tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381378815481359587.post2369522715864405717..comments2024-03-28T00:16:36.539-07:00Comments on Thoughtful Equestrian: The climbCatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04116622774529856827noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381378815481359587.post-56642148970888468092016-02-10T12:56:44.786-08:002016-02-10T12:56:44.786-08:00Holy mackrel, I don't think I'd ever put d...Holy mackrel, I don't think I'd ever put draw reins on C. He's way too athletic in the vertical direction. Theo's generally too lazy to make a real statement. C is a whole parade of statements. He's the exact kind I'd never put any kind of leverage technique on. Nothing worse than a TB that thinks they're trapped.Catiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04116622774529856827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381378815481359587.post-72222507463692601902016-02-10T12:42:04.494-08:002016-02-10T12:42:04.494-08:00I'd be very hesitant to draw reins on my horse...I'd be very hesitant to draw reins on my horse, but he's a lot lighter in the bridle. While they would definitely curb the explosiveness, I also know he'd learn to curl and the explosion would have to go somewhere.<br /><br />Sooooo I'd just as soon he explode in a way I know I can ride than force him to learn a new and potentially more dangerous way. ;-) <br /><br />But obviously, he's a totally different kind of horse than what you're dealing with. SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381378815481359587.post-7231230217700509942016-02-10T10:00:16.738-08:002016-02-10T10:00:16.738-08:00My guess is that part of the unloading was because...My guess is that part of the unloading was because of the approach and the way he was asked for that way of going. It seems like thus far, you've been very patient with him, and he seems to trust you enough to know that you know when to push and when to reward. Horses are of course horses, but that's my 2 cents.Heather - The Graduated Equestrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681676187300620940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381378815481359587.post-37143685820290540952016-02-10T06:27:21.438-08:002016-02-10T06:27:21.438-08:00somehow i feel like if he were going to curl and e...somehow i feel like if he were going to curl and explode with you, either from recognizing his new power or from rebelling against the difficulty of carrying his head lower... wouldn't he have shown shades of that behavior already in your time together? idk - you all know him best (obvi haha) but it seems like he's really thriving with your partnership, rather than growing overly burly and harder to handle. regardless, good luck pushing for that next step of ever more quality! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.com