Meet Wyatt he is a 5 Year Old Gelding who has come to us to be Re-Started Under Saddle and work through some of his issues on the ground. He likes to pull back, rear, doesn’t stand well for grooming or tacking, can have difficulties with picking out his back feet, and doesn’t stand well to be mounted. Also has issues being ridden (doesn’t like to follow a feel and likes to drift towards other horses). So we are going to work on building his confidence and respect undersaddle and on the ground.
Video Descriptions
October 3rd – Part 1 (12:51)
Boundaries and Respect
Wyatt likes to push into your space, and lean on pressure, so we work on getting his feet unlocked and getting him more aware of our personal boundaries. Working with a neck rope.
October 3rd – Part 2 (2:11)
Backing Up
Wyatt will come through your space and overtop of you, and also likes to rear, so we want to establish boundaries for safety and respect. Asking him to move out of our space rather than come into it. Working with a neck rope.
October 3rd – Part 3 (11:06)
Sending On A Circle
We work on isolating Wyatt’s front end, asking him to move out on a circle and not crowd our space, as well as keeping his focus and attention on me when sent out not just getting disconnected. Working with a neck rope.
October 3rd – Part 4 (12:37)
Desensitization
Wyatt tends to be reactive to movement and pressure, so I work with him to get him more trusting and accepting of environmental pressure and physical pressure using the neck rope.
November 15th – Part 1 (40:58)
Trailer Loading
Wyatt has become very reactive when loading on a trailer, he has a bad habit of pulling back, and rearing (he injured his head on a trailer before his arrival – and it wasn’t his first time), he has learnt not to try but to resist to any requests to come on a trailer.
November 15th – Part 2 (4:23)
Trailer Loading
After Wyatt learnt to follow a feel and try we show how well they can retain it and give you a solid good answer each time you ask rather than rearing and getting anxious and worried.
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