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Rocky went RBI and I did the right thing, starting with: I noticed
Last night, Krisen and I brought Rockstar into the arena while the rain poured down and made the canvas Cover-All roof very loud. He came in and followed me into the dry sand easily enough, but then he got sticky feet and lifted his head and stopped blinking. One of his hind legs was out at an awkward angle, too, but he just stuck it there, all tense and still.
I remembered the mare in the Horsenalities section of Liberty & Horse Behavior and I just … waited. Kept my body language and eyes soft and friendly. Talked to Krisen. Put no pressure on him at all.
Guess what happened! Continue reading
Categories: Language, Leadership, On-Line
Tags: circles, LBI, rain, RBI, reading the horse, relaxing, spooking
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