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| I can trot Shadow halfway around the ring, then he wants to walk. WHen I squeeze him to get him trotting again he always pins is ears. His saddle fits, and he is NOT in pain. Help!!
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| He is being totally direspectful of you as the boss.
If you feel him at all start trying to walk, tap him at first, but if he does walk, whomp him one. He needs to learn he can't do what he wants with you on his back. And if he pins his ears and keeps walking, take acrop and tap him, and if no response, give him a not-way-too-hard slap. And then praise him for responding. Then use it as a reinforcement if he won't listen to your leg. Each time he doesn't respodn to leg-tap tap. No response to tap tap, harder. Then praise, and sooner or later he'll get the idea.
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| | Thanks take me home. He just started doing this there have been other Non-horsey people riding him I think that has to be some of the problem, and I didn't know if something bad would happen if I got him going again.
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| They're just probably letting him get away with thigns like that. He's just being tricky. XD
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| Thanks, I will definately work on this. He has picked up so many bad habits recently, from "potential" buyers. :(
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| | He's not motivated to go faster. And you know what? That's really reasonable. Imagine some grabbed you and asked you to jog three laps around an arena, six days a week, for no apparent reason...would you do it? Next time you ride, ask him to trot, and as soon as he does, ask him to slow before he does. Reverse psychology works wonders. Also, try Point-To-Point: Pick a random spot in the arena, ask him to trot there, and once he does, halt him and let him rest. He'll find motivation in that. Pretty soon, he'll be offering more because he realizes that there's a reason behind all this.
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| | he's being lazy, and if pinning his ears keeps him from working, then that's what he'll do. take charge now, or it could lead to something worse, such as bucking, rearing, etc. i wouldnt use a riding crop until the last option, or else he will not do anything unless you use the crop. i have a horse like that. she wont do anything if you dont have a crop.
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For a moment wasn't I a king
But if I'd only known how the king would fall
Hey who's to say you know I might have changed it all
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The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
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| Savvy_Rider (10/5/2008)
He's not motivated to go faster.And you know what? That's really reasonable. Imagine some grabbed you and asked you to jog three laps around an arena, six days a week, for no apparent reason...would you do it? Next time you ride, ask him to trot, and as soon as he does, ask him to slow before he does. Reverse psychology works wonders. Also, try Point-To-Point: Pick a random spot in the arena, ask him to trot there, and once he does, halt him and let him rest. He'll find motivation in that. Pretty soon, he'll be offering more because he realizes that there's a reason behind all this. Yup. 
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