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<title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/index.html</link><description>Good Horsemanship- Principles and Practices</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2011 Ross</dc:rights><dc:date>2011-08-30T16:06:20+10:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:11:37 +1000</lastBuildDate><item><title>________________________________________</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2011-08-30T16:06:20+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/80ed43c4cb2b05e9d17bafcc7f90256e-98.php#unique-entry-id-98</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/80ed43c4cb2b05e9d17bafcc7f90256e-98.php#unique-entry-id-98</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>Misc</category><dc:date>2011-08-30T16:07:29+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-97</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-97</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Imagine living next door to her and trying to sell your house!


<iframe width="420" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gNq8sLMB_-0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse training</category><dc:date>2011-08-30T16:08:23+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-96</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-96</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I understand WHY they don't want to be caught and I understand how to go about the catching process and it works very well in my experience when I have just one horse alone. ...  So I chopped and changed the process as time ticked away, to eventually "corner them" and they stood allowing me to catch them but not how I would have done so on a perfect day! ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>Equipment</category><dc:date>2011-08-30T16:09:18+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-95</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-95</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have a new horse (well, I have had him since November 2010 but have hardly ridden him at all as he was involved in a bad float accident when he was being delivered and he is not completely recovered yet). 

...For me, I think if a person is going to ride without a bit then the reins should be attached to something that has instant and complete transference of feel through the reins. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse training</category><dc:date>2011-08-30T16:10:28+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-94</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-94</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Plus, by this stage I have really good directional control of him through the reins with the all the hindquarter and forehand yields I have been doing with him, so it is less confusing for the horse than bringing in the rider's legs to direct the sideways movement.


Once, I have this going pretty well in both directions I can begin each movement with a little inside leg pressure before using the seat and reins to ask for a lateral step. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>30 August&#x2c; 2011</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse training</category><dc:date>2011-08-30T16:11:12+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-93</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-93</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I guess my point is that when you have a stoic type of horse like the mare, it&rsquo;s easy to get basic learning established quickly because they are not so worried about new and strange things. 

...And even though I was able to ride the mare and take her out on rides much earlier than with the gelding, I know the gelding has more potential for developing a partnership with his rider than the mare.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>________________________________________</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2011-08-24T18:26:40+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/efe572ea51995d717787ae7892244ca3-92.php#unique-entry-id-92</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/efe572ea51995d717787ae7892244ca3-92.php#unique-entry-id-92</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>Misc</category><dc:date>2011-08-24T18:27:22+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/360bddb99dfe3e9c0b373257b577f97c-91.php#unique-entry-id-91</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/360bddb99dfe3e9c0b373257b577f97c-91.php#unique-entry-id-91</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[How would you feel sitting in the car at the time? 

...<iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/T1kpd3Tcrbo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>Equipment</category><dc:date>2011-08-24T18:28:31+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-90</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-90</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It can be any length, but I find that if you have too long there is too much rope for me not to get tangled.   If it is much shorter than 21ft, it means the horse is a fairly close to me which can out me in the firing line if he swings his bum and kicks or if the rope slides out of my hand if he pulls away. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse training</category><dc:date>2011-08-24T18:29:36+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-89</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-89</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[That is, nowhere in the teachings of the GTS is there thought or discussion for what it takes to achieve good rhythm, good relaxation, great submissive contact, excellent impulsive energy, brilliant level of straightness and the highest degree of collection. 

...I think I can count on one hand the number of trainers I have seen who regard focus, clarity and softness as part of their every day training &ndash; even if they don&rsquo;t talk about it in those terms. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>24 August&#x2c; 2011</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2011-08-24T18:30:33+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/dc45bc36e932a0120f52699410710902-88.php#unique-entry-id-88</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/dc45bc36e932a0120f52699410710902-88.php#unique-entry-id-88</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We are having fantastic spring weather - warm days and mild nights.   The horses are beginning to shed their winter coats, grass is growing and bushes are blossoming. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>________________________________________</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2011-08-21T16:47:03+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/7c488514c5faa75e6f6b7c26f79d3c96-87.php#unique-entry-id-87</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/7c488514c5faa75e6f6b7c26f79d3c96-87.php#unique-entry-id-87</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>Misc</category><dc:date>2011-08-21T16:48:56+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-86</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-86</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In this short clip notice in the first 7 seconds that the rider nearly pulls the horse over on itself by the way she uses the left rein.


...Not only should you never try to turn a horse that is rearing, but also she had no chance of doing so when the horse has a standing tie down attached to the bosal and using a shank bit.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>Misc</category><dc:date>2011-08-21T16:49:34+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-85</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-85</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have been looking at YouTube videos and a few of the girls from pony club were looking at this one, saying how good the horse looks and that the horse and rider must have an amazing bond to be able to reach this height.


Mum and i thought the horse looked so stressed coming into the jump when the rider finally let its head go, and we noticed at the start that it's head is tucked in when it's cantering around and the way the horse holds itself looks so unnatural. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse training</category><dc:date>2011-08-21T16:50:22+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-84</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-84</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I want to get better so I am more than happy to handle different horses if it helps in&nbsp; some way to get people thinking that what they have always done isn't working as well as it could if they had a different perspective in what is happening.

...It looks very ugly for quite awhile and then I stop and try again, with much the same response until I finally get some movement happening, even if they are trying to flee from me, sideways or backwards, which isnt the idea! ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>21 August&#x2c; 2011</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse behaviour</category><dc:date>2011-08-21T16:51:03+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-83</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-83</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[For example, if your temperature gets too high your body sees this and activates functions like sweating and increasing blood flow to the skin in order to lose heat and cool the body down until the brain decides your body is back in a normal temperature range. 

...Probably at this stage you guys are about to switch off and link to something more interesting on YouTube, but stay with me because I&rsquo;m about to get to the horse part.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2011-08-18T16:32:45+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/c81f461b14c4eb2daaa3c47c6e659acd-82.php#unique-entry-id-82</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/c81f461b14c4eb2daaa3c47c6e659acd-82.php#unique-entry-id-82</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I saw this video and I wondered if the words on the clip were directed at the horse or the rider?


<iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5s_rQHnTCFc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>________________________________________</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2011-08-18T16:31:22+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/f58305170f79220953c1a4f3e655e8ba-81.php#unique-entry-id-81</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/f58305170f79220953c1a4f3e655e8ba-81.php#unique-entry-id-81</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse training</category><dc:date>2011-08-18T16:33:04+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-80</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-80</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[&nbsp; I was looking at the bit and pressure/contact of both horses and it looks like the western horse is more resistant to the bit but seems to have a better head set than the other horse and he looks more tuned into his job at hand. ...  &nbsp; I remember you talking to Lee and her mum at the clinic about what to do, when they rode out with Missouri,&nbsp; about riding ahead but turning back before the horse gets too unsettled and then stretching that out until the horse relaxes (a long process but you need to get the building blocks right). ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse training</category><dc:date>2011-08-18T16:35:09+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-79</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-79</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Now repeat the same exercise, but instead of starting with a downward pull on the lead rope, put your right hand over the horse&rsquo;s poll and apply a down pressure on the top of his head. 

...When you can present the bridle to him and there is minimal avoidance from your horse, then it&rsquo;s time to ask him to accept the bit in his mouth.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>18 August&#x2c; 2011</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse behaviour</category><dc:date>2011-08-18T16:36:22+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-78</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-78</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Although most of the horses obeyed the voice command irrespective of whether it came from the familiar person or the unfamiliar person, it was observed that the horses were much more focused in a wary manner on the unfamiliar person and less so on the familiar person.


...When a horse goes for training it is taken to unfamiliar surroundings and put in a paddock with horses he doesn&rsquo;t know and handled by a person he doesn&rsquo;t know and exposed to all sorts of strange and unfamiliar rituals in an arena or round yard. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>________________________________________</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2011-08-15T16:20:49+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/c8319ca7834979fdbf1e3bf2b3cbfbb8-77.php#unique-entry-id-77</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/c8319ca7834979fdbf1e3bf2b3cbfbb8-77.php#unique-entry-id-77</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>Misc</category><dc:date>2011-08-15T16:21:15+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-76</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-76</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I enjoyed this video that examines the tradition of the Australian stockman. 

...<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KHNXzmupSdg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse behaviour</category><dc:date>2011-08-15T16:22:28+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-75</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-75</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I have seen this work in every case, but sometimes you might have to repeat the exercise a couple of times &ndash; always take them somewhere unfamiliar to either of the horses.


The one problem that can result (but not usually) is that it works so well that now your horses suffer separation anxiety and can&rsquo;t bear to be separated. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>Equipment</category><dc:date>2011-08-15T16:23:11+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-74</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-74</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[For this reason, you either have to be very lucky to find a saddle that fits your horse or you have one custom made to fit your horse.


...Most people who ride in them get use to the feeling and it soon becomes normal to them, but it is not good for the horse. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>14 August&#x2c; 2011</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2011-08-15T16:24:52+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/d89ec3159a10d65239b7a69855441660-73.php#unique-entry-id-73</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/d89ec3159a10d65239b7a69855441660-73.php#unique-entry-id-73</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I am surprised to see snakes this early in the season, but I guess the warmer weather is bringing them out of hibernation early. 

...He levelled and flattened a 70 X 40 m area and banked the excess surface on the high side to divert water coming from up the hill into our nearby gully and creek. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>________________________________________</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2011-08-10T17:02:38+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/6ddbbce19466613d24967e7dda4d977a-72.php#unique-entry-id-72</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/6ddbbce19466613d24967e7dda4d977a-72.php#unique-entry-id-72</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse training</category><dc:date>2011-08-10T17:03:27+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-71</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-71</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[His owner said that he pins his ears when asked for a trot and I think this is because his walk is not there and when you ask for a trot it interrupts his thought and he pins his ears but he is so sweet that that is all you get.   I tried to squeeze first and he goes but with no life so I asked again, no change so I asked by releasing the reins and doing lots of annoying kicks and the minute he went I would stop but this worked for a second. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>Misc</category><dc:date>2011-08-10T17:04:45+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-70</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-70</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Her problem is when Boo needs to be euthanized, is it best to allow Talic to see it happen and to be able to sniff the body, or do you remove him and shelter him from it all? 

...I have never thought it necessary for a companion horse to be able to see their friend put down and then be allowed to sniff the body. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse training</category><dc:date>2011-08-10T17:05:08+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-69</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-69</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I think the issues with my mare come from her not trusting me... she doesn't trust me not to push her when things get tough (either physically or mentally/emotionally), because I have done that in the past, I have overfaced her both in terms of work (physically tiring/boring), and in terms of confronting 'scary' situations, and she would rather take over before we ever get to that point.

...She hopped a little, and tried to take the rein from me, but I just held the initial pressure and said (through my feel/in my mind not verbally) "no, it's not okay for you to take over here, if you would just try and work with me then you will find that I am not going to force you and it will be okay". ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse training</category><dc:date>2011-08-10T17:06:49+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-68</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-68</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I didnt feel much was happening for the horse,&nbsp;I dont think&nbsp;the horse felt more at peace standing under a tree&nbsp;with a&nbsp;human than without&nbsp;- it come across more like a meditation type, peace finding process for humans with use of horse, which is just fine and lovely so long as everyone feeling good I guess!

...I'm sure those horses in the video would not have stayed for long with the lady if they were not on a lead rope or there was no fence around her pasture - they just weren't that into her.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>10 August&#x2c; 2011</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse training</category><dc:date>2011-08-10T17:07:58+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-67</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-67</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In a world where people take different sides whether or not rolkur or hyperflexion is abuse of a horse or can&rsquo;t agree whether foam from a horse&rsquo;s mouth is a sign of a soft mouth or a stressed mouth, why should we expect people to agree on what is or is not resistance &ndash; severe or not?


...According to the study I just cited, we have trainers who can&rsquo;t agree on what is resistance in a horse, preparing horses for competition to be judged by judges who can&rsquo;t agree what is resistance behaviour in a horse. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>________________________________________</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2011-08-08T18:31:17+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/ab15d5281516f0c0a7f15effd0f4b19c-66.php#unique-entry-id-66</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/ab15d5281516f0c0a7f15effd0f4b19c-66.php#unique-entry-id-66</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse behaviour</category><dc:date>2011-08-08T18:32:51+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-65</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-65</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[&nbsp; We were riding in the pines and as usual people mistake our lovely forest for the tip and dump heaps or rubbish on the sides of the track and as usual the horses think this rubbish has eaten several horses previously and are not going&nbsp;anywhere near that stuff.


...There is always the possibility that a horse can flip from being only slightly worried to really scared in a flash and before you know it you're riding a horse with it's front feet off the ground.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse behaviour</category><dc:date>2011-08-08T18:33:32+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-64</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-64</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Thank you again for running a great site, what fun to have a horse related place to go that makes me think but doesn't overwhelm me. with details I can't achieve. 


...&nbsp; The old retired horses are just fine with me too, I also know that might change if I wanted to do something they weren't cracked on.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>8 August&#x2c; 2011</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse training</category><dc:date>2011-08-08T18:34:50+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-63</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-63</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The thing that caught my attention was the claim that the quality of a horse&rsquo;s walk and canter were fixed at birth by genetics, but the quality of the trot could be improved with training.


...In short, I think the limitation on improving a horse&rsquo;s walk; trot and canter come from their genetic potential at one end and our ability to train them at the other end. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>________________________________________</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2011-08-05T17:16:31+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/07accac706ed67bf70664572afc0e2d6-62.php#unique-entry-id-62</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/07accac706ed67bf70664572afc0e2d6-62.php#unique-entry-id-62</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse training</category><dc:date>2011-08-05T17:17:55+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-61</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-61</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;d like you guys to watch this video clip and write to me with your thoughts. ...  I particularly would like to hear from students of Carolyn Resnick, but happy to get everyone&rsquo;s thoughts. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse training</category><dc:date>2011-08-05T17:18:33+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/20ebc521a70a6596350b7823657cbb24-60.php#unique-entry-id-60</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/20ebc521a70a6596350b7823657cbb24-60.php#unique-entry-id-60</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I took her on a quiet trail ride with some others on the weekend, and she was really very good until we got to the turn around point so that we were no longer heading away from the paddock (which happened to be in the direction of her old place). 

...The problem is that because I have not seen you and your horse first hand I am not sure if your problems stem from your horse being truly worried about the situations you put her in OR she is not so worried, but more unsure that you have earned the right to lead this partnership. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse training</category><dc:date>2011-08-05T17:19:06+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-59</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-59</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[She said he was afraid to have his feet touched because she had been told he had been caught in wire when he was a foal and his legs had become sensitive to the touch. 

...I tried to make the point that a horse does not run into a tree or step on the feet of more dominant horses because he knows there is nothing by pain and discomfort to be gained if he does. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>5 August&#x2c; 2011</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2011-08-05T17:20:22+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/c78520abdfcb87f48432cfd03b0be05f-58.php#unique-entry-id-58</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/c78520abdfcb87f48432cfd03b0be05f-58.php#unique-entry-id-58</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m very thankful for the bank for noticing it and putting a stop to the transactions, so we are not out of pocket.   The bank told us the thieves made a copy of our card from information that obtained from an ATM we had used. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>________________________________________</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2011-08-01T15:58:34+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/d367b73ed1945e02bcad49604dcee3d3-57.php#unique-entry-id-57</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/d367b73ed1945e02bcad49604dcee3d3-57.php#unique-entry-id-57</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>Misc</category><dc:date>2011-08-01T16:54:26+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-56</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-56</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s of their Friesian stallion Django of Cacharel at the moment of suspension in a canter.   It think it is really cool and I imagine the horse hovering across the ground as it performs its test &ndash; a bit like the carousel horses in the film Mary Poppins. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title></title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>horse training</category><dc:date>2011-08-01T17:46:03+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-55</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-55</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It is my thought that even if you have poor timing, minimal feel and lousy balance but you are extremely consistent in how you apply those  - given enough time and repetitions a horse can work out your meaning.   There is no doubt that it will make learning very much harder for a horse if you don&rsquo;t have good timing, feel and balance, but strong consistency can overcome those hurdles in many cases. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>1 August&#x2c; 2011</title><dc:creator>rossajacobs@yahoo.com</dc:creator><category>None</category><dc:date>2011-08-01T17:54:47+10:00</dc:date><link>http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-54</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.goodhorsemanship.com.au/August2011/files/august_2011.php#unique-entry-id-54</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Because Michele will not be able to participate I didn&rsquo;t want to have to increase my charges just to cover the venue hire yet folks would not get as much individual attention since there would only be me teaching.


...People can book a day and time or several days and times with me for a 90-minute private lesson that will be held at Cannibal Creek Equestrian Reserve. ]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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