[drivingpairs] Re: Pair musings
- From: Peter & Rachel Eldred <preldred@xxxxxxx>
- To: drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 10:04:01 -0700
With my last pair which I drove for 2 years, I didn't drive single very
much. One was quite experienced as a single, but the other was green. I
discovered that was a big mistake. When I sold the greener one after two
years of lots of pair work and driving everywhere under every imaginable
condition, he was still pretty green as a single. I was lazy, and exercising
two horses at once was easier. I have learned my lesson. Now with another
green horse in the pair, I am trying to drive them each single at least once
in between driving them as pair. I've been told that really one should drive
them twice as much single as pair, and I believe it. You can solve a lot of
problems single before they show up in the pair. And yes, then they learn
that they have to work all the time, not just go along for the ride.
JMHO,
Rachel in BC
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[mailto:drivingpairs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Debbie Buick
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 8:29 AM
To: drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [drivingpairs] Pair musings
I drove my young 3 year old paired with his sister, even in a clinic for one
lesson, and he was very good, very relaxed and steady. Then I thought maybe
I should do more work with him single, and I noticed first couple of drives
single, he was not steady at all. It was like he was saying "what? do I
have to pull ALL THE TIME?" So I think in the pair he was sometimes
pulling, sometimes not, and I think he needs to get more work single under
his belt.
Hardy, I do notice the 40 meter circles are great, he has learned to give
and bend slightly on the circle. The 20 meter up the center line is a
little difficult, he does bend but wants to make it wider, but I am very
pleased with his work ethic and bending, and learning he has to pull all the
time when he's in harness.
What do the pair drivers do, do you work your horses single a lot, a little,
or not at all? Especially a young horse who is learning?
Debbie
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