tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post8701399839137010342..comments2024-03-27T20:42:03.076-03:00Comments on Journey with a Dancing Horse: DataTeresaAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-17268819662311409932016-08-08T17:48:15.823-03:002016-08-08T17:48:15.823-03:00i'm basically a lesson junkie and rely very he...i'm basically a lesson junkie and rely very heavily on my trainers for advice and guidance. simultaneously, tho, my most successful trainer relationships - and the ones from which i've learned the most - are those where the trainer also trusts and relies on me a bit too. <br /><br />sorta like "ok i have shared my wisdom with you and trust you to apply it in ways that work for you." or, in other words, sometimes ya gotta cut the cord and see how things go. the best trainers are generally on board with that. seems like it might be working for you too! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-34185082578051113462016-08-08T15:14:40.204-03:002016-08-08T15:14:40.204-03:00I'm thinking that I didn't explain it well...I'm thinking that I didn't explain it well - it wouldn't be the first time we had a communinication issue. but it feels like the right path- I shall carry on and see how it works. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-66032319966993348122016-08-08T15:13:15.948-03:002016-08-08T15:13:15.948-03:00As long as it works for the horse then it works. As long as it works for the horse then it works. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-8085423536832011682016-08-08T15:11:59.016-03:002016-08-08T15:11:59.016-03:00He has been a great help and I hope I don't so...He has been a great help and I hope I don't sound critical- I'm still assuming that i didn't explain it well. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-5027870210189439852016-08-08T14:24:49.996-03:002016-08-08T14:24:49.996-03:00I'm glad it worked for you. Sorry Royce didn&#...I'm glad it worked for you. Sorry Royce didn't get it, but as long as it worked, just go with it.Olivia @ DIY Horse Ownershiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138490796669110523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-87292793133511587712016-08-08T13:21:00.393-03:002016-08-08T13:21:00.393-03:00When one of my trainers was working with me on get...When one of my trainers was working with me on getting my spooky horses to behave better at the scary end of the arena, I had one of my famous brain farts and did the opposite of what the trainer told me to do. It worked. I told the trainer about my success and she said, "That's good, but next time do the opposite." I thought I had done what she told me to do. Whoops.<br /><br />My scary end of the arena really is a scary place, because all kinds of wild animals and strange people hang out down there and pop out of bushes. That particular trainer said that she didn't want me to think about why the horse was scared, but to just be black and white in my thinking, and deal with spooks in a systematic manner. That simplifies it, but I can also come up with examples of when you can't solve a horse's issues without knowing why it behaves that way.Nuzzling Muzzleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649710635013663900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-32260629295465812952016-08-08T09:51:37.353-03:002016-08-08T09:51:37.353-03:00Trainers are a great help but they aren't alwa...Trainers are a great help but they aren't always right either. You figured out the way that works for Carmen so give yourself a pat on the back. ;)Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-4338969275166476642016-08-08T06:49:59.042-03:002016-08-08T06:49:59.042-03:00I don't really have other people ride her othe...I don't really have other people ride her other than Royce. Funnily it wasn't there before the grass came in and then it was there. So it's not just me but it might the two of us (if you know what I mean). TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-20799138866625333122016-08-08T06:48:45.282-03:002016-08-08T06:48:45.282-03:00:):)TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-89236748924439440842016-08-08T06:48:36.544-03:002016-08-08T06:48:36.544-03:00What I need Carmen to do is to change her mind tha...What I need Carmen to do is to change her mind that end of the ring is a much better place to be. Then we can start to work thereTeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-10153551037218780112016-08-08T06:47:32.316-03:002016-08-08T06:47:32.316-03:00I do think that this is what will work to change h...I do think that this is what will work to change her mind. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-81050508956018306142016-08-08T06:46:55.549-03:002016-08-08T06:46:55.549-03:00I hope so. We shall see if it continues on this pa...I hope so. We shall see if it continues on this path. But I am cautiously optimistic. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-85110039831549561372016-08-08T03:58:24.933-03:002016-08-08T03:58:24.933-03:00As to whether it's you or her, how is she with...As to whether it's you or her, how is she with other riders in the scary end? It's nice that he called you - I've never had a trainer do that!lythahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719586193059362084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-72219679746582524882016-08-07T23:10:52.960-03:002016-08-07T23:10:52.960-03:00Well, Carmen understood and that's what really...Well, Carmen understood and that's what really matters. Way to go. Camrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696952736180900465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-79326371602398350012016-08-07T22:58:54.086-03:002016-08-07T22:58:54.086-03:00I've heard and tried both options...the make t...I've heard and tried both options...the make them work harder in the scary spot and the make them stop and relax and think. Honestly, I understand royces point of view but with my mare that used to bolt, your answer was the one that eventually worked for me because with the first option mare quickly figured out pretending to be worried = more standing around not working :) Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-5171365644537258142016-08-07T21:24:33.978-03:002016-08-07T21:24:33.978-03:00So glad you found something that works for you, ev...So glad you found something that works for you, even if Royce isn't 100% on board (yet) -- ultimately, you know Carmen best!TrainwreckInTealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557554448624901955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459505622378142466.post-74396720727195507852016-08-07T21:17:16.282-03:002016-08-07T21:17:16.282-03:00Ha! So, Royce thinks she was good today because yo...Ha! So, Royce thinks she was good today because you did what he said and you KNOW she was good at C because of all the work you did yesterday and the day before. I'd put a lot of good money down that you are right. Trainers are invaluable but in the end, you know your horse better than anyone. Continue to trust your gut. You nailed this one.Oak Creek Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875705582058188289noreply@blogger.com