Adventures with D

[Former-Member]

Sounds like you have a good plan mapped out @outlander 👍🏽

[outlander]

i hope so @Former-Member i can only hope so

[outlander]

D came to me today!!!

yay!

she actually came when i called her- i didnt even ahve to walk halfway she came all the way!!

[Queenie]

I am so pleased for you @outlander! She sounds simply lovely 😄

[outlander]

thanks @Queenie i dont know if she will keep coming to me but at least she came today, she learning so its a start. i dont mind walking out to get her but when its raining i dont particularly want to walk all the way across 25 acres to get her lol

[Queenie]

One of my old horses, Comet never used to come to his name. He used to come when I yelled out "Treat" though. In other words, I had to use bribery to catch him... the naughty boy. He was also terrified of the savvy stick and savvy string when I tried Parelli with him. He never quite got the hang of it, even if he did walk on the float happily in the end (knowing he'd get hay and treats probably did it).

[outlander]

ooh yes i think all horses come to 'treat' esp D when it comes to licorice!. she cant get enough of it!

im not crash hot on parelli style training. im more into buck brennerman training- ever heard of him?

[Queenie]

Oh yes, I've heard of Buck. There was an information stall at equitana a few years back about his style of natural horsemanship. It works particularly well with rescue horses I believe.

Hahaha Comet loved licorice too! He also loved molasses licks mainly used for cattle. He broke into the neighbour's cow paddock once just to get to one - the lil' devil!

[outlander]

similar to parelli but better @Queenie and id much rather his methods. so i incorparate bits and pieces as im not fully into natural horsemanship- while i ahve nothing against it, ive jsut been brought up very differently to his style but the way i work works for me and it works for the horse too. im very gentle with them but still firm when need to be

haha lol naughty pony!

[outlander]

I think i have to give D back 😞

@Queenie @Former-Member @Shaz51 and everyone else here