I have a 4 year old gelding that I am working on teaching showmanship, but he has no idea how to respond to pressure. He was imprinted at birth, which makes him almost dead quiet and beyond easy to work with, but when he was imprinted I think they went overboard and made him completly desensitized to pressure and pain. I seriously think that someone could beat the crap out of my horse with a wooden board and he would just stand their and not even blink (of course I never would do this)
I am trying to teach my horse to pivot in showmanship (I know how to do this, have taught many horses showmanship before), but he will not move away from me in turning. I walk towards his shoulder and he stands, so I will put pressure on his shoulder until he moves, and he will just stand there not moving. Any ideas on how to get the idea through to my horse that pressure is something to move away from, not just ignore?
He isn't being at all stubborn, he just doesn't get it.
2007-06-23
09:31:45
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