please critique horse video

[welsummerchicks]

That is one horse I would not work in a round pen, at all.

No, that was just an 'old fashioned farmer'.

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

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I don't really understand what you are trying to say here. I think a lot of horses can benefit from proper round pen training (providing it is done correctly, of course). Unless the horse is flipping out and trying to jump the round pen, I see no reason why it couldn't be worked in a round pen.

 

[welsummerchicks]

Well we will agree to disagree then. Round penning, like any training tool, does not fit every situation. I don't think round penning a Draft-Friesian two year old is a good idea. Too, for what she needs mentally, I would want her close up to her handler all the time. Ponying, handling, hand grazing, leading.

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

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There are a hundred different ways to train a horse and some of them work better for certain people. If she can halter and safely lead the horse, then yes, close up handling is a good idea. If she cannot, then she needs to start somewhere else to get to that point. Honestly, spending any amount of time with the horse is a good idea, even if you are just standing on the outside of the fence talking to her.