On 9/3/07, Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK Debbie, this is sounding better and better.
Nancy, what is sounding better and better? >If he will play with me to > the point it makes tears flow (that would be mine, not his) does that mean I > understand the horse better than the prior owner? I read your post and you said it has taken you 2 years to get him to load in trailers, at least that is what I thought you meant, correct me if I am wrong... that is when I said that the horse has savvy... I will add that he might be smart or afraid... or both!!! In that situation and that environment >There were some things > she couldn't demonstrate because she said he wasn't "good" at them. Some things, that means nothing to me... "good" at them, also is to vague for me, sorry, I am blond... > He's a first horse for me that can trot along with me at liberty and > "float" around the riding ring in some weird and magical dance. What a > trip! > Also, a trip that we don't always take. Sometimes he's just too distracted. > > Nancy Well Nancy, he is your partner... sounds like he does things his way to me, when he is in the mood, which seems to work for you, which is great... However, Can you get your thoughts to his feet??? In a very LIGHT way, that maybe no one else can even see you do it... That is my goal, PNH helps me to do that... However, I realized the other day with my puppy, that I am NOT LIGHT ENOUGH... I will admit this, cause it happened, I know I am not as light as I could be... I have to work on that, I know this is my big issue with horses, and now with dogs, LOL, fortunately I can laugh cause no one got hurt, ok here goes my huge accident with my puppy, but it was a huge learning lesson for me... now I am aware, Lacy is 8 lbs max... she''s about 14 weeks old now... a Schnoodle, I have talked about her before, well, she was attacking my friends 4 month old Scottie mix puppy, with a loud snarl and attack, the Scottie mix is BIGGER then Lacy, but much more submissive, well, I had Lacy on a leash, and when she went to grab Dolly the Scottie mix, I corrected her quickly, but, man, when I did, she went off the ground, cause I lifted her UP.. well, I did not mean to lift her up, I was only telling her no... shoot, she was 3 feet off the ground, "hanging and swinging" is what someone said the next day when we were talking and laughing about it, but it really was a huge "LESSON" for me.. I need to be LIGHTER yet... my Timing was right, she was so much better after that, not one growl out of her over the next 2 days... But, I WAS way to HEAVY... How does this relate to horses and PNH, I watch how soft Pat and Linda are with horses, and I try to get that light too... I love the creativity that they have brought to horses, I love the games, I love the challenges... I love to test my Savvy and see if I can get my horse to Dance with me in things that I do with them... I love that, I love it when it is my idea and I get them to join me in that idea, what ever it is... Just the other day, Jewel, who has hated water all of his life, and I came to a low dip in the land, with Water flowing through it... egads, he was NOT Happy, he is not happy with the saddle pad I had on him either, nor the crupper I was trying on him for the first time, so rather then get in a state with him, I hopped off and sent him across, he knew exactly what I wanted and jumped over it, ha... I sent him back and forth, each time he came to me, and asked me if he did it right, that Asking for more direction, checking in with me is so special, did he do it at a walk? NO, did I push it? NO, did he calm down and take it with a very mellow jump? Yes he did and since the dang mosquitoes were starting to eat us up alive, I said that was good enough... Supper is ready, so ask away, I hope I answered this question... PS. Nancy, I am having a really hard time figuring out who you are talking to or which comment you are referring too, I just read the thread and I am still confused, so I hope I answered your questions correctly, you might want to leave a little of the message attached or refer to it when agreeing with a thought or comment, I forget to do this too sometimes... Debbie in MN ~ Please check out how we can all help raise money for Huginn's Hospital Fund ~ http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgtrq74d_386xtqp ~~~~~~~~~~~If we all do a little, we will have a lot!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
