http://www.writingofriding.com/articles/pressure-and-the-horse/ Author Erica K. Frei's Equestrian Blog. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:49:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.writingofriding.com/articles/pressure-and-the-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Why Starting 2 Year Olds Is A Bad Idea | Writing of Riding Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:20:33 +0000 http://ericafrei.com/writing-of-riding/articles/pressure-and-the-horse/#comment-26 [...] Common problems that turn up for 2 year olds or otherwise immature horses being started under saddle is long, but if we understand the basic structure of how a horse copes with stress it makes it simpler to determine the problem and find a solution. The young horse bucks for example with the saddle but no rider, he is not ready to have a saddle on his back because the amount of stimulation was so great that it has elicited not only a response but an explosive one. See ‘Pressure and the Horse’ – November 2007 [...] [...] Common problems that turn up for 2 year olds or otherwise immature horses being started under saddle is long, but if we understand the basic structure of how a horse copes with stress it makes it simpler to determine the problem and find a solution. The young horse bucks for example with the saddle but no rider, he is not ready to have a saddle on his back because the amount of stimulation was so great that it has elicited not only a response but an explosive one. See ‘Pressure and the Horse’ – November 2007 [...]

]]> http://www.writingofriding.com/articles/pressure-and-the-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Fixing the 'lazy' or 'sensitive' horse... | Writing of Riding Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:47:00 +0000 http://ericafrei.com/writing-of-riding/articles/pressure-and-the-horse/#comment-18 [...] talked about the use of pressure when working with horses before, written about it on here as well… which is exactly why I am excited to say that it will once again be [...] [...] talked about the use of pressure when working with horses before, written about it on here as well… which is exactly why I am excited to say that it will once again be [...]

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