On Dec 1, 2007 7:20 PM, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>Maybe he's "drunk with power" to discover that, after all these years, he CAN be boss. I have a feeling that he'll always be a meek and mild guy at heart - so maybe he just needs a little reminder that, just because Buck, Melnir and Skjoni aren't around to boss him around, it doesn't mean he can get away with murder. > > > Do you have a Parelli carrot stick, or similar? I'd practice just walking > with it, and just casually swinging the string - not in a threatening way > particularly, but JUST enough that they have to get out of your way when you > walk through. This is a case where "phases" of pressure are important - I > wouldn't use any more pressure than necessary, knowing Falki can be a little > tenderhearted - or at least he could be before his self-promoted "promotion" > to Big Fish in a Little Pond. I betcha it won't take much to call Falki's > bluff, and make him be mannerly again. <<<<<
Falki is very mannerly around me and never charges with me between him and the other horse. It's when I'm on the other side of the other horse that worries me. When the other horse moves off, I can wave my hand at Falki and he will move away. The Parelli carrot stick would be way more than is needed for Falki. When I wave him off -'chase' him so to speak, he seems to want to charge at the other horse even more. My meal routines work pretty well, and not much commotion since I have instilled a pretty good routine. This morning was a bit more chaotic as the hunters were pretty loud and some deer were running thru the woods and I was down there alone to boot, but still not too bad. When I came home from work, I wanted to clean up the paddock while therewas still dayllight and give them more hay. Even with 4 piles Falki wanted them all. Not a big deal, just annoying. I so want them to be happy and getting along. Probably, they're more stir crazy from the small area, then anything else. -- Anna Southern Ohio
