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Wooo!

Horsegirl210Horsegirl210
edited August 2012 in Pet & Animal Photos & Stories
I finally got pony to do lead changes today. :D I got like 5 out of him. I feel so accomplished lol. xD

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  • MinxMinx
    75.88.14.215
    Congrats! I hate lead changes! My first show horse is super sticky and i could never get her to do them but my two other show horses both do them. Its a great feeling when they finally click with a horse!
  • Horsegirl210Horsegirl210
    70.119.55.187
    Thanks haha. We were just flopping around barrels and I asked not expecting a response and he just did it on the turn! I was so happy. xD<br><br>Btw, I think he likes doing barrels. Me too. :D
  • MinxMinx
    75.88.14.215
    Just be careful on barrels! If you pony is mentally excitable I wouldnt let him even try them. My mare was blown out with being on barrels for just 3 months. Took me a year to undo the damage and teach her it was okay to chill out. If i even put her back on the pattern, even for a few days she'd go right back into that mindset and i would have to redo all the training. And she still gets REALLY excited at shows. Have you ever tried some horsemanship patterns? The ones where there are a LOT of flying lead changes? Those are what i use to work with my horses on lead changes.
  • Horsegirl210Horsegirl210
    70.119.55.187
    Vamp pumpkin is the laziest horse ever. xD he goes but he doesn't spazz. xD
  • MinxMinx
    75.88.14.215
    Good! Cuz my horseh isnt and she makes me sooooo mad when she decides not stopping is funner during shows!! Dont want Mr. Pumpkin to starttt!
  • Horsegirl210Horsegirl210
    70.119.55.187
    One time I was trotting on a grand prix horse that belongs to a friend of my moms and all of a sudden she took off and I couldn't stop her. And I was only like 10. xD it freaked me out. xD
  • MinxMinx
    75.88.14.215
    Dx i would be freaked out too! I was standing behind some barrel horses at a rodeo once and they scared me by me just watching them. I watched one jitter around and as soon as his rider let him go he literally jumped VERY high to where all four feet were at LEAST 4 feet off the ground and as soon as he touched the ground he shot off like a rocket. I thought he had gotten away from her. It was terrifying! How anyone could keep their seat through that beats me! If i EVER run barrels... it will NOT be on a horse like that!!!
  • Horsegirl210Horsegirl210
    70.119.55.187
    Woah. O.O
  • MinxMinx
    75.88.14.215
    From that moment on i decided i would NEVER train a horse to do barrels. That scared me waaaay too much!! Plus (no offense to any barrel racers!!!) but barrel racers tend to be REALLY snooty and better than everybody else.
  • Horsegirl210Horsegirl210
    70.119.55.187
    All the horse movies I have seen, the barrel racers are always the rich snobs. xD (no offense to anyone)
  • MinxMinx
    75.88.14.215
    They are! I had one tell me i ruined my mare because i slowed her down. They ride around like maniacs and tell us (this is from Rodeo Queens Contestant point of view) that we need to get our worthless horses out of the way. Even though in any horse world my mare is definitally NOT worthless! Reining trained red roan AQHA? Shown, completely handled, no problems? And apparently she's worthless because i dont run her. Grills my biscuits!
  • Horsegirl210Horsegirl210
    70.119.55.187
    That's so rude!
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