tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843857563961192340.post4627764591803576281..comments2023-06-11T07:01:43.270-06:00Comments on Show In Style: Tipping PointCut-N-Jumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10355349642284506192noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843857563961192340.post-80580954386636903952012-06-08T13:11:08.893-06:002012-06-08T13:11:08.893-06:00Hey Linda just wanted to say hello and to thank y...Hey Linda just wanted to say hello and to thank you for dropping by my own blog. Have a great weekend. Richardtrumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379869475899318079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843857563961192340.post-25211583185912639892012-06-04T08:39:52.169-06:002012-06-04T08:39:52.169-06:00I bail when the horse has gone blind. I'm too...I bail when the horse has gone blind. I'm too old to have that much ego anymore! Doing whatever it takes to get a horse through a potentially deadly situation makes more sense than picking a fight to me. I can always regroup and fix training issues later, especially if we are both still alive!<br /><br />It depends on the horse, and it depends on the human's response. That's why so many training tips present different options.<br /><br />I hate heights, so picking a fight or trying to 'ride one out' on a mountain trail is not a sensible solution for me. I'd rather get off and lead them out of it, because I'M so tense in the situation I'd make it worse! <br /><br />I think you know yourself and your horse well enough to figure it out. Training procedures are much different than the procedure you'd use for a totally made horse.kestrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253025366100154732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843857563961192340.post-43292576464159869952012-05-31T10:31:36.802-06:002012-05-31T10:31:36.802-06:00I think knowing if and when to bail is a learned r...I think knowing if and when to bail is a learned response. Gut feelings are developed. You have enough experience and know your horse well enough to have a pretty good idea what is the best course of action.<br /><br />I generally like to stick with them when they blow up...but once I lose that feeling of control...I'm looking for a place to bail. When I was having problems with Frosty blowing up...I learned, for him...it was that 3rd jump. If I didn't (or couldn't) get his head by that 3rd jump...I bailed. After that he just had too much steam and went 'blind'. When them suckers lose their minds like that...I'm out of there. ;-)BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843857563961192340.post-80514796398109186302012-05-31T08:59:00.821-06:002012-05-31T08:59:00.821-06:00Every time a horse person tells me I should "...Every time a horse person tells me I should "always" or "never" do something with a horse in some situation, I take it with a grain of salt. There are exceptions for everything. I think it is reasonable to expect a bad outcome if a horse is experiencing something new and take precautions. I also understand how people feel that the driver is responsible for controlling the horse from the cart, but to the point of risking one's own life?<br /><br />I used to dismount green horses when big trucks drove up my road or around the arena at the Fairgrounds. I don't think it did any harm, because eventually I could keep riding them when those trucks came around. You don't throw your kid in a pool and tell him to swim. You start by holding the child in the water and giving lessons.Nuzzling Muzzleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649710635013663900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843857563961192340.post-42639575280982688292012-05-31T04:39:39.422-06:002012-05-31T04:39:39.422-06:00The only thing about jumping out and standing by h...The only thing about jumping out and standing by his head is he could become dependent on you doing that whenever a "scary" situation arises. I seriously do not know how to overcome that dependence. I will ask some of my Amish friends how they train their buggy horses to "stand at corners". I do know their advertised road horses "can be jumpy at corners", "notices large trucks" and other things like that. Trusting your gut and imparting trust to your horse that he will stand or keep moving when told to; never tried to train that. My "go-to" cart horse came that way....that is why he is my "go-to"! My Percheron teams came Amish-trained also....hit the road, hit a trot and maintain it til you arrive home again.phaedra96https://www.blogger.com/profile/13073887491311158448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843857563961192340.post-1351133520702454422012-05-30T23:28:10.136-06:002012-05-30T23:28:10.136-06:00I have always worked on the theory "you don&#...I have always worked on the theory "you don't jump out of a perfectly good airplane , or off a perfectly good horse " "perfectly good being the operative word" I can't say just when or why I would step down ,or off the cart(though that has been many years since I drove) <br />Kind of when your gut says do it . If it is already going wrong and you know to fight it out will end in a bigger wreck , pick your spot and take the dive . When trying to be proactive , seeing a possible wreck coming and choosing to step down , again trust your instincts, what ever is going to make you and the horse remain safeSherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.com