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Least Resistance Training Concepts
Wild Horse Workshop '03 Turned Back to Stewart Corrals |
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ID# 8286 - "Black Bart" Session 1: Started out shy but willing. Didn't really like to present his left side. Would face up. Shy of bamboo pole at first but could touch down and rub "sweet spots." Was able to walk the pen at liberty. Turns to inside from both sides. Turns to outside from left only. Will come up to within 5 feet when asked. Session 2: Moved at liberty at a walk, learned inside and outside turns. Would approach to about two feet. Responding to subtle hand and body cues. Stood quietly in pen. OK with people on both sides (inside the pen.) Session 3: Participants primarily worked this horse. Still harder to get turns to the left as compared with the right. Used ground elements to develop soft focus. Can poll up to ears, still wary of poll contact closer to hips. Session 4: Worked exclusively by participants. Polled all over. Ropes over back. Horse will come up and sniff people. This guy is relatively quiet and clear headed. Still needs some desensitizing before attempting serious training but definitely gets the idea and is reasonably fault tolerant.
ID# 8672 - "Copper" Session 1: Horse wanted to move so let him move around the pen, change directions and learn to face up. Rubbed with bamboo pole and horse would stand nicely. Was able to get quite close to the horse in the first session, about 4 feet. Session 2: Rubbed all over with the pole. Worked with ropes all over his body. Would yield to pressure with rope looped over his neck. Session 3: Wants to move forward today. Polled a little. Did the jump rope drill with people on both sides. Not afraid of the rope but just doesn't like it. Added ground poles and the horse got focused again and was quiet for the session. Session 4: Much better with ropes being tossed over and being touched with other objects. Will check people out if we are really quiet. OK with multiple people in the pen. Level headed horse.
ID#8723 - "Flint" Session 1: Started out pretty scared and tended to crash fences at the slightest provocation. Worked on maintaining quiet movement and changing direction using hand cues. Started facing up nicely although would occasionally lose confidence and turn butt inside. Session 2: Major improvement. Much more quiet. Polled all over on off side from ears to hind hocks and under chin and down neck. Could touch briefly with bare hand. Would take hay from hand. Session 3: Worked with ropes and two people in pen. Primary focus was to desensitize his on side. Worked on picking up front feet on cue. Session 4: Let participants work the horse. Practiced with ropes, facing up, staying quiet, approaching to touch and continued with front leg lift cues.
ID#9440 - "Brownie" Session 1: Really alert horse. Jim Rea trained and within a few minutes could move him with only his eyes. Polled all over. Soon had three participants working the horse in the pen. Session 2: Refined the earlier activities. Worked on balancing both sides. Faced up consistently and would easily yield left and right. Could poll down to his hooves. Session 3: Reviewed poll work and then worked mainly with ropes. Horse easily desensitized. Horse is alert and pays attention. Session 4: Participants worked the horse at liberty, with the pole and with ropes. Horse is very willing and is fault tolerant.
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