tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post6209586979871490248..comments2023-11-03T06:05:46.836-07:00Comments on The Reeling: An Unexpected Mareventure: What a Drag!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-73876035334626428422014-08-04T16:32:14.553-07:002014-08-04T16:32:14.553-07:00Yay O!Yay O!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925650148327532110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-74168885406398320312014-07-25T13:41:30.771-07:002014-07-25T13:41:30.771-07:00Looking good! The PVC pipes work really well. As...Looking good! The PVC pipes work really well. As she gets more comfortable with them I would start kicking them around (or have a friend help) so she can get used to random bumps and thumps, something that will probably happen if you ever hit a pot hole with the cart or she takes a funny step.<br /><br />Sounds like you have yourself a driving horse in the making! <br /><br />With my filly I did the poles and tire w-t-c once I got comfortable with them walk-trot. Obviously the canter with the tire was more to check willingness and never more than a couple of strides, always in a straight line.<br /><br />It doesn't sound like she has issue pulling, but something to help her with the concept is connecting lines to the breastcollar and pulling on them until she leans into them and, eventually, steps forward (releasing with each initial try). This teaches her that the answer is to step into that pressure rather than sucking away from it and she will find a greater release there than trying to back off of it. You can also do this with the breeching so she can learn to sit into and hold the cart back (needed for hills!)<br /><br />Exciting stuff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-26743857455512301072014-07-25T13:32:26.327-07:002014-07-25T13:32:26.327-07:00I am personally not a fan of the U-shaped "fa...I am personally not a fan of the U-shaped "false shafts" as they don't give the horse an experience that is anything like what it will feel in the cart. Yes the shafts to sit on either side of the body, but in that arrangement they are suspended and independent of anything so they do not push into or challenge the horse in any way compared to in a cart where if the horse moves over it will push into his shoulder or hip (or both if he gets bound up) while the false shafts will always stay a respectable distance as the only thing they are attached to are the horse. When the horse moves in the false shafts he can still turn on his forehand, which is something he will not be able to do in a cart. <br /><br />The benefits of having two poles/pipes like here is that it introduces drag, and if the horse turns too sharp there is lateral body pressure. He can't turn on the forehand because the pole to the outside would discourage it as the horse's hip moved into it. You also have the advantage of being able to kick them around and otherwise beat on them so that the horse can be further desensitized to such sensations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-85274205392195246032014-07-24T21:59:06.457-07:002014-07-24T21:59:06.457-07:00That's awesome!!! She's such a good girl! ...That's awesome!!! She's such a good girl! I can't wait until you do your first CDE!Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-41200506814580809782014-07-24T12:50:21.815-07:002014-07-24T12:50:21.815-07:00Her expression is so funny! She's like "W...Her expression is so funny! She's like "What's the big deal?!" Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14443209253064570063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-752973065151893812014-07-24T09:57:10.320-07:002014-07-24T09:57:10.320-07:00Maybe she's found her true calling?Maybe she's found her true calling?jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-30477119753710497312014-07-24T05:38:17.447-07:002014-07-24T05:38:17.447-07:00Awesome! She is really taking driving training so ...Awesome! She is really taking driving training so well!<br />Another thing you can do with the PVC pipe is to shorten it and make it into a U shape, then have her step into it, like actual cart shafts. I used to bungee cord the end to the breeching and line drive Shy. <br />There is a photo here to better explain. . .<br />http://adventureswithahorse.blogspot.com/2012/12/shafted.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168070368360018750noreply@blogger.com