tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post4015141198663810367..comments2023-11-03T06:05:46.836-07:00Comments on The Reeling: An Unexpected Mareventure: A Crazy IdeaAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-20302864193394449812013-02-27T20:23:12.026-08:002013-02-27T20:23:12.026-08:00I like the idea of doing endurance... better yet l...I like the idea of doing endurance... better yet look into Competitive Trail Riding. That's what I want to do. :D<br /><br />Subliminal message.... clicker training.... doesn't work for every horse, but from what I've read about Immy I think she will do great. :)Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-66018405625099448792013-02-02T13:45:18.639-08:002013-02-02T13:45:18.639-08:00She's looking really good. I wholeheartedly a...She's looking really good. I wholeheartedly agree with the notion to use a rope halter. It's a good decision for the horse.Snipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691114613313099716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-42481984470540710202013-02-01T13:21:29.030-08:002013-02-01T13:21:29.030-08:00Doesn't seem crazy to me at all! I started my ...Doesn't seem crazy to me at all! I started my mare in a rope halter and rode her in it for the first 6months under saddle. Obviously the bit will have to come in for more fine tuned riding, such as dressage, but for a horse that just needs miles and to get used to the idea, especially with bridle-phobia, it seems like a great way to get started!!! Katie and Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097694584597935582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-63930344920940009252013-02-01T09:49:17.175-08:002013-02-01T09:49:17.175-08:00Sounds like a good plan. There are so many things ...Sounds like a good plan. There are so many things a horse will figure out in those long conditioning trail miles, before you even get to an actual endurance ride! I think a rope halter is a good start, I like the kind you can clip a bit to if needed. I know for me the start of an endurance ride requires a little more control, but others are very successful in just a halter. Immy is looking great!irish horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289040711028666546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-17146564429624787182013-02-01T09:33:53.871-08:002013-02-01T09:33:53.871-08:00Not a crazy idea at all.
I grew up hunters, then ...Not a crazy idea at all. <br />I grew up hunters, then eventing, then dressage, then highschool/classical dressage: I don't ride with a bit anymore. My boy was previously wearing a ported Kimberwicke at his worst and now wears nothing. He's a calmer horse over all, especially with bolts & spooks knowing he won't get caught in the mouth.<br /><br />I like rope halters in the ring, where I work on lightness and teeny tiny aids... but their tendancy to twist annoys me and my boy. - so I use a flat nylon halter or a bitless bridle for the great outoors/cantering/jumping. <br /><br />Goodluck!TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319024078633878426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-48959799080279967062013-02-01T06:11:19.793-08:002013-02-01T06:11:19.793-08:00Sounds like the reasonable and responsible thing t...Sounds like the reasonable and responsible thing to do and i bet it will be a blast. If it were me I would lean more toward a head stall option but I also trust your judgement on that a halter would work for you.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472219069662152722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-89515468604043444752013-02-01T05:10:45.837-08:002013-02-01T05:10:45.837-08:00I ride all my horses in their rope halters (They c...I ride all my horses in their rope halters (They can be ridden in bits too) and they do just fine. I even trail ride in just a rope halter too. I had to do the same thing with my girl Pixie, to this day we have to unbuckle the bridle to put it on a modified way because she can not handle it going over her ears! Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09631559529163466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-82164261081664464752013-01-31T21:01:01.421-08:002013-01-31T21:01:01.421-08:00Don't know if you follow Denny Emerson on Face...Don't know if you follow Denny Emerson on Facebook but he's a huge proponent of endurance and competitive trail for event riders. Good way to learn about and work on conditioning both yourself and your horse :)<br /><br />Good luck!mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906593614911704488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-86522377399206183012013-01-31T20:51:24.283-08:002013-01-31T20:51:24.283-08:00Have you considered a Western headstall? It's ...Have you considered a Western headstall? It's just 1 strap of leather with a buckle-slip it on like a halter, unbuckled, then undo the buckle when removing the headstall. No throatlatch, no noseband, no crown piece to mess with-just 1 strap of leather holding the bit in her mouth. :)<br /><br />LOVE the endurance idea! And the rope halter idea, too, if she'll respond to it.Nicole Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09817619834026667737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-90300424370564800482013-01-31T19:07:24.499-08:002013-01-31T19:07:24.499-08:00I was thinking the same thing as alot of others &q...I was thinking the same thing as alot of others "halter?" <br />When you talked about how she wanted to trot instead of walk it reminded me of a few of the fillies I'm training. They don't want to walk nicely or stand still just move! I think it has something to do with them being nervous about a rider. It is very good that you can get her to slow down. <br />Go for the endurance riding! What better way to get a horse broke?Lydia Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673426099384678680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-51123117267536624042013-01-31T19:02:57.898-08:002013-01-31T19:02:57.898-08:00I also at one point rode a really ear shy horse. L...I also at one point rode a really ear shy horse. Like others have mentioned we just used a western style bridle and put it on like a halter, unbuckling the cheek piece. She was older and had her reasons so that was the compromise and we didn't push it. I'll bet Immy will come around soon enough though :) I've started a couple in well fitting rope halters too and they work just fine - no one here would think it's a crazy idea:)Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-84723811609733880712013-01-31T18:56:57.928-08:002013-01-31T18:56:57.928-08:00I've started horses in halters, even the rescu...I've started horses in halters, even the rescued Percheron with little handling and a shady history, with no issues. Just start in a small space to make sure she listens then go out in a larger area once you trust her to listen. AnEnglishRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999878298171714712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-70687631586982067222013-01-31T15:58:10.234-08:002013-01-31T15:58:10.234-08:00I think both sound like a great idea...not crazy a...I think both sound like a great idea...not crazy at all!Alanna Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891497900025873342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-71421661085426592022013-01-31T15:52:32.816-08:002013-01-31T15:52:32.816-08:00I started a horse who was severely ear/poll phobic...I started a horse who was severely ear/poll phobic. Would rip cross-ties and boards out of a stall wall in his panic. I found that disassembling the headstall and tossing it over his poll, then buckling it back together on the other side was the easiest way. He couldn't handle having things slid over his ears, but things going right over his poll were fine (e.g. the crownpiece of his halter). He's one who I started riding in a lunging cavesson, then moved on to a bridle with no browband, and eventually moved on to just a plain one-ear headstall. He REALLY liked the bit, just couldn't stand the bridling process.<br /><br />I worked around it, and he was pretty happy!<br /><br />First ride -- https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/248211_1881830960649_803921_n.jpg<br /><br />Seventh ride -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBIgoAXqwvILizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09684184753149395077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-36152185766770749772013-01-31T14:53:57.221-08:002013-01-31T14:53:57.221-08:00Bits don't control horses, training controls h...Bits don't control horses, training controls horses. You could start her in a neck rope if you really wanted to. You would just go about it differently.SmartAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219182373225762230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-63497234837072991242013-01-31T13:32:08.124-08:002013-01-31T13:32:08.124-08:00I think it's a great idea, too.
They also mak...I think it's a great idea, too.<br /><br />They also make halter bridles (I think that's the technical term). I used to ride a head shy thoroughbred that acted a lot like you've described Immy -- my instructor finally got so tired of him breaking cross-ties she bought him something to this effect: http://www.americantrailgear.com/halter.htmlPromisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338935046262804307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-35664434200301630562013-01-31T13:20:32.742-08:002013-01-31T13:20:32.742-08:00Ha. When I was reading this post, I was like, &quo...Ha. When I was reading this post, I was like, "So why doesn't she just ride in a halter for now?" ;) Go with it. Sounds fun! SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-60528425313809952342013-01-31T12:33:41.937-08:002013-01-31T12:33:41.937-08:00I think it's a great idea. Even though Isar an...I think it's a great idea. Even though Isar and I are eventers, I hack around on the trails and fields with him in a bosal. I think it's nice to change things up and also give both horse and rider a new way to communicate. Go for it....you're doing a great job!Horse of my Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18250173605887249396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-75250076087589790642013-01-31T12:14:06.206-08:002013-01-31T12:14:06.206-08:00What's crazy about that? I ride Solo in his r...What's crazy about that? I ride Solo in his rope halter and just use it as a sidepull or neckrein him.<br /><br />Alternatively, just take off the browband and put on the bridle by unbuckling one cheekpiece and putting it on like your rope halter. Nothing horrible is going to happen with no browband, lots of western horses go without one.eventer79https://www.blogger.com/profile/03160817772061132147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-17050337547481669042013-01-31T11:38:35.700-08:002013-01-31T11:38:35.700-08:00I am continually impressed at how you read your ho...I am continually impressed at how you read your horses and respond to their needs. I am so so happy Immy found a home with you. As an endurance runner, I love reading about endurance riding ;)RoadBunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628262932938865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-77138903974538186342013-01-31T11:11:49.991-08:002013-01-31T11:11:49.991-08:00You already know what I think about the whole thin...You already know what I think about the whole thing... YOU GO GIRL! And let me know when/where your first ride is. Red and I will meet up and ride with you if you want company!jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-6892983395533173092013-01-31T11:11:36.096-08:002013-01-31T11:11:36.096-08:00absolutely go for it!! i have had so much success...absolutely go for it!! i have had so much success working with horses with various issues by backing way down to the basics - and so many of them are happier this way. you are obviously well past qualified, educated, kind, and considerate of your mare's needs - as well as confident enough to handle any bumps in the road should they occur in the rope halter. can't wait to hear how it turns out!!Lauren Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11725624257629377776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-26011080396701440392013-01-31T11:09:19.123-08:002013-01-31T11:09:19.123-08:00I support it 100%. Both rope halter, and enduranc...I support it 100%. Both rope halter, and endurance. Like you said, why pick the fight if you don't need to right now? Chip away at it, but maybe once or twice a week instead of daily. =]Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925650148327532110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-115755945587114842013-01-31T10:39:27.930-08:002013-01-31T10:39:27.930-08:00I'm on board too. Pia still gets ridden in he...I'm on board too. Pia still gets ridden in her rope halter on a regular basis. Helps her not feel to "confined" but I'd say it's easier to shut down her antics in a rope halter than in a traditional bridle... Whatever builds confidence and trust is good with me. I think you're right to keep your interactions as happy and positive as possible for the moment. Well worth the investment.<br /><br />I did ride an obscenely ear shy horse in college (he lived out on a cattle ranch and was only ever caught to be ear twitched and given shots for the first 8 years of his life..) but he ended up very comfortable with me bridling him *over* his poll like a halter. I just pulled his browband and noseband off and rebuckled the cheek piece every day... He became very happy with his bit that way and we worked up to the "over the ear" method slowly but successfully.Ginghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677667981067220682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-44701015079865761282013-01-31T10:38:27.068-08:002013-01-31T10:38:27.068-08:00Ooh, that'd be fun. I've always wanted to ...Ooh, that'd be fun. I've always wanted to try endurance and sounds like she might have fun with it :) I always start all my babies in a rope halter so I see no problem with it!TBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791705770758173580noreply@blogger.com