[drivingpairs] Re: slacking off
- From: "Barbara Kurtz" <winddancefrm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:25:57 -0400
Marged,
Sounds like a good article... As I wrote several days ago(post
below)...that's exactly what Andy Marcoux cautioned about my very forward
mare. In fact, as I was really concentrating on my slower gelding using the
whip a bit...Andy started "pretend" hitting my husband who was standing by
Andy. Trying to get my attention to see that I should not be so focused on
going to the whip w/my "lazy" gelding who was walking off like I asked, but
also half halting and insisting that my little mare step off lightly and
listen to me. Good illustration...I thought...as I was not quite listening
to Andy and really concentrating on the gelding who was actually doing
exactly what I asked...why reprimand him(why reprimand my husband)...and not
the "rude" little mare(the whip who wasn't paying attention).
Barbara in Ohio
Wind Dance Ponies
>I have just paired a
> mother and son. I ground drove them in a recent clinic with Andy Marcoux
> and he saw right away that my gelding was going to be purely happy to go
> along for the ride. But he also cautioned me to watch how forward my
> little
> mare is. In our case, she is extremely forward and almost too willing to
> walk off. He suggested I would use a half halt on her from the
> start...not
> just concentrating solely on my slower gelding and using the whip on him.
> Both issues needed addressed.
> Barbara in Ohio
>
>
>
> I read an article called the "Rude Horse" a long time ago that changed the
> way I approach this problem. Its just as much of a problem to have a
> horse that forges ahead, refuses to let the other horse work, pulls
> everything out of alignment, etc. as to have a "lazy" horse. So often
> ,the "lazy horse" gets chastised and pushed to keep up, when he really
> can't. The rude horse will keep pulling ahead. There is a lot written
> about rein adjustment to allow one to hold the "rude horse" back. The
> constant interaction of the pair is what is supposed to be fascinating
> here, not irritating. its the challenge. Right? Remember that the pole
> points to the horse who isn't pulling....your job is to keep it all
> straight. Marged
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