Very nice work . You mentioned Freckles had not done the reverse round pen exercises for awhile and was enthusiastic today. Can you tell us more about his prior training? Has he always been trained with R+ ? Did he ever have alot of traditional lunging on a line with R-? Also he really seemed to know how to collect well , has he already been ridden in collection with the guidance of rider aids etc.? Thank you in advance
I got him at 4 - he'd done very little before then, mostly hanging out and cuddling with his previous owner. He's never had traditional lunging but I use this approach very successfully with horses who've had negative experiences with lunging before and turn in, plant, rear and run etc, so it's a great way of retraining it with more positive associations. Freckles learned his groundwork and riding with me alongside each other, though I generally train them a little further ahead in their groundwork for a while as they're first learning riding until they just catch up with each other and Freckles is now at about the same level on the ground and ridden. I love teaching the same thing in different ways as it really strengthens it. But you can certainly train more (or exclusively) on the ground or more from the saddle - whichever works for you and your horse. :-)
Hey, this circle is about 17m. Depending on the size and level of your horse, the bigger the better, especially when you're starting out. Smaller circles are ok for more advanced horses who can carry themselves and balance on a smaller circle, or for ponies, or if you're just doing walk work, but 20m would be ideal. These cones are about 2'6" I think? I've used taller ones, too, but prefer the lower ones because you can add a leadrope or lungeline if you want to without it getting tangled in the cones. I've also used jump wings, buckets, electric fence poles , wheelbarrows and anything else I can rest poles on or wrap tape around if necessary!
They are extendable barriers for traffic guidance, building sites etc. If you google that, you should find them. I know Rachel got them for her rescue centre in Spain, I bought mine in the UK and I know some others who've bought them in the US so they seem pretty universal once you find the right search term :-) They're brilliant!
where did you get the cones and bars? id love to do this with my horse.
He's gorgeous. Just found your channel and joined the membership. This is exactly what I need for my loan horse, thank you x
Really nice! This series has been really helpful! :)
Thank you, glad you've enjoyed it and hope you're now having fun playing with some of the exercises :-)
Very nice work . You mentioned Freckles had not done the reverse round pen exercises for awhile and was enthusiastic today. Can you tell us more about his prior training? Has he always been trained with R+ ? Did he ever have alot of traditional lunging on a line with R-? Also he really seemed to know how to collect well , has he already been ridden in collection with the guidance of rider aids etc.?
Thank you in advance
I got him at 4 - he'd done very little before then, mostly hanging out and cuddling with his previous owner. He's never had traditional lunging but I use this approach very successfully with horses who've had negative experiences with lunging before and turn in, plant, rear and run etc, so it's a great way of retraining it with more positive associations. Freckles learned his groundwork and riding with me alongside each other, though I generally train them a little further ahead in their groundwork for a while as they're first learning riding until they just catch up with each other and Freckles is now at about the same level on the ground and ridden. I love teaching the same thing in different ways as it really strengthens it. But you can certainly train more (or exclusively) on the ground or more from the saddle - whichever works for you and your horse. :-)
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How tall are your cones?
Also- what is the diameter of your circle?
Hey, this circle is about 17m. Depending on the size and level of your horse, the bigger the better, especially when you're starting out. Smaller circles are ok for more advanced horses who can carry themselves and balance on a smaller circle, or for ponies, or if you're just doing walk work, but 20m would be ideal. These cones are about 2'6" I think? I've used taller ones, too, but prefer the lower ones because you can add a leadrope or lungeline if you want to without it getting tangled in the cones. I've also used jump wings, buckets, electric fence poles , wheelbarrows and anything else I can rest poles on or wrap tape around if necessary!
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Thank you!
Thank you, nice video. May I ask how the red/white poles are called? And where the can be bought. Here in Europe, never seen them. Best regards, Hetty
They are extendable barriers for traffic guidance, building sites etc. If you google that, you should find them. I know Rachel got them for her rescue centre in Spain, I bought mine in the UK and I know some others who've bought them in the US so they seem pretty universal once you find the right search term :-) They're brilliant!