Also, when you tire, work him in circles and figure 8's. Helen @ DP wrote: > Cindy, > good for you! Hope you are carrying the whip with you and using it. You > can rub him with it when you use "steady", when you want him to move over, > touch him on the opposite side to the direction you want him to go to. Most > important, get used to holding it and using it while you're driving and your > horse will learn to not be afraid of it and listen when it "speaks" to him. > The idea of dragging something is not pulling the weight. It's to get the > horse used to hearing sounds behind him and trusting you when you tell him > it's ok. That's why I suggested you ground drive him over all kinds of > surfaces...dirt, gravel, concrete, pavement....dragging the tire. But > you're doing great. > Helen > > _________________________________________________________ > To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: > http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html > ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` > > -- noel jones, aago athens, tennessee, usa 423 887-7594 ------------------------------- frog music press, publishing MIDI music moderator, rodgers organ users group at www.frogmusic.com _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````