she said I should do it first this way! She said if the horse gets tangled then I can just drop the lines, and i can get used to walking along to the side and having one rein almost like a lunge... but I have a surcingle! I already did it tho :) With Nasi, horrible, gave up after I realized there was just no way, it was a war of him pulling me with the sidepull and I just felt like it wasnt a positive experience so I took him for a walk instead. I did it with Jaspar who kept wanting to eat bushes and pretending he didnt know what I wanted when I flapped the reins for him to go, but finally he went , dah dunt da dunt, sauntering along. It was more trouble to make him go than stop or turn. Fox got tangled in the lines over and over so I spent most of the time just running along after him as he drug the reins across the yard. I did it to Tivar, who acted like he could not understand why I wanted him to hold his nose straight up like he was looking at the clouds and then would get pissy and actually put his nose on the ground and walk trying to manhandle the reins... then I did it with stonewall and he actually was the best. My worst horse was the best... I dont think I am doing it right! I think I will get a video :) And try the surcingle. Should I do the sidepull on them first with the surcingle?? It is fun tho! and no one got hurt or seriously traumatized, I wasnt kicked at or run away from. They all acted like hey, it was better than being bored :) I enjoyed it :) Janice
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