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Published: 2015-07-24 15:57:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 596; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 0
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I will never stop submitting pictures of my babyThings have been SO HOT here. As a result, I can't ride Nevada with my saddle. D: I got a new girth and pad for my birthday, so that sucks that I can't use them much. They're so comfy! Anyway, I recently rode Nevada bareback up the long driveway to the farm where I ride. She was so curious about everything. She wanted to see everything at once! She's never spooked while I'm on her back, so that's good. I can't expect that all the time, but it's nice to know that she's so trustworthy most of the time.
Yesterday we went out and taught her how to bob for carrots! : D I put a carrot in a bucket of water, and she was so confused when I kept pointing to the bucket and she could only see water in there. I tipped the water out twice to lower the level and give her a better chance of finding the carrot (It kept floating right below the surface so she got confused when she couldn't feel it), then she stuck her head in, drank the water until the carrot bumped her lip, and then she managed to grab it out of the water, all on her own! <3 She's so smart. She's also becoming so well trained and desensitized. She recently let me pull up her lips to look at her teeth without throwing a fit. She disliked the vet doing that, and kept putting her head up and tossing it when they tried. I'm trying to help the vet and farrier out and teach her to be well behaved for them XD
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Nevada and her magical yellow socks. XD
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So this is Nevada? She looks so pretty! Thank you again for the advice; Zip and Marshall are both doing great thanks to that. I wish you the best of luck with Nevada
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Nevada is improving so much! You're doing a wonderful job with her, look forward to seeing more from the both of you!
I'm having a similar problem with the heat, but I prefer to ride bareback anyways <:
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Aww, I don't personally ride horses, but yesterday we played horse soccer and it was pretty fun~
I also have a question, i'm partnered with a large gelding and I have spurs but the only boots I can wear have a heel problem, so its hard to get him to Lope do you have any tips for me? If so that'd be great! <3
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I did some reading and apparently the lope is very similar to the canter. I've always rode English, so that's what I'm familiar with. I haven't cantered on Nevada yet, and I honestly haven't at all for quite some time. I am teaching Nevada how to canter though. I know that if Nevada isn't doing anything no matter how hard I squeeze her sides, I bring out my "popper"
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If you look at this picture and see the rope that is braided in a way on the right, that's the "popper". If Nevada isn't moving, I take that, swing it once over my right shoulder, once over my left, then down onto her right shoulder, then down onto her left. If she hasn't moved by the time it reaches her, I continue popping her harder until she does move. But she has found out that the popper isn't fun soooo, she doesn't misbehave much. If anything, she wants to canter, but I hold her back because we're not ready. XD
Not sure what else I can offer to help you. :I I hope this helps a little bit. It depends on the horse. Maybe you just need to be firmer with him, or give him a "phase four" if you will. Remember to give friendly after "phase four" with whatever you used to do it so the horse isn't scared of it. But only do the friendly/reward AFTER they've done the right thing.
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Thank you this helped me a lot today! <3Ā
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