On 18/01/2008, Robyn Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Wanda this is a son of Visna - Lettir. We have found > that no matter whether the father was Lettir or Segull her foals were much > more nervous on the ground than under saddle - have you found that with > Dagur?
Dagur is to the point where he's getting quite confident...but we've taken it VERY slow with him. I believe Cara has him to the point where the fat old mamma (me) could begin working with him. > > He is the kind of horse that with the wrong start could have been really > difficult but he is coming along so nicely. This was Mandy's third or > fourth ride on him. I agree. He's not very forgiving, not because he's mean....he's just the type that simply must know that he's doing the right thing...and must know it in the very moment he's wondering about it. Clicker training helped us get past a sticky point a couple of weeks ago (when it was decently warm)...once he had the concept...he was fine. Silly us...he didn't know he could move forward without me supporting them. Once he realized he could move with Cara riding ... when I was across the ring...he was fine. I'm looking forward to working with him again. He's very willing. We always leave him wanting more... Wanda
