tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550987426062613946.post8215071775301625173..comments2023-10-26T04:23:09.754-04:00Comments on All Things Horses: Here comes Peter cottontailTrail Riding Cowgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976785329405056722noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550987426062613946.post-91660184038532720212009-04-14T09:43:00.000-04:002009-04-14T09:43:00.000-04:00Kate~ I have tried the two feet in then back out t...Kate~ I have tried the two feet in then back out trick once or twice and eventually he gets it. Bottom line is I just need to practice more with him.<br /><br />KC~ I usually just haul him so I can turn him around to lead him out but.... I really want him to learn this so in case I haul with someone else and cannont turn him around he will back out. Also it may come in handy one day if we get in a situation on the trail where we must back down a hill or something. :-)Trail Riding Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976785329405056722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550987426062613946.post-39374076153573524812009-04-11T01:50:00.000-04:002009-04-11T01:50:00.000-04:00Your clinic sounds fun.I have a question- why must...Your clinic sounds fun.<BR/>I have a question- why must you back him out of a trailer?<BR/>Curious~<BR/> as I have always turned my mare, and we walk out an d step down after she takes a lomng gander of her new surroundings. When I trailer others, my sissy has told me to help them do the same for there seems to be less anxiety and less chance of hitting the poll.allhorsestuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301081722884351021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550987426062613946.post-9703758768850819222009-04-10T10:55:00.000-04:002009-04-10T10:55:00.000-04:00We had a horse that had the backing/stepping down ...We had a horse that had the backing/stepping down issue you describe, and did various backing exercises that helped - sometimes I think they just don't know where their back feet are and that frightens them. We backed over poles, down inclines, out of the barn door (off the concrete apron) and the stall. If you can get him to put his front two feet in the trailer and then have him step up with just one hind, and then back down with that hind, and then up with the one hind, etc., he may begin to get the idea. If you have a big step he can back off that would be good too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com