pressure. Others will not break at the poll but will back away from the pressure. Others don't immediately react-either they have to think about it or they just don't acknowledge the pressure at all. The most resistant horses will immediately push back on your hand or root into the pressure-these are horses that usually react like AJ. They learn to "give" but their first instinct is always going to be to push(or pull back in the case of pressure applied to their poll) back on pressure applied to their head.<BR/>A pleasure horse trainer taught me that and that was one of the methods he used to help pick his futurity prospects. Doesn't mean a horse will not learn to automatically give to the pressure, but it does help a person to understand the initial reaction they may get when they apply pressure to a horse's head and train accordingly.BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578616175371417043.post-71345299998151657432009-03-08T13:03:00.000-07:002009-03-08T13:03:00.000-07:00sounds like you had a productive session with AJ -...sounds like you had a productive session with AJ - good to get him going a bit...<BR/><BR/>Man, I wish we had horses for sale like that around here! There are about 3 I would like to try - Of course, I would have no idea how to ride a reiner or a cutter - lol. Probably a good thing in the end!!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736592362765508427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578616175371417043.post-35750490385200531342009-03-08T08:22:00.000-07:002009-03-08T08:22:00.000-07:00I had all three things happen last weekend when Ok...I had all three things happen last weekend when Okie needed a trailer-loading demo. I stayed with that horse all the way around our property, trying to keep pressure on his poll until he stopped running backward and would come forward to release! The problem is, these horses have so much more energy than I do!Gracie's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04715588876398380348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578616175371417043.post-75726482464657992312009-03-08T05:51:00.000-07:002009-03-08T05:51:00.000-07:00Hey, I really like that 5 yr old mare for $4500. B...Hey, I really like that 5 yr old mare for $4500. But in this economy, I'm betting you could get any one of them for less.<BR/><BR/>It really sounds like AJ is doing a good job of helping you regain some confidence.Leah Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158981037468411293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578616175371417043.post-8382731220183021292009-03-08T01:38:00.000-08:002009-03-08T01:38:00.000-08:00Oh dear! Maybe a rump-rope on him would do the tri...Oh dear! Maybe a rump-rope on him would do the trick if he still resists moving forward when you do? My mare was very bad when I got her, like AJ wouldn't walk with you and waited until the pressure started on the halter, then she'd blow up and sometimes rear. I didn't use a rump rope on her because she hates it with a passion. Persistance is the answer though, keep at him!Geckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869977105238208893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578616175371417043.post-85407419727125024712009-03-07T22:28:00.000-08:002009-03-07T22:28:00.000-08:00Wouldn't the world be a better place if we all fol...Wouldn't the world be a better place if we all followed the path of least resistance? Horses are so wise. And stubborn.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12641783472479894858noreply@blogger.com