I just get the feeling that Charlie could become a bossy boots, and I don't want that to happen, so I thought I'd try a bit of join up with him today.
Well OMG he will NOT be sent away. I got him to go away from me about 50% of the time. The rest of the time he just stood and looked at me hopefully, or cheekily, who knows? I tried really hard to stay behind his drive line, but if I went to walk behind him when he was stuck, he backed up a little and kept turning to look at me. He simply did not want to move away.
He did trot and canter away from me about 50% of the time. He had an ear on me, and when he was still he was thinking about it, licking and chewing. He never dropped his head once, though.
After the session he followed me happily enough and led better when I took him out of the school. But I am left with the feeling that I didn't quite get through to him!
I have an NH instructor coming to work with us in a week, and I'll be glad for her guidance. But in the meantime, does anyone else have an impervious horse?
Well OMG he will NOT be sent away. I got him to go away from me about 50% of the time. The rest of the time he just stood and looked at me hopefully, or cheekily, who knows? I tried really hard to stay behind his drive line, but if I went to walk behind him when he was stuck, he backed up a little and kept turning to look at me. He simply did not want to move away.
He did trot and canter away from me about 50% of the time. He had an ear on me, and when he was still he was thinking about it, licking and chewing. He never dropped his head once, though.
After the session he followed me happily enough and led better when I took him out of the school. But I am left with the feeling that I didn't quite get through to him!
I have an NH instructor coming to work with us in a week, and I'll be glad for her guidance. But in the meantime, does anyone else have an impervious horse?