2022 Hacking and Riding

[Huggy]

Another mild pleasant morning. Such a good lad - loads of ponies, including nosy Shetland, and he muttered under his breath when I pushed him past, but didn't follow through. A lot of dogs too, which never bothers him, except for the ones that trail 10 ft leads behind them! Is this a new thing? I've never been aware of it until recently - surely the dog could get caught up in bushes and brambles? He trotted up nicely, though kept trying to peter out so had to work hard a couple of times! A lady has moved onto the field next door with the most gorgeous cob, and waxed lyrical about Hogan, as I did about hers. This is next to "Good boy" in the dictionary.

 

[chunky monkey]

Usually if people let a long lead trail its a puppy or one that has no recall so the idea is they dont have to get too close to the dog, pr they can put there foot on the end as it whips past them.

I personally wouldnt want to trail a lead round here. Too much to get caught on. Plus the dog walkers all come out walking on the hill by me so they dont have to clear up there dog poo. Can you imagine a long lead trailing through piles of dog mess and then you pick the lead up. The thought is well!!!!!

Having said that. Its one training method used on farms when young collies are first being let loose for training with the sheep to work. Some dogs get so over excited or are plain confused so by having a long lead trailing it enables the farmer to step on the lead as it whips past in the training paddock if they are circling the sheep around the trainer. With young collies you need something to be able to stop them before they wreck havoc amoung the sheep.

I was actually watching a training video on this just the other day. In the field there was lots of trees and brash the lead could have snagged on. The first thought through my mind was if the dog is in full flight and that lead gets caught surely it is likely to cause great pain eith a sharp jolt or could even snap a dogs neck with the force. I can understand using it in a clear field but i certainly wouldnt like to do it when theres stuff to get hooked on.
I know the trainer used this method the once when i first took Floss for her sheep training.

 

[Skib]

Usually if people let a long lead trail its a puppy or one that has no recall so the idea is they dont have to get too close to the dog, pr they can put there foot on the end as it whips past them.

I personally wouldnt want to trail a lead round here. Too much to get caught on. Plus the dog walkers all come out walking on the hill by me so they dont have to clear up there dog poo. Can you imagine a long lead trailing through piles of dog mess and then you pick the lead up. The thought is well!!!!!

Having said that. Its one training method used on farms when young collies are first being let loose for training with the sheep to work. Some dogs get so over excited or are plain confused so by having a long lead trailing it enables the farmer to step on the lead as it whips past in the training paddock if they are circling the sheep around the trainer. With young collies you need something to be able to stop them before they wreck havoc amoung the sheep.

I was actually watching a training video on this just the other day. In the field there was lots of trees and brash the lead could have snagged on. The first thought through my mind was if the dog is in full flight and that lead gets caught surely it is likely to cause great pain eith a sharp jolt or could even snap a dogs neck with the force. I can understand using it in a clear field but i certainly wouldnt like to do it when theres stuff to get hooked on.
I know the trainer used this method the once when i first took Floss for her sheep training.

I own a recall training lead. Never used as s.i.l. stopped us walking his dog.

 

[Doodle92]

We went in the school today. He started off slightly looky and not sure he wanted to concentrate or if he wanted to spook. So I said can you do shoulder in? Erm yeh course mum. What about the other way pfft of course. Leg yielding. So easy mum. What about medium trot? Huh? Oh yeh, pfft again too easy. Right then, medium trot across the diaganol, few strides working trot then canter. Yawn, give me something difficult to do. Other way, canter, trot but stretchy trot. Oohhh I like stretchy trot.

I then ran out of things to do so we finished and he had a packet of polos!

 

[Jane&Ziggy]

@Doodle92 I don't know whether to admire him more for being able to do it or you more for knowing how to ask him to do it!

 

[Doodle92]

Charlotte im not! Blueberry he would like to be!

 

[Huggy]

Good ride this morning, though frosty and a bit slippy. We had to take it slow, so went out for longer. Hogan was great, very chilled but trotted up well where and when we could. He's a sweetheart when he wants to be.

 

[chunky monkey]

Took the boys out yesterday for the first time in a fortnight. Ive been too ill and just said sod it to even walking out in hand.

So i expected Billy to be full of himself. He dug his toes in as i lead him in from the field. Kept stopping as Chunky wasnt with him. Chunkys little rider was a bit slow getting Chunks so i started to walk Billy in. I was having none of it and told him to move in a stern voice.

Chunkys rider rode and i decided to take Billy in hand as we were only going a short ride. They were both very forward and i did struggle to keep up with Billy. He was head shaking for England too. Think as it was a little breezy and as he was walking quick it was affecting his facial nerves more. At one point he swung his head so violently in my direction he nearly caught me in the face. He didn't eliberately swing at me to take me out, but with the headshaking its so uncontrollable the reactions can just be dangerous.

Today when we got them in Billy tried planting again so i growled at him as he didnt want to leave Chunky, he soon walked on. Im not going to let him get into bad habits of not wanting to be separated. I will nip it in the bud asap. I think its just where they havent been out the field for a fortnight.
While chunky was being tacked up i walked billy down the road and back in hand on his own. I had a few treats in my pocket and once he realised this he walked out absolutely fine. Forgot that chunky wasnt with him.
I left him stood in yard with hay net and radio playing whilst we went out for an hour with chunky. There were a number of screams from Billy as we left. I just told him to settle down. As soon as he heard up coming back along the track he started calling again.

 

[Trewsers]

Hope you're heading the right way now @chunky monkey after being ill.

 

[Doodle92]

Stoopid weather. Forcast was that it was tj rain later so headed up sharp. The rain looked imminent but he hasn’t been ridden for a couple of days so stuck on exercise sheet incase we got caught in the rain. As it go on the wind got up and the rain started. Set off anyway and we could barely stand for the wind. I wondered if it was a good idea. So we did a very quick 15min doing the loop through the fields that has just been opened. Trotted where we could trot. Only had one spook spin. Into second field and the wind was directly behind us. His sheet blew up and started billowing, I have never known it to do that. However he was great. Trotted that field, out the gate and back up the road.

By the time we got back and untacked the wind dropped completely and the sun came out!!

 

[Jane&Ziggy]

the wind dropped completely and the sun came out!!

Typical!

 

[GaryB]

Harvey had the "back man" on Thursday and his instructions were 2 days off, followed by2 days of no schooling or jumping. Our kind tard grrom said I could go and ride her horse so at lunchtime we drove over to her yard. Her horse B is a fraction bigger than Harvey. I took him in the school and just played for 20 minutes. It was fascinating to ride something so different - he is very forward and actually feels quite big to ride.

On Saturday YO and one of the liveries L were competing so I went to groom for L. In the afternoon it was very windy so the yard groom and I had a quick hack.

Sunday was another competition for L so I was grooming again. It was very windy and I had nobody to ride with so I elected not to rude Harvey (after huis recent bad behaviour) until the odds were better!

Hacking
3 miles
1 hour

Schooling
20 minutes

Totals
Schooling
2 hours 50

Hacking
51.5 miles
16 hours

 

[Trewsers]

Harvey had the "back man" on Thursday and his instructions were 2 days off, followed by2 days of no schooling or jumping. Our kind tard grrom said I could go and ride her horse so at lunchtime we drove over to her yard. Her horse B is a fraction bigger than Harvey. I took him in the school and just played for 20 minutes. It was fascinating to ride something so different - he is very forward and actually feels quite big to ride.

On Saturday YO and one of the liveries L were competing so I went to groom for L. In the afternoon it was very windy so the yard groom and I had a quick hack.

Sunday was another competition for L so I was grooming again. It was very windy and I had nobody to ride with so I elected not to rude Harvey (after huis recent bad behaviour) until the odds were better!

Hacking
3 miles
1 hour

Schooling
20 minutes

Totals
Schooling
2 hours 50

Hacking
51.5 miles
16 hours

That would be fun riding someone different. He looks nice too

 

[Huggy]

Harvey had the "back man" on Thursday and his instructions were 2 days off, followed by2 days of no schooling or jumping. Our kind tard grrom said I could go and ride her horse so at lunchtime we drove over to her yard. Her horse B is a fraction bigger than Harvey. I took him in the school and just played for 20 minutes. It was fascinating to ride something so different - he is very forward and actually feels quite big to ride.

On Saturday YO and one of the liveries L were competing so I went to groom for L. In the afternoon it was very windy so the yard groom and I had a quick hack.

Sunday was another competition for L so I was grooming again. It was very windy and I had nobody to ride with so I elected not to rude Harvey (after huis recent bad behaviour) until the odds were better!

Hacking
3 miles
1 hour

Schooling
20 minutes

Totals
Schooling
2 hours 50

Hacking
51.5 miles
16 hours

He looks a lovely lad!

 

[Huggy]

Really wonderful ride today, which I'm so grateful for, as life is very torrid for us atm. It was a glorious morning and Hogan was a real gent. We passed a power company van with its cherry picker and he barely glanced at it. Other than that there were no distractions. Oh well - back to the drama .

 

[Trewsers]

Really wonderful ride today, which I'm so grateful for, as life is very torrid for us atm. It was a glorious morning and Hogan was a real gent. We passed a power company van with its cherry picker and he barely glanced at it. Other than that there were no distractions. Oh well - back to the drama .View attachment 110424View attachment 110423View attachment 110422

Good boy Hogan! Sorry you are having a crummy time, but it's good to hear Hogan is there for you. He will keep you going. x

 

[Skib]

Admirable to have a horse that is OK with the cherry pickers - My old share and the horses from the RS including Maisie regarded them as dragons. When OH and I walk now and see the forresters at work, I always think of that and am glad I am on foot.

I am sorry life is torried. @Huggy We are pretty downcast too and my not riding makes it worse.

 

[Doodle92]

Quickest ride ever. 16mins and that was setting the tracking off before leaving stable and switching it off when back in stable. I had changed mind a million times. Looked lovely and sunny but with bitter north wind and ninja showers. Poo picked and changed my mind another hundred times.

Groomed and thought wind had dropped. Got on and set off and no wind has not dropped. Horrible freezing stuff that cuts you in half. Robin was happy tho. We went down road, in hay field, very small loop round, cantered back up the hill, out the gates and trotted back up the road and home.

I guess we did technically get out

 

[Jane&Ziggy]

@Doodle92 of course you did! And Robin didn't mind the weather. So that's a big tick

 

[chunky monkey]

Well billy surprised me yesterday. He hasnt been walked out since last week. Id been out and put a bale out for them in the field. Honestly the legs were flailing. Got the bum presented several times. Got the boys in earlier as i knew the girl was coming up. Planning to take billy out before she arrived. He was pretty forward walking him in. She turned up early, so i ended up taking him out in hand with her. Well he was actually pretty chilled. I did put the full fly mask on including the nose peice. Glad i did, because he was walking quick he was headshaking more. Only once he swung and nearly caught me though.
He does like to try biting and rubbing his head on chunky on the bum if hes walking behind. Hes always done it. Its like chunkys bum is his safety net. He'll even do it in the tack up area too. Usually though that results in chunky present a back leg in his face. Its amazing how flexi he still is when it suits him. Im always worried about being behind.