merlot on the lung

bad_habit · 10-27-2009, 12:32 AM

i shut the video off to fast lol he did stop [= sorry it was very windy and cold out
what do u guys think lunging with just a halter on or bridle? sowwie if i have it in the wrong one

Gutter_Doll · 10-27-2009, 01:31 AM

Mate, wrong section unless you're asking for advice.

JBandRio · 10-27-2009, 05:42 AM

if you're looking for advice on how to proceed, then my first suggestion is to get him going. He's putzing along, head in the air, and just going around like that is not only not helping him, but it's actually hindering progress. The halter is fine, for now, but he HAS to get energetic about this

bad_habit · 10-27-2009, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JBandRio

if you're looking for advice on how to proceed, then my first suggestion is to get him going. He's putzing along, head in the air, and just going around like that is not only not helping him, but it's actually hindering progress. The halter is fine, for now, but he HAS to get energetic about this

merlot energetic LMAO hes my little slow poke he use to lung like this

YouTube - lunging merlot

CitrusMelody · 10-27-2009, 10:34 PM

First video...he's really, really testing you. Breaking gait is NOT such a good thing.
The second video just looks like you're both newbies to lungeing. He's just galloping and you're pulling on him...not a fun situation on either end.
Fixing? I'd say use a stud chain on the side of his halter, not underneath. He looks like he's bracing against that line and isn't giving his head to the inside of your circle at all. As JB said, enthuse him. Really get him warmed up and have him to his job...

Sorry if you weren't looking for a critique!

bad_habit · 10-27-2009, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CitrusMelody

First video...he's really, really testing you. Breaking gait is NOT such a good thing.
The second video just looks like you're both newbies to lungeing. He's just galloping and you're pulling on him...not a fun situation on either end.
Fixing? I'd say use a stud chain on the side of his halter, not underneath. He looks like he's bracing against that line and isn't giving his head to the inside of your circle at all. As JB said, enthuse him. Really get him warmed up and have him to his job...

Sorry if you weren't looking for a critique!

no i dont mind

bad_habit · 10-27-2009, 11:18 PM

oh yah the frist video that was from last weekend i didint use a whip

JBandRio · 10-28-2009, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by bad_habit

merlot energetic LMAO hes my little slow poke he use to lung like this

YouTube - lunging merlot

don't let him do that either

A horse who is going to poke along like in the first video can easily zoom along like in the 2nd one and do them both out of a passive dominance action.

Passive dominance can be tricky to deal with as you have to find the middle ground. Being lazy, or being zoomy, is their way of saying "make me."

Neither video is conducive to anything - not mental training, not physical training

10-27-2009, 12:32 AM	#1
bad_habit Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 324 Images: 1	merlot on the lung i shut the video off to fast lol he did stop [= sorry it was very windy and cold out what do u guys think lunging with just a halter on or bridle? sowwie if i have it in the wrong one Last edited by bad_habit; 10-27-2009 at 04:07 AM.

10-27-2009, 01:31 AM	#2
Gutter_Doll Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central West, Australia. Posts: 1,431 Images: 36	Mate, wrong section unless you're asking for advice. __________________ photography new site. "Orana Quest" - tricks (bow, lay down, kneel, smile, sit, count, pick up a saddle pad) and in reining training.

10-27-2009, 05:42 AM	#3
JBandRio Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NC Posts: 32,003 Images: 196 Blog Entries: 12	if you're looking for advice on how to proceed, then my first suggestion is to get him going. He's putzing along, head in the air, and just going around like that is not only not helping him, but it's actually hindering progress. The halter is fine, for now, but he HAS to get energetic about this __________________ - JB Acres, owned and operated by Dynamite animals. - It's a wonder horses as a whole don't just kill us all and be done with their misery. - Keep your voice soothing and low - even when things get western (buck1173)

10-27-2009, 10:34 PM	#5
CitrusMelody Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In the USA, midwesternly Posts: 1,256 Images: 23	First video...he's really, really testing you. Breaking gait is NOT such a good thing. The second video just looks like you're both newbies to lungeing. He's just galloping and you're pulling on him...not a fun situation on either end. Fixing? I'd say use a stud chain on the side of his halter, not underneath. He looks like he's bracing against that line and isn't giving his head to the inside of your circle at all. As JB said, enthuse him. Really get him warmed up and have him to his job... Sorry if you weren't looking for a critique! __________________ "There are two means of refuge from the misery of life - music and horses." I've been TAGGED by the TURKEY!

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