| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| martha615 |
Posted - 08 Jul 2013 : 4:22:04 PM
This is a video of Esme and me this morning, trying out a little "liberty" over jumps. The game here is "stick to me" and it is kind of like a join up game, except this version is a little more difficult because we put in some objects (the low jumps). She thought I was pretty silly to want to try this, but she did it. See her commentary for how she feels about it....
|
| 12 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| martha615 |
Posted - 09 Jul 2013 : 3:18:27 PM
Goldenmane, you are (of course) right about that! God help horses for sale these days. However, I did the second video (and a few others) to send to a trainer I'm interested in working with, just to show what Esme is like at home. You know how when you take your horse to a new place and behaves like a SNORTING CRAZY DRAGON and you stand there meekly saying, "She's usually not like this...." while everyone around you rolls their eyes and says, "Of course, she's not, dear." So, I want to establish she is very quiet at home, not a stroppy horse, not a difficult horse, so that when I show up they won't assume she is when her nostrils flare to the size of coffee mugs! Of course, she may surprise me :)
Pop, she's definitely so much calmer. I put it down to your coaching over the phone to calm me!
She can become annoyed by me, though, and she really did want to get out of that sand school and so we did. Even Pat Parelli says the 7 games can become the 7 tortures unless you keep moving forward progressively.
Maybe I'll do another video with subtitles. They are fun! |
| Pop |
Posted - 09 Jul 2013 : 08:44:12 AM
 , wishes she was for sale 
Have you tried one of the orange Sainsburys bags or better still, Carrefour 
I have to say that the progress is really remarkable ... from the little bag of nerves scardy cat. |
| Goldenmane |
Posted - 09 Jul 2013 : 07:33:28 AM
Esme doesn't know how lucky she is, fancy wishing she was for sale!! |
| Ari |
Posted - 08 Jul 2013 : 9:13:56 PM
You are so right, Ari would have parted company with tyre very quickly but maybe wouldn't have been so trusting to go back over. Your Esme trusted you to sort it, that's where I want to be with clever boy lol |
| martha615 |
Posted - 08 Jul 2013 : 8:54:21 PM
"Esme so laid back over the tyre on her foot, you have both done great. She has total trust in you, it's inspired me to extend my boys ground work. He does life size wooden pigs, 3 ft gnomes, and ducks in water that the kids who jump leave around but I doubt he would have waited so calmly for me to get the tyre of his foot."
No, he'd probably have taken his foot out all on his own, like a NORMAL horse, while Esme finds the puzzle unsolvable after the first failed attempt. I put it down to her being born in France. She's got that French insouciance down to a tee. |
| Judith S |
Posted - 08 Jul 2013 : 8:39:17 PM
|
| Ari |
Posted - 08 Jul 2013 : 8:38:18 PM
Esme so laid back over the tyre on her foot, you have both done great. She has total trust in you, it's inspired me to extend my boys ground work. He does life size wooden pigs, 3 ft gnomes, and ducks in water that the kids who jump leave around but I doubt he would have waited so calmly for me to get the tyre of his foot. His only fears come from the ground (thankfully not mud or bogs or I wouldn't get far in Yorkshire lol). Esme looked to you to deal with it, great partnership.
I really have to man up and do tarp training with him,it's my biggest fear cos my old girl would jump all over me but that's not his problem it's mine. We learn all the time with Arabs so any advice welcome |
| Pasch |
Posted - 08 Jul 2013 : 7:56:22 PM
the second video had me laughing to the point of tears! So loved Esme subtitles! More please! |
| AnnaMaisy25 |
Posted - 08 Jul 2013 : 6:33:05 PM
That looks brilliant fun! Very good Esme !!
Now I need to put a video up of Freya doing her evening thing... I hide and call her, and she comes looking for me... People think I'm barmy, but she loves doing it! Thistles make awesome hiding places! xxx |
| martha615 |
Posted - 08 Jul 2013 : 6:17:28 PM
Okay, Pop. you can have another!
Here is Esme giving her opinion on the "friendly game" at halt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37r19cF7axM&feature=youtu.be |
| Fee |
Posted - 08 Jul 2013 : 5:13:18 PM
Aww that was cute, well done 
Fee
|
| Pop |
Posted - 08 Jul 2013 : 4:45:15 PM
I found myself quite disappointed when the video ended, I wanted it to continue ; what fun that looks, and Wow she is so cool about it.
I imagined what each of mine would do with that game ...... hmmmmmm |
