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| Okay well what happens is that whenever I ride past the gate in the arena he slows down or stops. How can I break him of this habit?? Thanks!
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| | He might feel clastrophobic going through it. I'd get on the ground and send him through it until he's comfortable and he can go through without hesitation. I'd stand on the side point through the gate and support by driving with the end of the lead rope (or my carrot stick :) ). If he didn't want to go i'd use reverse phsycology and back him up and re-send him. I'd send him again and when he went if he didn't go all the way, i'd back him up and resend him. :) You could also do other things to help clastophobia like putting a tarp over his back and walking around. :)
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| ^ It's not being "claustrophobic".
It's gate sour/sweet, whichever way you wanna put it.Use reverse pshycology.
He's stops at the gate, then make him stand there longer then he wants to.
If he wants to move off, stop him.
Make it clear to him that if he stops at the gate, he has to stand. And stand. And stand. Of course, this takes repitition.
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| I just use a lot of leg when we go past gates.
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| It's pretty typical of horses. They know that the gate means they get to leave the arena.
Just be prepared. You know you are coming to the gate, so prepared to use some extra leg and keep them from turning towards the gate.
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| Switchfoot_rocks7 (10/2/2008)
It's pretty typical of horses. They know that the gate means they get to leave the arena.
Just be prepared. You know you are coming to the gate, so prepared to use some extra leg and keep them from turning towards the gate. Yes, making him stand will only confuse him as to what the gate means. So, just use leg before the gate to keep him going. Simple.
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| ~EventSTA~ (10/2/2008)
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It's pretty typical of horses. They know that the gate means they get to leave the arena.
Just be prepared. You know you are coming to the gate, so prepared to use some extra leg and keep them from turning towards the gate. Yes, making him stand will only confuse him as to what the gate means. So, just use leg before the gate to keep him going. Simple. Actually, it may sound strange, but it doesn't. He'll associate stopping at the gate with something unpleasant, such as standing for long periods of time.
If you use leg before the gate, the horse soon learns to ignore what your leg is telling him. Don't fight your horse physically, because you'll never really win. You have to use pshycology, as in out-smarting the horse, and in this case it's doing what he wants for longer than he wants it.
Haha, understand? xD
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Switchfoot_rocks7 (10/2/2008)
It's pretty typical of horses. They know that the gate means they get to leave the arena.
Just be prepared. You know you are coming to the gate, so prepared to use some extra leg and keep them from turning towards the gate. Yes, making him stand will only confuse him as to what the gate means. So, just use leg before the gate to keep him going. Simple. Actually, it may sound strange, but it doesn't. He'll associate stopping at the gate with something unpleasant, such as standing for long periods of time.
If you use leg before the gate, the horse soon learns to ignore what your leg is telling him. Don't fight your horse physically, because you'll never really win. You have to use pshycology, as in out-smarting the horse, and in this case it's doing what he wants for longer than he wants it.
Haha, understand? xD I absolutely agree with you. It's like with Cloud, when he spooks we keep him going longer than he wants to go, until I WANT him to stop. Then he associates spooking with cantering for a long period of time. It becomes unpleasant and he stops.
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