Posted in Q&A on Nov 27th, 2008
When training a horse, there is always a gap between the theoretical and the practical and this can be very frustraing . My advice for this is pretty much always that more time is needed. I can’t overstate the beautiful simplicity of the first Ritual as a preparation for the rest.
So, today’s blog post features a question by one of my loyal readers Norman, who writes:
I have been having trouble with the Rituals. My horses just aren’t reacting as I expected. During the first Ritual, my pony won’t come up to me again after I move the chair away. I can’t sneak up on any of them for the third Ritual. They always seem to be aware of everything around them. Should I chase them anyway? They never stop when I stop during the fourth Ritual. I don’t know how long I should keep walking after them. I don’t want them to resent me because I’m doing it wrong. Your Method is exactly what we need, it’s just frustrating that I can’t do it right.
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Posted in Q&A on Nov 6th, 2008
Hi. Today I would like to share with you an email I received from our regular contributor Margaret, who has been having some telephone coaching with me. Her horse Autumn had been causing her a few problems by demanding treats in a somewhat grumpy fashion.
Now as you read Margaret’s story, think about how you can take the advice I gave to Margaret, adapt it and use it with your horse if he is presenting you with problems. A lot of horse training is about using your imagination and coming up with solutions that are fun for both of you.
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Posted in Q&A on Oct 28th, 2008
Hello there. Welcome to the new slot of Tuesdays for my blog posts, hope it doesn’t throw your rhythm off too far!
Today’s post features 2 questions from different people, who are both asking about the Waterhole Rituals, so I thought I’d put them together for you. The first one is from Becka in Washington and then the second comes from Stephani in Florida.
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Posted in Q&A on Oct 8th, 2008
Hi again. Today’s post is another question, which I think many of you might find interesting and valuable. It concerns an arab mare that is alternately fearful and aggressive and is generally uneasy around other horses. Tami writes:
Hello
I have really enjoyed reading through your posts about making learning fun for horses. I took your quiz and the question on keeping her attention no matter what stood out to me. I wonder if you have any techniques or any reading material you would recommend for this issue:
I have a lovely 17 year old arab mare who I acquired as a green-broke 10 year old and have spent lots of time working with over the last 7 years. She is very bonded to me and when I moved the east coast and then up to Canada from San Diego a few years ago she came with me. She lived most of her life very happily on a farm where each horse stayed in an individual paddock and only socialized over fences.
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Posted in Q&A on Sep 19th, 2008
A few weeks ago, Nicole from Canada wrote in with a couple of questions and this second one ties up nicely with this weeks post on Unconditional love. Nicole wrote:
The other question I have is with regards to ’round penning’. I use quotes for this term because I seldom put a horse into a round pen for this work, more often it’s in a 2 acre paddock with 3-4 horses. When I have a horse that does not come when called or leaves when I’m haltering, I will drive them off and separate them from their herd. I used to do this with a lot of energy and make them go at least at a trot, if not more. There would be lots of directional changes, both inward and outward turns. Then I would ask them to come back to me and most of the time they come running in.
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Posted in Q&A on Sep 10th, 2008
Hello again. It’s wonderful to see how many new people come to my blog and also that they live in so many different parts of the world. Besides the US and Canada, we have readers from all over Europe as well as South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and many other countries too.
My DVD’s are currently only available in english but we hope soon to be making them with german and spanish subtitles. If you think there, could be a demand for a different language, do write and let me know, especially if you are able to help with the translation. Please send an email to info@carolynresnick.com.
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Posted in Q&A on Sep 1st, 2008
Hello again. Hope you had a good weekend. Thank you for all your comments on my blog and thank you to Margaret for her wonderful piece last Friday, which so many of you seemed to enjoy.
People have been asking for another collection of photo’s from readers, so if you have any you would like to submit, please send them to info@carolynresnick.com and Mark will take care of it.
Today’s post is another in the series of questions regarding my Waterhole Rituals. Whilst the Rituals look simple enough on the surface, there are levels of understanding and behavior beneath the surface that must be fully grasped before you can experience their full benefit. Nicole from Canada wrote in and asked me a couple of questions and we’ll look at one of these today. I hope that you find it helpful to your understanding too.
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