tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948751560813372065.post4656142267178989024..comments2023-04-12T04:32:36.404-05:00Comments on A Fearsome Beauty: Tiny Work, Bigger GainsMuddy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07937615888562277779noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948751560813372065.post-9536171950025672702010-11-24T15:55:33.570-06:002010-11-24T15:55:33.570-06:00I only now read this post. Once again, it seems t...I only now read this post. Once again, it seems that our stories and challenges are similar. I did something similar with Gem when he walked off. After a while, I started walking him around the arena a few times, making him stop and back up before I took him over to the block. Adding this to the routine has had a positive effect. Good luck!Wolfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743943656869294788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948751560813372065.post-84672916906330666122010-11-18T19:00:05.148-06:002010-11-18T19:00:05.148-06:00This is a big deal to me as well, having my old gu...This is a big deal to me as well, having my old guy AJ that would swing his hip away as soon as I was ready to get on. When I was about fourteen he did this to me, as he always did, and rather than fix him him I decided to just jump, and I jumped all the way over, landing on the pavement on the other side!<br /> I very much appreciate my Cass that stands nicely now:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948751560813372065.post-19177253657914830772010-11-17T12:01:42.225-06:002010-11-17T12:01:42.225-06:00You are so right, every time we interact with a ho...You are so right, every time we interact with a horse we're training it for good or ill. Never underestimate the little things, it's a lot of tiny work that makes the big work right!A Work In Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076863943914879567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948751560813372065.post-7584655468638718282010-11-17T05:14:27.328-06:002010-11-17T05:14:27.328-06:00Good stuff - standing still for mounting is so imp...Good stuff - standing still for mounting is so important, and I think there are some other lessons buried in there too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948751560813372065.post-65463395892980249842010-11-16T21:35:35.406-06:002010-11-16T21:35:35.406-06:00Finally standing still is actually a huge accompli...Finally standing still is actually a huge accomplishment in any horse, I think. Good job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948751560813372065.post-14507281321758675732010-11-16T21:18:43.552-06:002010-11-16T21:18:43.552-06:00No work is tiny. Besides you killed two birds with...No work is tiny. Besides you killed two birds with one stone, patiently. Great job!Valentinohttp://transitiontoharmony.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com