tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post2711436039679854235..comments2023-08-19T04:56:24.878-07:00Comments on It seemed like a good idea at the time...: Poppy!Funderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-3967256787052870032008-09-07T19:43:00.000-07:002008-09-07T19:43:00.000-07:00If you think to ask her, Sara, I would love to hea...If you think to ask her, Sara, I would love to hear what she thinks about him. It's pretty clear that I still don't really know what I'm doing! It's just that I won't figure it out by not doing SOMETHING. <BR/><BR/>DP, the Poppy bucks are really pretty funny. It's obviously just a minor temper tantrum, and I really think he'll grow on out of it in time.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-56087914629509490602008-09-07T17:41:00.000-07:002008-09-07T17:41:00.000-07:00Sounds like you've got it right to me. This is a ...Sounds like you've got it right to me. This is a young horse and you don't want to overface him -- take it slow. One of my favorite Clinton Anderson sequences includes him talking about bucking. Basically he doesn't call it bucking until the nose is on the ground and there is squealing involved -- anything else is just cow kicking. All done in that Aussie cowboy accent, which makes it pretty funny. Whatever you call it, good on you for riding it out. The best thing you can do at this point is pretend that it didn't happen both in your mind and in the way you're handling your horse. He will grow out of that soon enough.dphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072031429438530210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-40262326309120932192008-09-07T17:37:00.000-07:002008-09-07T17:37:00.000-07:00I spent all weekend with the horses, so I didn't h...I spent all weekend with the horses, so I didn't have time to post about your question yet. It looks like I don't need to?<BR/><BR/>I went the dressage whip route with Peanut too. He took just a tap (really only a touch) and he'd move on. After a small amount of time, all I had to do was carry a whip and he respected my cues.<BR/><BR/>I do have to say that since I got a new saddle and moved next to Fair Hill things have changed. I have impulsion now. We were gaiting all over the woods today, and it took minimal effort from me. I mainly blame it on the old saddle. Well, that and I think he really hated working in the ring.<BR/><BR/>-SaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com