On Tue, Jun 19, 2007 at 05:05:30PM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote:
> > but I need some pictures of
> > > an Icelandic Horse being trained to the mounting
> > block. Can anyone do that
> > > for me?
> >
> > does it have to be clicker training? stjarni and i
> > are working on this
> > again....
>
> It doesn't have to be clicker training. We promote
> any method of good horsemanship. Would be great to
> have pictures of you and Stjarni in a training
> article.
>
> Thanks!
alas, i should probably rescind this offer. i went up tonight to ride
and got there with no time to spare, so i dragged out the mounting block
(s is a bit tall for me to get on bareback from the ground) and lay
myself over his back. he backed up when i first approached with the
block, but as i put it next to him, climbed up, and threw my balance
to his mercy, he stood like a rock.
so i don't think he's forgotten enough of what we did with this last
time for us to get really good shots of him being "trained" again. i'm
sorry i didn't take pictures the first time through, it was pretty
funny. ("clearly she wants to get on, but there's this THING in the
way, i will helpfully swing out my hindquarters to make room...")
i may bring a camera to my next lesson with one of my students' horses
and see how he does with a mounting block -- he's an old western horse
and not used to one either. would that help? he's not an icey though,
my best guess is quarab.
thanks,
--vicka
