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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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 Posted - Jun 05 2009 : 09:33:47 AM
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Well I have been round penning Tala for almost 2 weeks now, and after a while, circles and changing direction just get a tad bit routine. So since she is being such a good girl and I was having her do quick direction changes, I decided to try something.
I have just been round penning her with the lunge whip. I haven't been lunging her (with the rope attached to the halter). So anyway I decided to see if she would do figure 8's for me and she does! It's so neat to watch. I send her around a couple of times and then as she comes around the curve of the round pen/arena, I tell her to change directions while I back up just a bit which gives her the cue to come toward me. I keep her moving towards the opposite fence line and give her the command to change directions as she gets to the fence. At this point she has described an S shape. So then I tell her to change directions again and again I back up a few steps while still cueing her to keep moving. She is such a good girl! She'll trot figure 8's for me and really does everything I want her to do. I wish I could start her under saddle- I think she would do fantastic, but she still gets another year of growing before I do that.
I am so thrilled that she is so in tune with my cues that she listens and does things that I hadn't even thought of a week ago! Now if only Nora listened as well as Tala does! LOL
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michelle
Rosalia
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Posted - Jun 05 2009 : 4:25:33 PM
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What a rewarding experience for you both! I'm so glad you're having fun with Tala. Seems like you've been dreaming forever of these moments.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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CherryMeDarlin
True Blue Farmgirl
602 Posts
Cherry
Odenville
AL
USA
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Posted - Jun 05 2009 : 5:46:07 PM
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Oh, Alee, what a wonderful thing to be so attuned to one another! That's how my dog, Emma, and I are together. I know, big difference between a dog and a horse, but still, I have a bit of understanding. I know it's a proud moment for you!
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Worland
Wy
USA
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