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 Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:59 am
I am geting a new horse heart heart at my house in a few weeks. She is hard to catch, even with treats. She is also green. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thank You! biggrin
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:07 pm
horsepersonel I am geting a new horse heart heart at my house in a few weeks. She is hard to catch, even with treats. She is also green. Does anyone have any ideas? Thank You! biggrin Thats great my friend! anyway goodluck and I'm sorry, I'm not good of an expert for Green Horses but you can ask Saikano and Savanna Baby Boo about your new horse. 4laugh
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:53 am
Cherry Milkshake horsepersonel I am geting a new horse heart heart at my house in a few weeks. She is hard to catch, even with treats. She is also green. Does anyone have any ideas? Thank You! biggrin Thats great my friend! anyway goodluck and I'm sorry, I'm not good of an expert for Green Horses but you can ask Saikano and Savanna Baby Boo about your new horse. 4laugh Thanks!
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:42 pm
horsepersonel Cherry Milkshake horsepersonel I am geting a new horse heart heart at my house in a few weeks. She is hard to catch, even with treats. She is also green. Does anyone have any ideas? Thank You! biggrin Thats great my friend! anyway goodluck and I'm sorry, I'm not good of an expert for Green Horses but you can ask Saikano and Savanna Baby Boo about your new horse. 4laugh Thanks! You're welcome! smile
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:05 pm
I think this may be late sweatdrop buuttt...
To me, personally, bribing a horse with treats to bring them in is rewarding them for running away in the first place. Its a game to them, and nothing more. Don't reward them for that.
This ALWAYS happens to me with Riley and Eagle when they don't want to come in (More Eagle then Riley) I would suggest spending a lot of time with her, get her use to you.
I have a few things to mention that'll help with this...
1. One thing I do when horses pull that stunt with me, I keep pushing them. Encourage them to run and don't let them stop! You're going to have to do some running but she'll learn and get better...
You need to make her little tushie move!! Make her run! Let her know its not her idea anymore, and she won't want to run anymore. This way you are in control of the situation. Keep her running until she starts lowering her head, licking and chewing.
When she's showing those signs, line yourself up between her shoulder and head then take a some steps backward. At the same time, fold yourself forward at the belly button, this invites her into you. If it works, she should turn to face you, and walk toward you - or at lease let you walk toward her.
If it doesn't, push her some more! wait another 5 minutes and try again. This has always worked because you become incontrol of the situation and make it YOUR idea, not hers.
If she turns into you and takes off when you go to approach her, get on her butt about it. Yell "GET!" and push her some more before asking her to come in again.
Its not going to be easy at first, and you're going to have to do some running, but it gets the idea out of her mind because that's too much work for her. Its not a game anymore when your in control of it. Keep trying and be patient! After a while she will become easier to catch.
I'm going out to the barn tomorrow, so I can make a video to show you what I mean by these instructions, a visual aid might help better. This has always worked for me.
Some other things I've heard that work...
2. Its an old Indian trick that never fails to work, or so I've been told. If you are around horses enough, it is not hard to find a horse that is about to shed a chestnut. The chestnut carries a scent that identifies a horse to other horses and animals.
So, find a chestnut ready to be shed, peel it off and put it in your shirt pocket or your hand. Now, go in your corral with your rope behind you and lean against a post and relax. Your horse will come to you. Let him smell the chestnut as you slip a rope around his neck with your other hand.
Or, sit down in the middle of the pasture (with the horse downwind) and his curiosity will bring his nose right to your pocket.
Get in the habit of slipping it into your shirt pocket when you are going to be around horses. Whatever you are doing, a horse will be inclined to give you the benefit of the doubt during shoeing, clipping, grooming, etc. You may not look like one of them but you will smell like one of them.
Don't tell, and you will also be known as one of those folks who "talk" to horses.
I've never tried this, but I plan to one of these days.
3. Make a sound like your eating something, like eating a crunchy carrot or eating some juicy watermelon. Make BIG, drastic, dramatic sounds, spit some ( sorry I know this is graphic but if you make like stuff is coming out they can see it to believe it. -l0l- ) ect.
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:31 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:27 pm
horsepersonel I am geting a new horse heart heart at my house in a few weeks. She is hard to catch, even with treats. She is also green. Does anyone have any ideas? Thank You! biggrin shes easy to catch now!! heart heart biggrin biggrin one time we went out to visit her, and she was actuly waiting at the gate for me!!11 heart biggrin biggrin *happy tears* last time she walked away, but she was going to get a drink, and I had her within 5 min!!!!! cool cool heart heart biggrin
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:36 pm
x_Devils_Child_x
I think this may be late sweatdrop buuttt...
To me, personally, bribing a horse with treats to bring them in is rewarding them for running away in the first place. Its a game to them, and nothing more. Don't reward them for that.
This ALWAYS happens to me with Riley and Eagle when they don't want to come in (More Eagle then Riley) I would suggest spending a lot of time with her, get her use to you.
I have a few things to mention that'll help with this...
1. One thing I do when horses pull that stunt with me, I keep pushing them. Encourage them to run and don't let them stop! You're going to have to do some running but she'll learn and get better...
You need to make her little tushie move!! Make her run! Let her know its not her idea anymore, and she won't want to run anymore. This way you are in control of the situation. Keep her running until she starts lowering her head, licking and chewing.
When she's showing those signs, line yourself up between her shoulder and head then take a some steps backward. At the same time, fold yourself forward at the belly button, this invites her into you. If it works, she should turn to face you, and walk toward you - or at lease let you walk toward her.
If it doesn't, push her some more! wait another 5 minutes and try again. This has always worked because you become incontrol of the situation and make it YOUR idea, not hers.
If she turns into you and takes off when you go to approach her, get on her butt about it. Yell "GET!" and push her some more before asking her to come in again.
Its not going to be easy at first, and you're going to have to do some running, but it gets the idea out of her mind because that's too much work for her. Its not a game anymore when your in control of it. Keep trying and be patient! After a while she will become easier to catch.
I'm going out to the barn tomorrow, so I can make a video to show you what I mean by these instructions, a visual aid might help better. This has always worked for me.
Some other things I've heard that work...
2. Its an old Indian trick that never fails to work, or so I've been told. If you are around horses enough, it is not hard to find a horse that is about to shed a chestnut. The chestnut carries a scent that identifies a horse to other horses and animals.
So, find a chestnut ready to be shed, peel it off and put it in your shirt pocket or your hand. Now, go in your corral with your rope behind you and lean against a post and relax. Your horse will come to you. Let him smell the chestnut as you slip a rope around his neck with your other hand.
Or, sit down in the middle of the pasture (with the horse downwind) and his curiosity will bring his nose right to your pocket.
Get in the habit of slipping it into your shirt pocket when you are going to be around horses. Whatever you are doing, a horse will be inclined to give you the benefit of the doubt during shoeing, clipping, grooming, etc. You may not look like one of them but you will smell like one of them.
Don't tell, and you will also be known as one of those folks who "talk" to horses.
I've never tried this, but I plan to one of these days.
3. Make a sound like your eating something, like eating a crunchy carrot or eating some juicy watermelon. Make BIG, drastic, dramatic sounds, spit some ( sorry I know this is graphic but if you make like stuff is coming out they can see it to believe it. -l0l- ) ect. thanks. I dont get to spend as much time with her as I would like, mostly because she lives 3 hours away... and not as long any more either, lately. Have yu ever been to wisconsin during the winter? It's , like, 20 tops. theres ice to.
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:39 pm
I might not be able to get her anymore- crying crying they have to move the horses around, she will be in a paddock with a stud, mom says no knocked up horses- althouh i get it vet bills are high and that
should I keep working with her to help with her training and get more experianced, or try not to visit her as much so I don't get more attached?
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