T-bred
1st Jul 2004, 12:00 PM
HI!!!
Well as some of you know Caesar has very BAD manners,he can be a total pig in his stall, on the crossties,and while riding. He is a 16 year old thoroughbred and has had some bad experiences with his previous owners so he came with alot of issues!! I have cut treats out of his life because then he thinks he deserves them and can make you give them to him if he walks all over you or bites you!!!! So I have decided to start from the very beginning and the starting point is in his stall, we have made alot of progress here as he goes over to his corner when I bring the grain in his stall and he waits patiently when I put it in his feeder rather then attacking me at the door.We have also made progress when it comes to him pushing me out of the way to get out of the stall if I were leading him out or something,now he waits for me to say 'and come' before he leaves his stall. I have gotten him to this point by staying very calm when he does something wrong and just telling him NO but when he is good I basically just pat him alot and say 'good boy Caesar' and he loves to hear that so it works really well.Today we are beginning crosstie manners!!!!:eek: :D Then after we have that down we will start are in hand walking and then move up to longing and then we can put a saddle on him and begin light walking and then some trotting and cantering later, and I am hoping to have him jumping again next summer and I thank Galadriel for that great link she gave someone else on here for horses that rush fences and I have found out that we need to start all over on his jumping as well!!! What do you think of the way I am doing things? What would you do?
Anna
Well as some of you know Caesar has very BAD manners,he can be a total pig in his stall, on the crossties,and while riding. He is a 16 year old thoroughbred and has had some bad experiences with his previous owners so he came with alot of issues!! I have cut treats out of his life because then he thinks he deserves them and can make you give them to him if he walks all over you or bites you!!!! So I have decided to start from the very beginning and the starting point is in his stall, we have made alot of progress here as he goes over to his corner when I bring the grain in his stall and he waits patiently when I put it in his feeder rather then attacking me at the door.We have also made progress when it comes to him pushing me out of the way to get out of the stall if I were leading him out or something,now he waits for me to say 'and come' before he leaves his stall. I have gotten him to this point by staying very calm when he does something wrong and just telling him NO but when he is good I basically just pat him alot and say 'good boy Caesar' and he loves to hear that so it works really well.Today we are beginning crosstie manners!!!!:eek: :D Then after we have that down we will start are in hand walking and then move up to longing and then we can put a saddle on him and begin light walking and then some trotting and cantering later, and I am hoping to have him jumping again next summer and I thank Galadriel for that great link she gave someone else on here for horses that rush fences and I have found out that we need to start all over on his jumping as well!!! What do you think of the way I am doing things? What would you do?
Anna