tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post686381806922935610..comments2023-09-05T08:28:07.184-04:00Comments on It's Quarters for Me: Tacking up is so stressfulsmazourekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03029180368325070266noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post-77079274438647937532010-11-17T06:04:11.315-05:002010-11-17T06:04:11.315-05:00LOL...typed sarcasm is hard to convey...but someho...LOL...typed sarcasm is hard to convey...but somehow I have a feeling it wasn't you, but me being dumb...Marehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127842562111344534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post-75708633602979963402010-11-16T21:16:43.110-05:002010-11-16T21:16:43.110-05:00Hi Mare, nice to meet you! We did have a good ride...Hi Mare, nice to meet you! We did have a good ride, thanks. <br /><br />I'll stay away from the typed sarcasm from now on ;)smazourekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029180368325070266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post-10947162742044981782010-11-16T21:15:09.874-05:002010-11-16T21:15:09.874-05:00Hi GHM, my trick was giving a treat at each step: ...Hi GHM, my trick was giving a treat at each step: pad on-get a treat, saddle on-get a treat, girth up one hole-get a treat, and so on. I should get a video of Gwen sometime, she's as good as her brother. Considering how leery she was of everything involved less than a year ago I think that's saying something.<br /><br />Alexandra Kurland has a video you might find interesting: "Overcoming Fear and the Power of Cues" http://www.theclickercenter.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=74&category_id=7&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53. It shows an Icelandic pony that had severe saddling issues.smazourekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029180368325070266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post-72145822134196245522010-11-16T20:30:44.956-05:002010-11-16T20:30:44.956-05:00New to your blog, but when I first read this post,...New to your blog, but when I first read this post, I was really confused, and couldn't help but think he looked pretty content to me...and then I read below the video...oh...oops! Hope you had a good ride!Marehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127842562111344534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post-86926185229364651352010-11-16T16:10:53.858-05:002010-11-16T16:10:53.858-05:00He looked pretty relaxed to me. Dusty hates her sa...He looked pretty relaxed to me. Dusty hates her saddle and I actually put her on cross ties instead of chasing her around her stall. The trick for her is right before I put the saddle on I give her a treat. Then she doesn't mind so much. It's sort of like going through the toll booth. Nobody gets to ride without payment. Hope you had a good ride.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post-86456387969278826532010-11-14T18:37:27.882-05:002010-11-14T18:37:27.882-05:00Sometimes I feel really bad about taking him away ...Sometimes I feel really bad about taking him away from his hay pile to ride since he enjoys it so much. But then I remember that the hay will still be there when he gets back and I get over it.smazourekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029180368325070266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374098783533915699.post-87535585660982398112010-11-14T11:01:20.611-05:002010-11-14T11:01:20.611-05:00haha yeah it doesn't I was watching the video ...haha yeah it doesn't I was watching the video thinking he does not look upset at all he looks really content! Hah I love horses that are easy to please.Golden the Pony Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230832980797448174noreply@blogger.com