On 3/13/07, djakni1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I searched through the messages to find Orri's first incident of > bolting. Was it the time with the tractor in the arena?
Yes--it did start with the tractor. We had circled the arena a few times without incident before he decided to shy--so I'm guessing he reached his 'threshold'. > In any case, it sounds like you are able to get him under control > again in a short time. I did that time and the few other times it happened again. I haven't ridden since I started the Parelli program in Jan though. > > My friend has an Andalusian gelding with an extremely strong flight > response. Her solution was to just relax and let him go until he > stopped on his own I've thought of doing that myself but I didn't know if that would be encouraging him to react, or if it fuel the fear. > > In attempting to do your owning training, you are doing a great job. > We all make mistakes and we learn and move on. > I'm just hoping I don't mess him up. V
