Games to play with young horses, or with all horses

TheNaturalWay · 02-01-2004, 08:42 AM

heya, i like to play games with my horses...such as...putting a peice of felt/black bin bag on the ground, then they have to walk over it, if they do give them a treat or a pat! then they learn to walk ova it by themselves, without shying. also, stuff like going in and out of cones, just mental and physical games, because those games get horses thinking, and reduces boredom. anyone know any sites? or any games to play??/????????//?/?//?// red_hors

hollymarie · 02-01-2004, 11:31 AM

look here www.mounted-games.org its the unofficial international mounted games site, loads of ideas! My sister is better at them than me so pm Lou3 if you want more info.
Hol

Lou3 · 02-01-2004, 01:56 PM

yay applaud someone else who likes games too! i love doing games and at the level i ride at it borders on competitive stunt riding, its really great for teaching young horses to bend and to pay attention, also helps to bombproof them. any questions pm me.
Lou
woot!

babs · 02-01-2004, 03:44 PM

I LOVE GAMES!!

Has anyone ever played 'cushion polo'?

The way we played it was you had two teams with say 5 in each team. One person out of each team was the goalie.

one member of each team would have stood at 'X' (on their horse) The referee threw the cushion in the air and one of them had to catch it. The object was for your team to get the cushion into goal.

You weren't allowed to put it in your teeth or hold it in your hand. (so it went under your arm or leg or bum). You were allowed to pass it to another one of your team members or throw it into goal but that was the only time you could have it in your hand.

The other team had to take the cusion off your team and try and get it into their goals.

YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO 'BUMP' EACHOTHER!!!!

Each chukka lasted 5 or 10 mnnutes.

The winning team was the one that scored the most goals.

It can be very noisy with everyone shouting and screaming at each other and its best played with 'team'players.

By that i mean people who will pass the cushion to other members of their team to assist in scoring a goal and not just hog the cushion and let the opposing team take it just cos they want to have the cushion!

One last thing. You get points for every goal scored and points deducted from your team for droping the cushion.

Ihope i'v explained this alright. i loved it!

<small>[ February 01, 2004, 04:45 PM: Message edited by: babs ]</small>

horsebabe33089 · 02-01-2004, 04:07 PM

Games would be so much fun. It seems so much more laid back and just pure fun, and rather than the winning factor being by what a judge thinks, most are timed or has something to do with #'s so its all about facts (#'s and times) not judges opinions. I dont kno if there are any games around my area tho. frown

cutting_queen · 02-02-2004, 09:49 AM

me and my 2yr old play tag!! and hid and seek! we play really fun games! but he does learn to! he gets exercise! fun and we build more friendship and bond! but i run from him and he chases me. and then i stop and he stops and then he touches me with his nose and then he runs away and i chase him and tag me. and so on! it is really fun! and he practices his sliding stops for when we do cutting and reining!

02-01-2004, 08:42 AM	#1
TheNaturalWay Full Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: cornwall Posts: 272	Games to play with young horses, or with all horses heya, i like to play games with my horses...such as...putting a peice of felt/black bin bag on the ground, then they have to walk over it, if they do give them a treat or a pat! then they learn to walk ova it by themselves, without shying. also, stuff like going in and out of cones, just mental and physical games, because those games get horses thinking, and reduces boredom. anyone know any sites? or any games to play??/????????//?/?//?// red_hors

02-01-2004, 01:56 PM	#3
Lou3 Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: england Posts: 7,297 Images: 30 Blog Entries: 1	yay applaud someone else who likes games too! i love doing games and at the level i ride at it borders on competitive stunt riding, its really great for teaching young horses to bend and to pay attention, also helps to bombproof them. any questions pm me. Lou woot! __________________ Save the Earth . . . it's the only planet with chocolate FFFL

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02-01-2004, 11:31 AM	#2
hollymarie Full Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: uk Posts: 110	look here www.mounted-games.org its the unofficial international mounted games site, loads of ideas! My sister is better at them than me so pm Lou3 if you want more info. Hol

02-01-2004, 03:44 PM	#4
babs Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 960	I LOVE GAMES!! Has anyone ever played 'cushion polo'? The way we played it was you had two teams with say 5 in each team. One person out of each team was the goalie. one member of each team would have stood at 'X' (on their horse) The referee threw the cushion in the air and one of them had to catch it. The object was for your team to get the cushion into goal. You weren't allowed to put it in your teeth or hold it in your hand. (so it went under your arm or leg or bum). You were allowed to pass it to another one of your team members or throw it into goal but that was the only time you could have it in your hand. The other team had to take the cusion off your team and try and get it into their goals. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO 'BUMP' EACHOTHER!!!! Each chukka lasted 5 or 10 mnnutes. The winning team was the one that scored the most goals. It can be very noisy with everyone shouting and screaming at each other and its best played with 'team'players. By that i mean people who will pass the cushion to other members of their team to assist in scoring a goal and not just hog the cushion and let the opposing team take it just cos they want to have the cushion! One last thing. You get points for every goal scored and points deducted from your team for droping the cushion. Ihope i'v explained this alright. i loved it! <small>[ February 01, 2004, 04:45 PM: Message edited by: babs ]</small>

02-01-2004, 04:07 PM	#5
horsebabe33089 Full Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 34	Games would be so much fun. It seems so much more laid back and just pure fun, and rather than the winning factor being by what a judge thinks, most are timed or has something to do with #'s so its all about facts (#'s and times) not judges opinions. I dont kno if there are any games around my area tho. frown

02-02-2004, 09:49 AM	#6
cutting_queen Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: arlington, washington (hicksville,usa) Posts: 368	me and my 2yr old play tag!! and hid and seek! we play really fun games! but he does learn to! he gets exercise! fun and we build more friendship and bond! but i run from him and he chases me. and then i stop and he stops and then he touches me with his nose and then he runs away and i chase him and tag me. and so on! it is really fun! and he practices his sliding stops for when we do cutting and reining!