Comments on: How much are you Tolerating? https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/how-much-are-you-tolerating/ Horsemanship and horse training the partnership way Sat, 17 Jul 2021 14:50:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Teddie Ziegler https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/how-much-are-you-tolerating/#comments/2219 https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/?p=13857#comment-2219 In reply to Sarah.

You are doing all the right stuff. But I have a feeling that she may smell a deer or another animal’s scent near the trees that she spooks at. There is obviously something there still or was that she doesn’t feel safe around. You may just try to stay away from that area or just walk by it on the ground together so she knows you understand and are protecting her. <3 You have such a beautiful relationship with her.

]]> By: Sarah https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/how-much-are-you-tolerating/#comments/2210 https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/?p=13857#comment-2210 aww, you are so amazing, Teddie, with your desire to help everyone. I have learned to slow down and smell the roses, so to speak. At the moment, we are in winter in New Zealand. Due to the rain we have rich grass and I have a silly horse who is very reactive to things, so I have to be very careful if I am riding. I have fallen off twice recently. We were riding down the beach in high tide and she took flight and spun around when a dog appeared over a sanddune. I threw my arms around her neck and managed to land on my feet. I was aware that she had been very spooky from the get go, due to high tide so I probably should have stayed off her back.

A week or two ago, though, she was looking very calm. I floated her to a local park. I often let her off the lead and allow her to wander around grazing. We head off for a walk at some point and I may jump on bareback, which I did this particular time. She was very calm. (I have learned to watch her body language very closely). At a point in our ride I fell off as she spun around. Don't know what it was she was shying at. I jumped back on eventually and rode her back near the same place she dumped me, but she started to get really anxious so I jumped off and just led her past whatever it was that spooking her. It was near a hill with lots of trees.

I floated her back to the same park a week ago and she was unsettled except when she was following a lady with her two dogs. Once they moved off the track I got off as she became unsettled. I let her do a lot of grazing. I went back there a few days ago and she was unsettled again so I didn't ride for long. I mainly just let her graze while I read a book. I need to look for my oral magnesium so I can see if that settles her. Am I doing the right thing??

How is your mouth healing, Teddie?

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