Vanny, Yes. I'm reading a book now by Linda Tellington-Jones that is about understanding your horses psychology by reading their heads. There's a whole ...
I am a complete newbie to the horsie world and knowing the reason behind things always helps. Thanks!!!!!! Maren Bruun Squamish, BC pawinhand@... There...
Those of you who saw Myrna and Sue together at our last seminar know what a powerful presentation this will be...two of the great minds in dog behavior...
Ann, I'm not sure if the swirl readings in the Linda Tellington-Jones book applies to donkeys or not. I'll try to remember to check tonight to see if it...
Hi everyone I am very interested in going to this expo, but can't afford the hotel room by my lonesome. Are there other who are interested in this? Maybe we...
... ready ... I thought I would mention to you that I start all my horses with a rope hackamore. It is a rope halter with reins. It is the same thing as the...
Hi Vanny, Teresa, I also have the Linda Tellington-Jones book - it's called 'Getting in TTouch: Understand and Influence Your Horse's Personality'. It covers...
... Sarah, Bless you for delurking for me. Your post was wonderful, and I've taken the advice very much to heart. We'll start "playing" in the general...
Linda Tellington Jones has a great book that addresses not only swirls, but ear size, ear set, eyes, chins, foreheads, nostrils, lips etc. This book is lots...
... Its called "Getting in TTouch. Understand and influence your horse's personality" by Linda Tellington-Jones with Sybil Taylor. I adore this book! I have...
Along the lines of this...(but off CT I know)...Dr. Temple Grandin at Colorado State University did research into the placement of whorls. The impetus for the...
Always been a bit of a skeptic about how much one can read into and interpret a horse's character from length of mouth, set of eyes, swirls of hair, etc. ...
... Dancer's a triple swirl, which Mundi said means that she has a complicated personality, too! :-) I don't find Dancer particularly complicated, but she is...
When I use the Linda T-J book to size up Vegas, whether its swirls, ears, nostrils, headshape or whatever, he always comes up the same: dependable, stable,...
First, I would like to thank those of you who replied to my post about Eve. Your encouragements are especially important to me, and I truly need the...
... I start all my horses with a rope hackamore. It is a rope halter with reins. It is the same ... Hi Leslie and All, I'm just dying to be able to do the...
I thought I'd give my .02 on the rearing discussion... I too had a 2 year old with rearing issues. It made a great 'default' for her - anytime she was...
I have been progressing slowly with my 5yo arab gelding as he is quite sensitive and I have brought him on by myself. I am no great expert, but I have been...
Carol, It sounds as if the instructor was too strong for your horse, and he just said no. I wouldn't ride with her anymore, as I don't think it sounds as if ...
Reply to Carol........ I really was struck by your post and I feel compelled to say ....... go with 'your' instincts. Never mind what the rest of the...
Hi Carol, I have been in your shoes, and recently. My main riding horse is a TB gelding who was given to me 8 years ago because he was unsound of mind and ...
... quite sensitive and I have brought him on by myself. I am no great expert,but I have been clicker training him for about 3 years and he has improved...
... sidepass, ... Well...I wanted to reassure my beloved horse-friends that I'm not a complete idiot. :o) I have found some very helpful articles on the web...
Hi Ellen, ... You don't need a bit for riding nor do you need to invent anything new in terms of aids in order to ride without one. It is all exactly the...
Just out of curiousity, has anyone on this list ever seen a problem "solved" by the addition of martingales, gag bits etc? Do you notice how people say "Oh...
Now, Kris has pointed out to me before that I need to click Saar more for just standing still. Got reminded of that in a funny way the other day. Saar was a...
... martingale. I found one at the bottom of my tack box - I hadn't used it for years - and put it on him. This only made things worse!< Hi Carol & All, ...
