tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post5033414072839618844..comments2023-08-19T04:56:24.878-07:00Comments on It seemed like a good idea at the time...: Always funFunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-9632989762093091452010-04-05T17:54:55.977-07:002010-04-05T17:54:55.977-07:00Hahaha, I didn't realize so many other people ...Hahaha, I didn't realize so many other people had pawers too! <br /><br />EvenSong - I don't want to let my horse dig a hole to China in front of someone else's nice tie rack! I keep thinking eventually I'll end up at a facility where there's already a hole, but I haven't since I left TN. It's always very nice places with pristine tie areas. <br /><br />Melissa - Lexi sounds like Dixie. At least she doesn't paw under saddle!<br /><br />in2paints - Dude, shut up. My dad emails me every day - "It's 80 here, 20% chance of rain, everything's blooming." I email back every day "Incredibly windy, still snowing, at least it's above freezing." I will get my revenge this summer!<br /><br />Lytha - Baasha sounds like a total airhead in his younger days! And I admit, Dixie's pawing makes me giggle - it's just so <i>dramatic</i>. "Human! I am <i>displeased!!</i>"<br /><br />Sara - I am very worried that pawing on command would backfire. Poppy thought pawing for a treat was so awesome that he'd offer it all the time. I think you got lucky with Peanut - or maybe I got unlucky with Poppy?Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-60908380079209757912010-04-05T07:23:43.219-07:002010-04-05T07:23:43.219-07:00Peanut used to paw non-stop when cross-tied. Paw ...Peanut used to paw non-stop when cross-tied. Paw paw paw paw paw paw paw paw paw paw paw paw paw.<br /><br />One of the first things I did with clicker training was put a cue on that paw, and he actually stopped pawing.<br /><br />Until I started teaching him the Spanish Walk. He never pawed under saddle or while walking, but now it's paw paw paw paw paw paw paw paw paw paw paw paw paw paw.<br /><br />Sigh.<br /><br />I know I just have to get after him for doing it off cue, but he does it the BEST off cue. :(Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794050418919719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-19193754525549562202010-04-05T02:07:30.667-07:002010-04-05T02:07:30.667-07:00baasha paws, usually just the air, and his entire ...baasha paws, usually just the air, and his entire life we thought it was adorable and never asked him to stop. other people would sometimes snap at him "quit pawing" but whatever, we find it cute. <br /><br />it was embarrassing a few months ago when i stopped to chat with a man on a big TB who stood like a statue the entire 10 minutes, and baasha pawed frantically the entire time, switching legs from time to time. i knew he looked like a freaky arab to that TB owner, but it's so darn cute, IMO.<br /><br />when he was three he'd paw a hole in the barn, and then spook at the hole he just dug. brilliant!<br /><br />~lythalythahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719586193059362084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-24553305350951016852010-04-04T18:18:42.687-07:002010-04-04T18:18:42.687-07:00Snow? Yuck! We've been having 80 degree days...Snow? Yuck! We've been having 80 degree days here in NC. The horses are shedding like crazy!<br /><br />My mare knows not to paw, but she also knows I can't do a thing about it if I'm not close enough. Sometimes she'll stop if I tell her "no", but mostly she just looks at me like, "whatcha gonna do about it? hmmm?" Sometimes I'll surprise her with the longe whip, though... I'll show her!in2paintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721328264615241612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-22542528237229087552010-04-04T18:10:55.851-07:002010-04-04T18:10:55.851-07:00One of my girls, Lexi, is a pawer. She comes by it...One of my girls, Lexi, is a pawer. She comes by it honestly as her mother pawed as well. She does it when she is tired of being in the crossties, which some days is about five seconds, but most days we can have about 15 pleasant minutes. Usually I'm done with whatever I need to do before she starts pawing but not always. She also does it undersaddle if I halt and then ask her to stay immobile for any real length of time (more than a minute or so). Honestly the undersaddle aspect I can deal with, when I'm riding we're typically moving! It is on the ground that annoys me. I hoped she would grow out of it, but no luck.Melissa-ParadigmFarmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274830693649851658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-67569634679472204672010-04-04T17:57:21.308-07:002010-04-04T17:57:21.308-07:00Ugh! Snow again! We had a couple of inches Friday...Ugh! Snow again! We had a couple of inches Friday (we probably sent the storm your way) but it had mostly melted off here at home by the afternoon. Maddie's clinic yesterday, however, was farther north and at a slightly higher elevation, so if was a cold and blustery experience for all!<br /><br />Love your highly technical "I rode for a while and went some places" comment. Where would we be without all our gizmos? Lost, I guess!<br /><br />On the sidepass, after working on yielding the hindquarters, then the fore hand (turn on the HQs and turn on the FH) yesterday, the clinician had Maddie sidepassing afacing the fence in no time, first a step of TOF, then a step of TOHQ, the fore, then hind, pretty much how you were asking. But the fence to stop forward motion until she gets the idea really helped. He later had her doing it in the open by the creek (post is coming).<br /><br />One of the best cures for pawing is just to leave them standing tied, for hours if need be (think Mugwump). Or you can set a little baby-step goal of a few minutes, or even just a pause in the action, and as soon as they get there, untie them and let them graze or turn them loose, some kind of reward. Then stretch out the time expectation a little each time. That being said, I once spent an hour or so lobbing snowballs at one filly every time she would paw. She couldn't figure out how I was doing it, but it seemed to work...<br /><br />My one boarder, RT will "dance" in the trailer (or if he's closed in a stall for that matter) and work up a lather no matter how long or short a trip. Just claustrophobic, I guess. He's 30 this year, and not going much of anyplace, so I guess I won't argue the point.<br /><br />At any rate (I don't have my GPS) it sounds like you're settling into the new place...EvenSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032555334605790413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-9342600352693101502010-04-04T17:34:16.268-07:002010-04-04T17:34:16.268-07:00EG - I also think we have Evil Twin horses :)
Yea...EG - I also think we have Evil Twin horses :)<br /><br />Yeah, I was kind of thinking what Aarene said - if I reprimand her, I'm just teaching her to not paw when I'm within reach. She's not dumb!<br /><br />I am happy that she only paws <i>after</i> she's been saddled - she waits somewhat patiently while I get her tacked up, but after that, she's ready to go. <br /><br />Aarene - Was it the Toad? He sounds like he was quite the character. <br /><br />Dixie's trailered with Champ, who was a steady eddie in the trailer, and with Diego, who seems to really enjoy all his trips. She pawed with both of them. I don't really get the feeling that she's nervous, just mad that she has to stand still. No nervous sweat, not scared of loading, etc. Still, taking her somewhere wonderful is a great idea. Maybe when I get a trailer I'll try hauling her down the road to eat alfalfa!<br /><br />I do want her to be a happy traveller. I suspect trailering is almost as stressful as being in ridecamp, and I don't want her to end up a nervous ulcered wreck.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-3633593528068207782010-04-04T17:25:03.955-07:002010-04-04T17:25:03.955-07:00pawing: if you aren't close enough to enforce ...<b>pawing:</b> if you aren't close enough to enforce a reprimand, don't bother responding at all. <br /><br />Yes, that's the voice of experience. <br /><br />I was able to re-direct a confirmed paw-the-ground-er to become a confirmed paw-the-air-er, but that's as far as I got. He wasn't dumb--he wouldn't lift his front foot at all if I could reach him, because he knew I'd make him back up or circle or work in some other way. But if I was more than 10 feet away, he'd lift that pawing foot and wave it, just to show me that he could. Brat.<br /><br /><b>Trailer stress:</b> Have you tried trailering with a GOOD traveller? Find a horse who hops directly into the trailer, starts munching the haybag as soon as the door is shut, and falls asleep as soon as you get on the freeway. If you don't have one of those, <i> borrow one </i>. They are worth gold. Horses (especially young ones, but all of them, really) learn by watching other horses. If you put a nervous traveller in with Steady Eddie, the nervie one will learn how to relax. It also helps if you take your horse someplace nearby and <b> wonderful</b>, like a meadow full of grass, or a chiropractic appointment, where they get some "feel good" as soon as they arrive at the destination.<br /><br />No, it doesn't show up in a bunch of training guides...but it should. Teach your horse to travel happily and you will be able to ride further, faster, and happier when you arrive.AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569818745110332355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-51802771201223783912010-04-04T16:17:12.379-07:002010-04-04T16:17:12.379-07:00Sometimes I think our horses were twinned and sepa...Sometimes I think our horses were twinned and separated at birth. They are so alike in their mare attitudes.<br /><br />I have been using a physical correction with Phebes on the pawing. Not punishment, but rather I want you to stop that and pay attention NOW! She likes to paw when she is tied up in the tack room, because she knows she is going to be saddled and is not a happy mare. She also does it after being unsaddled as she is anxious to get the heck out of there! My response over the past two weeks is a flat handed slap under her belly. Makes a noise, startles her a bit as she isn't expecting it (not hard enough to be painful), and she quits (for a little while), but I repeat each time, and ask her to stand quiet. I've actually made some progress in this one area. <br /> My girl also paws (and sweats profusely from stress) in the trailer. I wish there was a magic bullet for that one. ~E.G.All Who Wanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811193190492037859noreply@blogger.com