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Post by schwung on Feb 7, 2010 0:26:24 GMT -5
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Post by schwung on Feb 7, 2010 0:33:56 GMT -5
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Post by maeve on Feb 8, 2010 13:37:57 GMT -5
These pictures made my day- great job everyone!!!
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Post by lynnm on Feb 8, 2010 15:28:18 GMT -5
he's sooooo gorgeous!
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Post by lyn51 on Feb 9, 2010 23:27:43 GMT -5
It is great to see him happy, he always seems so grumpy when I am there asking him to move so I can muck. I know there is a fun horse in there!
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Post by schwung on Feb 20, 2010 23:23:35 GMT -5
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Post by schwung on Apr 25, 2010 21:58:15 GMT -5
Baxter got ridden for the first time yesterday by our trainer Andrea. He did really well. We put a western saddle on him and he was completely unfazed by the saddling and girthing up. She did a lot of slapping the saddle and jumping up and down on the stirrup and lying over his back and he barely blinked an eye. Once she got on him, he was willing enough, but very green. Leaned on the bit, and didn't steer well at all. The mares were in the field next to him running around and he was distracted but still paid attention to his rider. He did not buck or rear, but he was a little stubborn about going forward and it took a few slaps with the reins to get him moving forward. He really did very well though, he has probably never been ridden in an arena but probably just trail ridden. A couple of pictures: Ready for adoption! Adoption fee is $650
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Post by shekaberry on Apr 28, 2010 15:16:08 GMT -5
I swear he is a Vanner/QH cross. Sweet Mr. Jowly-man!
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Post by trillium on Apr 29, 2010 20:10:19 GMT -5
In this photo it looks like you are using a stud/nose chain through his halter. If it is, why do you need it?
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Post by schwung on Apr 29, 2010 23:03:47 GMT -5
It was the first time working with him, and seeing if he lunged. He didn't need it, but we were being cautious.
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Post by girlfriendsmom on May 8, 2010 22:16:43 GMT -5
Baxter is a gorgeous horse! How was his second ride - did he do any better? How was he on the lunge line?
We actually have a rule at our stable that we all need to have the nose chain on when we're lunging in the arena as a safety precaution. There are only two horses that may need it - a Mustang who just came off the BLM land and a 2 year old who's very pushy and negatively aggressive and just starting his ground work training - but there are so many horses and people at such different levels of experience with lunging it's a "better safe than sorry" rule.
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Post by schwung on May 9, 2010 1:12:48 GMT -5
Baxter was wonderful for his second ride today! Really, he's almost TOO laid back, he's completely non-reactive to anything you do up there. Getting him forward was the biggest issue, as he really didn't mind if you thumped him with your legs or even slapped him on the neck with the reins. Jumping bat didn't faze him either. Finally a dressage whip elicited a reaction - a small buck, and then he was much better about going forward. But he wasn't being sulky or sucked back about going forward and at no point did he feel unsafe, he just really didn't understand forward and wasn't really too bothered by any attempts to get him forward. Once he goes those he has quite a little engine on him, is very smooth and a lot of fun! Now just to work on steering and "go"!
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Post by schwung on May 9, 2010 1:17:09 GMT -5
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Post by schwung on May 9, 2010 1:18:18 GMT -5
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Post by schwung on May 9, 2010 12:45:43 GMT -5
Personally, I think you can do just as much damage with a rope halter as a chain. What is important is not what you use but how you use it.
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