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Posted by MNappy --Previous Message--
on 9/13/2005, 8:55 am, in reply to "Hello Margie"
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Jerry, Have you thought of working with an instructor? I have worked with many people to help them overcome their fears. And it may not necessarily be a fear of their horse, but the fear of falling off. Which in most cases can be remedied by working with an instructor and building your knowledge of riding and making you feel more confident when you ride. For instance would you know what to do say if your horses bolts? Say he's spooks from a dog and starts running for the hills!!!! How would you handle that???? Hang on for dear life? Well, that's one thing I would do, but I would also try to control the horse by grabbing hold of one rein and turning him tight to a circle. It's very hard for a horse to run full out when your turning his head! Also, pulling back constantly on the reins ain't going to do you any good, you need to do sharp pulls back and release to get a horse to listen when that frightened! Anyways, I'm rambling, but these are the things an instructor can go over with you and also build your riding skills so you don't have those fears of riding and then you can start enjoying your rides with your appy! If you have any other questions feel free to email me. Enjoy Cindy!
: Hi there,
: This thread was getting so far down the
: board, I didn't think anyone would be talk
: on it anymore. You said that you are 61 and
: still riding. Good for you! I am 41 and
: scared to death most of the time that he
: might bolt or rear and I know my bones
: wouldn't hold together the way they did when
: I was 17! Do you ever any reservations
: about riding and if so, how do deal with
: them? I don't know how to get my knees to
: stop shaking when I get on. Gotta get over
: that. It's ruining my rides, kind of sucks
: the joy out of it completely.
: Anyway, nice to meet you and hope that you
: get this message an that we all onthis
: thread can keep up with each other.
: Take care. Jerry (JLS)
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: I have owned an appy for 1 1/2 yrs and I
: really love him. I have just sent him out to
: be trained to trail ride. I am 61 and need
: to leave that to others. I will admit there
: are somedays that he acts as if "It is
: a new day" about things he has seen
: before.
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: Hi there MNappy,
: Thanks so much for replying. Aren't message
: boards great? I work with Ben every day and
: am amazed with him more and more. I think he
: is the best thing that has happened to me in
: the horse world for quite a while and I sure
: hope he thinks the same thing of all of us
: that love him here. I know he loves my
: older QH he gets to hang with in the field.
: They are quite a twosome.
: Thnak you again.
: JLS (Jerry)
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: Have you looked the ApHC website, are you a
: member? If so you get the monthly magazine
: which is very helpful with bloodlines and
: stuff. I started raising app's a few years
: ago, but have since sold out. I did a lot
: of research on pedigree's and found which
: horses I liked best! Every horse is
: different in temperment, but I will say this
: after owning and working with app's for more
: then 15yrs......they are extremely smart! I
: would compare them to a donkey or mule in
: the smarts department, they are cautious,
: sure footed, very smart, and never forget!!!
: Also, if they don't like you, it's going to
: be very hard to win them over! And that
: maybe the problem with your guy and kids.
: Maybe he has such a dislike for how they ran
: him, that he just wants nothing to do with
: them! I dealt alot with foundation
: appaloosas and this has been my experience!
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: Hi Natalie!
: Pleased to meet you, and thankyou so much
: for your reply. My dad used to have appy's
: and arabians and some crosses but I was too
: young to appreciate that they have wonderful
: personalities. Now that I have one at the
: ripe young age of 41, I find that he is a
: different ball game altogether compared to
: my QH. Very curious also.
: Thankyou again and if you can direct me to a
: website with much more about their
: personality, I would appreciate it greatly.
: Jerry (JLS)
:
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: Apps are great!! and versital is the best
: way
: to describe them. They are willing, loving
: and able partners. There are the occasional
: bad apples but for the most part even the
: stallions I've met are great loving willing
: horses. Hopefully yours is one of the greats
: a kind willing family horse that'll take you
: for a gallop when you want and then turn
: around and walk with it's head down and walk
: carefully so not to unseat even the smallest
: child. Their great horses hope you enjoy
: yours. Natalie
:
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: Hi there,
: Just stumbled upon this site. It's great!
: The question is.....can anyone help me find
: a lengthy
: description of an appaloosa's temperment,
: frame of mind, character, etc? I have
: looked every where on the net for a month
: now and all I can find is that they are
: versatile, they are good for many uses, this
: that and the other thing, which is really
: great to know, but I want more about their
: character, their loyalty, their curiosity,
: their personality.
: I just bought the most beautiful (to me) 13
: year old gelding appy, red roan with
: blanket, he is great and my 14 year old boy
: loves him too. I think I have fallen in
: love with him too. Next time I post, I have
: a few riding questions I would like to ask
: if I may.
: Thank you for any info on sites about my
: above question.
: JLS
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