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Chinga & His Trainer ((Pictures))

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:DChinga had his first session with the new trainer today <3 She did really well. At the moment his staying with me and not being sold! He did really well, Maddy was super impressed with him. Maddy let me hop on him to do some undersaddle work with him after she'd worked him, she gave him a lunge as well for around half an hour and we rode so late it got dark, we could still see so it was safe. But it was absolutly amazing to be riding him and him be calm and relaxed. Not ONE buck, bolt or rear the WHOLE time! So anyway, we put Maddy's dressage saddle on him and it felt so good, we did some collection work and a few other things. Stuck with the real basics only did walk and trot. But he was so relaxed and well mannered.

We did some leading work first, she got me to get him to walk, trot on the lead and she told me I need to get him into a more forward walk and he did REALLY well! So without to much detail because Im tired I took some pictures when Maddy was lunging him, so here they are. At the moment I'm not able to lunge him because Maddy doesn't want me to confuse him.


















 
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Kind of looks to me like the line is run through the inside ring, over the poll, and maybe clipped to the outside ring (at least from what I can see in this pic)? Not a configuration I'm used to seeing, but I can imagine some added gag action if that is the setup. Do correct me if I'm seeing things, the pics are a bit fuzzy for fine details. :lol:

@Chingaz: Glad to see that you're getting a helping hand with him. He looks like he's doing well.
 
#5 ·
Glad you are getting things sorted out and are giving Chinga a chance.
Hope things work out for both of you :D
After you have put all this into him, be sure you keep it up. The best training for a horse is time under saddle.
 
#10 ·
Yeh, it runs through the bit, ect. Like Mercedes said :D. Im so happy to be keeping my boy, its a long road and I'm ready for it because I love this horse more then anything and I know with training and the help of his trainer he can get there.
 
#12 ·
Horses shouldnt be lunged thru the bit, they should be lunged on the bit. The only time you should need the bit is for a slight tension to stop the horse or slow them down if you dont use voice cues. There should always be a little slack in the lunge. Lunging is about body language not about pulling them around.
 
#14 ·
I'm sorry, but if lunging with the line through the bit is such a nono, why does Pony Club teach it that way? And I disagree, the horse should not be pulling, but I like a steady contact as I would while riding.
 
#18 ·
Personally, all green horses and I consider them green for a long time. I use a halter under the bridle to lunge so as not to confuse them or hurt their mouths when they pull out on the circle, etc. I only clip to the bridle in any fashion on a horse that 100% knows how to lunge and respects the line. My one horse will buck, run around like crazy, and play like a 2 year old most times I let her on the lunge to stretch her legs but she does it at the end of the line without much tension on my hands. She knows where she can and can't go and what she can and can't do on the end of that line. When I have side reins on her or I get her down to business she knows play time is over but other times I allow her to play on the end of the lunge line as a reward or a way to burn off nervous energy in a controlled and positive way. This was just an FYI for those that were interested in the lunging being done =)

Glad to hear that found a trainer to work on him but I agree that you need work as well. You have a lot of confidence which is good but you need to also be humble enough to realize that you need to improve your riding and your effectiveness in your aids in order to utilize his training. All the training in the world being put on your horse doesn't matter if you aren't riding the way he was trained or at the level he is trained. Just food for thought. Good luck and keep us posted. We demand more pictures!! =P
 
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Personally, all green horses and I consider them green for a long time. I use a halter under the bridle to lunge so as not to confuse them or hurt their mouths when they pull out on the circle, etc. I only clip to the bridle in any fashion on a horse that 100% knows how to lunge and respects the line. My one horse will buck, run around like crazy, and play like a 2 year old most times I let her on the lunge to stretch her legs but she does it at the end of the line without much tension on my hands. She knows where she can and can't go and what she can and can't do on the end of that line. When I have side reins on her or I get her down to business she knows play time is over but other times I allow her to play on the end of the lunge line as a reward or a way to burn off nervous energy in a controlled and positive way. This was just an FYI for those that were interested in the lunging being done =)

Glad to hear that found a trainer to work on him but I agree that you need work as well. You have a lot of confidence which is good but you need to also be humble enough to realize that you need to improve your riding and your effectiveness in your aids in order to utilize his training. All the training in the world being put on your horse doesn't matter if you aren't riding the way he was trained or at the level he is trained. Just food for thought. Good luck and keep us posted. We demand more pictures!! =P

Actually I spoke to my instructor that I have my group lessons from and I've asked to be put back on one of her school horses in the lesson because I know my posistion, ect needs work and I don't think I can learn that on Chinga while Im thinking, is he going to rear? Is he relaxed? Ect.
 
#19 ·
I am just really pleased to see such a difference from the last set of pictures I saw of him being lunged, when he was all buck/rear/kick! I hope his progress continues so well, and congrats for getting a trainer in, I know that was a hard one for you to get agreed upon!

(And I lunge Claymore the same way, with the line through the ring and over the poll to the other ring)
 
#21 ·
No offence, but I wouln't keep him if I didn't feel comfortable on him. Especially if he reared and bolted and bucked for a WHOLE YEAR while I was working with him.
good luck.
 
#25 ·
Good job working on his issues with the trainer.

I lunge green horses just as she does. I only lunge long enough to get some reaction to voice command. Then I switch to long reins/ground driving. That lunging set up is more correct and useful than the other set-ups described, IMO.
 
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