Ponying the horse can be a great learning opportunity. Before doing so, the "tools" in how you communicate must be established so that they have value to the ponied horse.
While ponying the Conversation should be presented through the lead rope, not using the rider's horse to spatially move the ponied equine around. If presented with clarity it can be a wonderful confidence-building opportunity.
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Showing posts with label Ponying horses. Show all posts
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Ponying the Young Horse by Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey
In this brief glimpse into a session, Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey shares her perspective on ponying the young horse and breaks down the communication happening between the horse and rider.
Working Colts off of experienced horse... learning opportunities
Several decades ago I made a choice to leave any of the cliches in the equine world that are associated with specific types of riding.
Nowadays my approach is a culmination of my experiences from both the competitive and non-competitive world, along with real-life riding such as on ranches, in the mountains, working with livestock, mixed with working with troubled horses after mainstream ways of doing things led to dramatic and resistance and fearful behavior.
Nowadays my approach is a culmination of my experiences from both the competitive and non-competitive world, along with real-life riding such as on ranches, in the mountains, working with livestock, mixed with working with troubled horses after mainstream ways of doing things led to dramatic and resistance and fearful behavior.
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