--- Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> What other well-known activities do you use to reassure your horses?<<
The one-rein stop is my main one I use with Whisper. We have done it on the trail only when she gets nervous and antsy above the walk and has ignored my repeated half-halts. This is where I believe she has forgotten about me being on her back - her head is HIGH, ears pricked and totally focused on the T-Rex she is sure is hiding in the tamarasks! I do use the head-down que for Raven when she gets high-headed and have just started using it with Whisper on the trail as well (and before the one-rein stop). I will also zig-zag on the trail and ask them to move off of my leg pressure - really anything that makes them listen to ME instead of focusing on the T-Rex. And we havn't gotten eaten yet! Susan in NV Nevermore Ranch http://users.oasisol.com/nevermore/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php
