tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post5880645405060578985..comments2024-03-20T03:44:08.507-04:00Comments on Horses of Follywoods: S'no IllusionJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post-55603303229608510232010-01-29T08:17:00.540-05:002010-01-29T08:17:00.540-05:00Thank you for the ideas! Reading your post reinfor...Thank you for the ideas! Reading your post reinforced to me how similar your Tucker & my TB are. It's absolutely true that nagging will only lead to an explosion! Now I need to work on the part about steeling myself & changing the request to a demand!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12314973421591276840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post-47580962256426015252010-01-28T18:34:37.352-05:002010-01-28T18:34:37.352-05:00I have found the blog environment wonderful, not o...I have found the blog environment wonderful, not only for getting me to think about what I'm doing, but also for allowing me a peek into other people's training styles.<br /><br />Thanks for writing posts like this and allowing us to pick your brain. It's incredibly helpful!A Work In Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076863943914879567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post-45006277153058401122010-01-28T15:28:46.293-05:002010-01-28T15:28:46.293-05:00Tucker is what Parelli calls Left brain introvert....Tucker is what Parelli calls Left brain introvert. They are really difficult to train. Saul has the same problem with two gymkhana horses he has in training. Last year, he got bucked off twice by two colts displaying the same type of personality.<br /><br />Parelli says that with an extrovert, you control the feet then you have their brain.<br /><br /><br />But for Tucker & Co. you need to get to their brain for getting to their feet.<br /><br />As Jean says : no nagging, no repetition as they are usually very smart and easily bored.<br />Reward the slightest try. I think something like Clicker training will get these horses "thinking" and really showing off how clever they are.<br /><br />I know it is the type of horse I avoid at all cost, because they will outsmart me. <br /><br />Give me an extrovert anyday!Murielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05491691754938320621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post-10582347558086208002010-01-28T14:52:53.057-05:002010-01-28T14:52:53.057-05:00Excellent post--you're right. Tucker and Izzy ...Excellent post--you're right. Tucker and Izzy share many similarities. What I've noticed and had people comment on with Izzy is that once I get her forward (and we're improving every week), she's really a seat/leg ride and I barely use my hands. It's a lovely thing.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381922004203479379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post-68735275111706886252010-01-28T14:42:49.776-05:002010-01-28T14:42:49.776-05:00Great stuff Jean - thank you! Your very visual des...Great stuff Jean - thank you! Your very visual descriptions are something even a neophyte like me can grasp.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358869615379455013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29272013.post-44049273671696624572010-01-28T12:02:23.554-05:002010-01-28T12:02:23.554-05:00Very good ideas! Sometimes Maisie can be a bit st...Very good ideas! Sometimes Maisie can be a bit sticky to start off, although usually by the end of the session she's changed into a TB from a WB and is raring to go. If she's sticky, I'll often do a bit of canter work or even some hand gallop to get the motor going. Once we're back to walk and trot, she's very forward. The trick with her is not to overdo it - once's she's excited and too revved up, then she's hard to work with in the opposite way.<br /><br />With Noble (when I was riding him) and Dawn, forward is never even remotely a problem.<br /><br />Maybe his name is Tucker because he's a bucker?!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com