I plan on starting to try some of the ideas everyone has given me....I will go down the list and give each a try and see what happens..keep them coming :)
--- In haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com, "johnb" <elsejohnmolly@...> wrote:
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> I was watching a Linda Parelli DVD on this topic recently. She mentioned certain horse personalities are very food oriented (usually "left-brained" or pushy, fearless type of horses). Linda used horse treats (or a handfull of grain) placed stratigically in a place you plan to ride to...then let the hore "find" the treat when you are riding him out away from the barn. After a couple of times of this the horse will go willingly, and you won't have to nag him with voice or legs.. He won't have to be fed every time as their memories are very good. Eventually the horse developes the habbit of going where ever you request as he sees a point or possible reward in it for himself. In summer you can do the same thing using good grazing spots. If you are consistant and firm with your horse, he will not develope the habit of grazing on a ride when you don't want him to. I use the grazing reward to teach a green horse to whoa in an open field when I first ride him out in the open, but I only let him graze when I say "whoa" and "head down" or "OK". Haflingers are good at figuring this out, as they are so food oriented. It relaxes me too and takes the horse's mind off looking for lurking cougars and bears. John B NE PA www.brunnershorsedrivingschool.com
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> --- In haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com, "Heather" <hmraw@> wrote:
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> > You don't need to work him in the barn for the work at barn rest away to work. You just need to have an area around the barn where he is comfortable and is not trying to go back to the barn. If you have to trot circles around the barn or right in front of the door the key is to only let him rest when he is away from the barn. You could even work him in the pasture if he is reluctant to leave.
> >
> > Depending on your horse it might only take one or two time of this exercise to work or it might take more. Unfortunately it might take a while if you can only get out there once or twice a week. There is another method you could use but it will only work if he is not leaving the barn because he is being stubborn and not because he is nervous without his buddies. If he is just being stubborn because he has gotten away with this behavior in the past then the "speak softly and carry a big stick" theory might work faster. Take him out and as soon as he even hesitates about leaving the barn get firm with him use your legs and a crop on the behind to inform him that is NOT acceptable behavior and drive him on. Just a word of caution on this method, as I said before, it will only work if he being stubborn. If his refusal to leave the barn has to do with insecurities then this method will only make him worse.
> >
> > I'm not sure what your experience is but since you only get out one or twice a week I am going to assume that you don't have a lot of experience with dealing with lots of different horses and behaviors. If you are not sure if the behavior is from stubbornness or insecurity, ask an experience person to come watch you ride him. Have the (good) experienced person get on him see if he does the same to them. A very experienced person will be able to tell the difference between stubbornness and insecurity.
> >
> > Before people jump all over me about hitting a horse please remember when a horse is misbehaving in the heard the leader will bite or kick him to straighten him out. That can hurt a lot worse then anything us humans can do with one or two swift hits of a crop.
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> > Heather
> > Ohio
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> > --- In haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com, "jamiez" <my2zipps@> wrote:
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> > > Thanks for all of the ideas of how to solve the barn sour problem..keep them coming!
> > >
> > > Where I stay he is in a pasture and there is no inside part to the barn to work with him....I only get out once maybe twice a week on the weekends :(
> > >
> > > I know it will take lot more time then that to work out the problem...I hope that by not being able to work him as much as I would like on the problem in the winter it won't hurt him too much :(
> > >
> > > I want us to both behappy and right now I think we both are Budding heads..I want my easy going baby back!
> > >
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