Groundwork..?

MyMaxx · 08-06-2005, 05:54 AM

I am planning on just doing some ground work with my TB gelding this morning...does anyone have any ideas on what I should do with him? Thanks!

Blistering Winds · 08-06-2005, 07:08 AM

Depends.....do you have a goal in mind of what you need to fix?

Doing "GROUNDWORK", you must have some idea of what you are wanting to accomplish.

Acceptance
deal with an issue
etc.

So First, you must decide what you want to work on. Be it just lunging for exercise to working on getting the horse to walk to you at a whistle, know your goal and set small goals to REACH your main goal. Know what you will need to do in order to get to that goal.

BarebackJourney · 08-06-2005, 08:40 AM

BW said it... you have to have some idea of what your doing, and a goal in mind. There's all kinds of groundwork from liberty work to lungeing to leading, backing, pivoting, etc. Goodluck!

just_ride · 08-06-2005, 09:15 AM

Ground work is a broad topic, there are dozens of exercises you could do and it would also depend on what experience your horse has as to where you start. BW said it best you need to have an agenda and a goal you want to achieve.

Bruce Wiley · 08-07-2005, 12:22 AM

Goals are good but I think that maybe you are looking to partner or bond with your horse and thats a good thing.
I would start with gaining respect,and control so ground work is a great place to start,but you will need to have a plan at sometime,so think about it and learn what your horse needs are and don't know and start your more detail work.
I hope this helps.

cassidy · 08-07-2005, 02:36 AM

umm maybe work on getting him collected doing 20m circles an maybe doing some trotting poles

JamieH_7 · 08-08-2005, 06:52 AM

You could lunge him and work on halter and showmanship<--- thats always good practice! hope you have fuN!

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Originally Posted by MyMaxx

I am planning on just doing some ground work with my TB gelding this morning...does anyone have any ideas on what I should do with him? Thanks!

08-06-2005, 05:54 AM	#1
MyMaxx Full Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fburg, VA Posts: 279 Images: 6	Groundwork..? I am planning on just doing some ground work with my TB gelding this morning...does anyone have any ideas on what I should do with him? Thanks! __________________ I LOVE MY MAXX BOY!

08-06-2005, 07:08 AM	#2
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,979 Images: 831 Blog Entries: 17	Depends.....do you have a goal in mind of what you need to fix? Doing "GROUNDWORK", you must have some idea of what you are wanting to accomplish. Acceptance deal with an issue etc. So First, you must decide what you want to work on. Be it just lunging for exercise to working on getting the horse to walk to you at a whistle, know your goal and set small goals to REACH your main goal. Know what you will need to do in order to get to that goal. __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

08-06-2005, 08:40 AM	#3
BarebackJourney Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,132 Images: 198 Blog Entries: 6	BW said it... you have to have some idea of what your doing, and a goal in mind. There's all kinds of groundwork from liberty work to lungeing to leading, backing, pivoting, etc. Goodluck! __________________ And for every endless midnight there's a sky for the broken stars and there'll always be a place for you inside my arms.

08-06-2005, 09:15 AM	#4
just_ride Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 757 Images: 51	Ground work is a broad topic, there are dozens of exercises you could do and it would also depend on what experience your horse has as to where you start. BW said it best you need to have an agenda and a goal you want to achieve. __________________ Golf Courses...A waste of Valuable pasture land.

08-07-2005, 12:22 AM	#5
Bruce Wiley Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,705	Goals are good but I think that maybe you are looking to partner or bond with your horse and thats a good thing. I would start with gaining respect,and control so ground work is a great place to start,but you will need to have a plan at sometime,so think about it and learn what your horse needs are and don't know and start your more detail work. I hope this helps. __________________ http://bwnaturalhorsemanship.spaces.live.com/ Bruce.

08-07-2005, 02:36 AM	#6
cassidy Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: england - its sunny sometimes honest! Posts: 21,575 Images: 820	umm maybe work on getting him collected doing 20m circles an maybe doing some trotting poles __________________ ive been snowballed... May your life be like toilet paper - Long and useful A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care. - Pat Parelli http://www.freewebs.com/linz88055/myprofile.htm

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