tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3898420772649186550.post1808177828809742689..comments2023-05-22T10:03:35.434-06:00Comments on Fantastyk Voyage: When it's good, it's really good, and when it's bad I go to piecesFantastyk Voyagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15065772565014490544noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3898420772649186550.post-24234818924124443342010-09-21T22:26:25.477-06:002010-09-21T22:26:25.477-06:00Thanks for all the great advice. I will certainly ...Thanks for all the great advice. I will certainly look into Clinton Anderson's yielding exercises and also work on leading her around by herself. <br /><br />I was in a store the other day and this woman was holding a young baby. She let the baby pull her Daddy's hair and he just turned around and smiled at her. And then the baby began poking and pushing on her mother's face. The mother just smiled and took it. I was amazed to see what they were teaching their child.<br /><br />Just like I keep telling the horses to fight back and not indulge Yalla! anymore. She's growing up a brat!Fantastyk Voyagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065772565014490544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3898420772649186550.post-29412170091319072422010-09-21T17:44:11.792-06:002010-09-21T17:44:11.792-06:00We are having similar issues with the baby at our ...We are having similar issues with the baby at our barn. I don't go in his paddock area without a crop any more because he's pretty rambunctious. <br /><br />The ride sounds fantastic! I wonder if a dog would be enough to give him confidence or if he was just glad to get away from Yalla! LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104422629934443842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3898420772649186550.post-22279035415655330372010-09-21T17:00:26.112-06:002010-09-21T17:00:26.112-06:00Sounds like a fun and relaxing ride. Glad you had...Sounds like a fun and relaxing ride. Glad you had fun.<br /><br />I'm surprised Yalla is acting that way although I shouldn't be. Chrome tests me sometimes, but not as bad as she is. Mares may be worse than stallions/geldings. I have noticed though when Chrome tries to initiate a game of bitey face with me and I tell him no he runs to Zep and terrorizes him instead LOL! I've also read somewhere that colts bite and fillies kick, which comparing our two appears to be true. :) Chrome has gotten pushy lately. He'll sometimes try to turn around and hits me with his butt. I just started popping him with the rope and he doesn't do that anymore. Maybe you could try yielding exercises? To help teach her to keep her butt away from you. Like Clinton Anderson says, reward two eyes and do ground work for two heels until you get two eyes or something like that. I can't remember lol. If I think of anything else I'll let you know!Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3898420772649186550.post-69404574985402261152010-09-21T16:21:28.850-06:002010-09-21T16:21:28.850-06:00I've dealt with horses like this what Yalla! h...I've dealt with horses like this what Yalla! has is called a false sense of dominance. Older horses let the babies crawl and kick and bite and jump all over them because well, they are babies. Much like an adult that would let a kid joke around and fake punch them but would put a person their own age in their place. <br />If you look at it from a horses POV they normally don't make contact unless the other horse did not heed previous warnings. I find giving them a few "come to me jesus" moments are useful. For instance when they do something like that I would holler, bang, clap and make threatening quick movements in their direction. Anything to startle the crap out of them and associate that with the bad behaviour. Our 2 year old had a bad habit of crowding your space. Shes a complete sweetheart and never once offered to kick or bite but she will try and crawl into your lap. The other day after I was done riding her I was talking to the neighbor over the round pen fence and she pushed me right into the rail. I got after her in a second, waving my arms and shaking the lead wile yelling and she shot backwards so quick, not expecting that because normally I didn't correct her like I should have. She tried it once more and I did the same thing with the same response from her but this time she stayed back a few feet. It's time for her to go to school and theres no more pocket foal allowed because shes a big girl, I dont need 900 pounds of big girl squashing me or stepping on my toes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523660446608394720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3898420772649186550.post-24137275972462999562010-09-21T15:11:58.981-06:002010-09-21T15:11:58.981-06:00Isn't it nice when you can get in a good relax...Isn't it nice when you can get in a good relaxing ride? Love those days.<br /><br />Yes, I have noticed that kicking can be genetic. But we have never had any problems getting them over their genetic instinct to kick out.BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3898420772649186550.post-64228144240006541762010-09-21T11:51:10.403-06:002010-09-21T11:51:10.403-06:00Yalla sounds like a pistol. I'm sure you'l...Yalla sounds like a pistol. I'm sure you'll get her behaving soon. The sound of a whip on the ground(longeing whips are good) could help too.<br /><br />Glad you had a great ride.Love this weather.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3898420772649186550.post-44416897124128190082010-09-21T10:50:34.817-06:002010-09-21T10:50:34.817-06:00Val, I know it's hard to find time given your ...Val, I know it's hard to find time given your schedule, but I think you need to work alone with Yallah as often as you can. Take her out in the arena or for walks, just the two of you. Make her move her feet often, back her up, move her hindquarters -- anything that establishes you in her mind as the alpha mare. You can't dictate what she does with the other horses - herd dynamics usually takes care of that - but she needs to learn quickly that whenever you're around she's always number two.<br /><br />Just my two cents. Good luck.<br /><br />DanDan and Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16528072506443312280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3898420772649186550.post-72897782544326516292010-09-21T06:26:00.560-06:002010-09-21T06:26:00.560-06:00I might just try that hand clapping idea. I do yel...I might just try that hand clapping idea. I do yell. Hmmm, maybe I'll dig out my leather bat. I used to use it for barrel racing. It's two pieces of flat leather sewn together partways down so when you hit it makes noise and feels like a slap. Not nearly as harsh as a crop and it's easy to carry.Fantastyk Voyagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065772565014490544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3898420772649186550.post-54876690268769363742010-09-21T06:20:12.161-06:002010-09-21T06:20:12.161-06:00Yeah, I'd love to pop her one as she runs off ...Yeah, I'd love to pop her one as she runs off but I never have the whip in hand. I have no qualms about the thirty second rule when my life is in danger except that it could cause a bigger kick reaction so the timing needs to be right.<br /><br />Her mother was a real kicker when we first got her. She kicked all the other horses all the time. She even kicked me once. Now I trust her completely. <br /><br />I wonder if this is an inherited trait? I don't remember Scout ever kicking out. But even as a tiny foal Yalla! had a "buck button" on the top of her rump. Every time we touched it she'd give a little buck. It was cute then. Hopefully, Yalla! will outgrow this and soon.Fantastyk Voyagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065772565014490544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3898420772649186550.post-418086174348439042010-09-21T03:58:11.554-06:002010-09-21T03:58:11.554-06:00Thanks for the baby warning. I'll definitely t...Thanks for the baby warning. I'll definitely take that one to heart because of the size Daltrey promises to be. The last thing I need is to be kicked by a weanling that's almost as tall as my Appy.Leah Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158981037468411293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3898420772649186550.post-40430619228746462082010-09-21T00:10:44.244-06:002010-09-21T00:10:44.244-06:00Glad you had a good ride!
Chance has done that dom...Glad you had a good ride!<br />Chance has done that dominance thing with me when she is loose in her pasture. I get after her and make sure it is known that I am the dominant one. She has never tried to kick me though. She just has come up to me trying to "play". I don't allow that. It takes a bit of work but you will get Yalla! to learn that you are the boss!Paint Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095673661149903754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3898420772649186550.post-19911231586176405852010-09-20T22:45:31.601-06:002010-09-20T22:45:31.601-06:00Sounds like a wonderful ride. With Yalla don't...Sounds like a wonderful ride. With Yalla don't be afraid to pop her on the but with your crop and "squeal"/ yell at her (if you need too) she is treating you like she is alpha to you , so show her she isn't . A hand clap or a sharp NO! followed by a slap on the but won't do her a lick of harmSherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.com