Video Critique: Jen and Sid Submission 2

San Diego Horse Trainer Will Faerber from Art2Ride discusses the video sent in by Jen and gives suggestions for further improvement.

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Art2Ride classical foundation dressage San Diego horse training video critique Will Faerber

2 responses to “Video Critique: Jen and Sid Submission 2”

1. Robyn says:

   October 19, 2015 at 9:50 am

   Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. I have learnt so much since watching your videos.

   I have an 8 year old OTTB. He has been worked intermittently for the last 9 months, but I only bought him a month ago. I have been lunging in a round lunging pen with a chambon. He has a lovely nature and is very willing to work, but is extremely fearful of whips.

   I have noticed that all your lunging takes place in an open arena. My horse really settles and stretches so well in the pen. I do have a problem on the right rein where he just stops and turns around and faces me (in both walk and trot). I can’t chase him on as he then gets tense. The whip frightens him terribly. He starts to shake, buck and rear if you touch him with it. All I do when he stops is to go up to him and start again quietly. As soon as I lunge him in the open ring he naps towards the stables, gets very tense and stops and turns around on the right rein. Then he gets afraid again and you can’t do anything further.

   My question is: Should I continue lunging him in the pen, or do I need to persevere in the open ring?

   Thank you
   Robyn

   Reply
   • Kali says:

     October 22, 2015 at 4:31 pm

     Hi Robyn, Lunging is harder than I often make it look, so take heart you are on the right track. Keep working in the pen until the horse completely relaxes about it and stops flipping on you. Once you can do that, then try in a open ring.

     Reply

Robyn says:

October 19, 2015 at 9:50 am

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. I have learnt so much since watching your videos.

I have an 8 year old OTTB. He has been worked intermittently for the last 9 months, but I only bought him a month ago. I have been lunging in a round lunging pen with a chambon. He has a lovely nature and is very willing to work, but is extremely fearful of whips.

I have noticed that all your lunging takes place in an open arena. My horse really settles and stretches so well in the pen. I do have a problem on the right rein where he just stops and turns around and faces me (in both walk and trot). I can’t chase him on as he then gets tense. The whip frightens him terribly. He starts to shake, buck and rear if you touch him with it. All I do when he stops is to go up to him and start again quietly. As soon as I lunge him in the open ring he naps towards the stables, gets very tense and stops and turns around on the right rein. Then he gets afraid again and you can’t do anything further.

My question is: Should I continue lunging him in the pen, or do I need to persevere in the open ring?

Thank you
Robyn

Reply

• Kali says:

  October 22, 2015 at 4:31 pm

  Hi Robyn, Lunging is harder than I often make it look, so take heart you are on the right track. Keep working in the pen until the horse completely relaxes about it and stops flipping on you. Once you can do that, then try in a open ring.

  Reply