I meant I'm struggling with the way Tosca's training is progressing because she is so very different to work with from Hunter. I actually would not be particularly thrilled to have bought a second Hunter.
Under Left Brain: tolerant, unconcerned, confident On the other chart: smart charismatic friendly non responsive disinterested unmotivated/dull easily bored "lazy" Those things sound pretty negative when listed. She's actually a sweet and charming mare. She seems to "learn" what she thinks is expected of her and then produces it every time, whether it's right or not. For instance, she was taught that when working in the round pen, she should stop dead on the circle and not move a step in any direction. I could go all over the pen, doing hand stands had I been capable of it, and she would have stood there. Only last week (with carrots) did I convince her that she could come in to me. Then she followed all over the pen "at heel", no lead. I was thrilled. She loves treats, but her breeder and his barn man liked for the herd to gather around them for treats. Many of the horses we have met from there are quite pushy over treats. And, yes, I know clicker training would probably be the answer to a lot of this. I just don't feel confident in my ability to work by myself with a training method so new to me. Nancy
