tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post1183112893209777185..comments2023-08-27T06:04:21.991-05:00Comments on Eventing Saddlebred Style: Ground Poles GaloreEventingSaddlebredStylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-4975979521170300702016-11-08T14:04:04.085-06:002016-11-08T14:04:04.085-06:00I use verbal cues a lot. And I'm a work in pro...I use verbal cues a lot. And I'm a work in progress with improving my timing for release. I've thought about clicker training with him but he is so responsive to verbal cues that I've never gotten around to actually doing it. Part of the problem with repetitive things is he starts anticipating and then gets frustrated. He is a smart cookie and tries really hard and sometimes I don't know how to direct that into a positive manner. EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-14033657127359486962016-11-08T13:30:49.468-06:002016-11-08T13:30:49.468-06:00Random lurker here. ;) Congrats on all of the pro...Random lurker here. ;) Congrats on all of the progress you guys have been making. I was wondering if you have considered using a clicker or verbal cue to give him instant crystal-clear feedback that he's doing it right? He's motivated to figure it out, but it sounds like he needs a YES THAT RIGHT THERE signal to separate "good job, lets do it again" from "wrong answer, do something else" in his mind. Feedback is something that my trainer always correctly gets after me about. When I get caught up in doing hard stuff I tend to one-track mind. If I neglect the timing of my release or forget to tell her she's a good girl when she's doing it right she gets frustrated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-63599826098061726092016-11-08T04:46:35.276-06:002016-11-08T04:46:35.276-06:00Baby horses with ground poles is always amusing. P...Baby horses with ground poles is always amusing. Pongo would try to canter trot poles. He would go into a really stiff legged cartoon like canter. All that was missing was the boing boing as he went through 😂EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-45569840275780099182016-11-07T19:45:04.955-06:002016-11-07T19:45:04.955-06:00Leo's first ground poles involved much flailin...Leo's first ground poles involved much flailing, and then trying to leap over all of them at once like a giant 3" high oxer. But now that he somewhat understands them, I've found that they seriously help to focus his brain when he starts to lose it - I think it brings him back from the edge of saddlebred mania. Sounds like an excellent lesson! I'm so glad that you are feeling better about the canter!kaityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389820971120741273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-8356189216835370802016-11-07T13:46:07.214-06:002016-11-07T13:46:07.214-06:00It really is. He has been stepping up so much late...It really is. He has been stepping up so much lately!EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-9605923433919251002016-11-07T13:45:17.519-06:002016-11-07T13:45:17.519-06:00So goofy! And it was a good lesson :)So goofy! And it was a good lesson :)EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-43806199521900593132016-11-06T19:36:31.087-06:002016-11-06T19:36:31.087-06:00Sounds like you are make great progress! Canter wa...Sounds like you are make great progress! Canter was so brand new so recently and now you can just add it into a ride where you worked on other new things! AutonomousDressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326654414307652910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-48305466366253004082016-11-06T12:40:06.945-06:002016-11-06T12:40:06.945-06:00Sounds like an awesome lesson!! I love ground pole...Sounds like an awesome lesson!! I love ground poles for so many reasons - they are great for giving the horse something else to think about haha. Stinker sounds like a goofball with them!! ;)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-12725104252724209262016-11-04T22:13:08.992-05:002016-11-04T22:13:08.992-05:00It's so hard to find a balance with the over a...It's so hard to find a balance with the over achievers. And I adore that cookie face too :)EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-54802280264138538252016-11-04T18:40:07.825-05:002016-11-04T18:40:07.825-05:00He sounds so cute- Carmen gets upset too when she ...He sounds so cute- Carmen gets upset too when she thinks she's getting it wrong. I love the 'insert cookie' photo. :D I love his face. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-63266727955495787892016-11-04T13:42:43.320-05:002016-11-04T13:42:43.320-05:00His cuteness with that face gets him out of a lot ...His cuteness with that face gets him out of a lot of trouble...EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-55950866383763310282016-11-04T07:48:06.437-05:002016-11-04T07:48:06.437-05:00Ground poles FTW! Stinker is so cute. I want to in...Ground poles FTW! Stinker is so cute. I want to insert cookies all day long haha.TrainwreckInTealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557554448624901955noreply@blogger.com