[HairOfTheDog]

I wish I was there and could help. They'll try to veer around, I position them right up against the arena fence so they can't go around on the outside, and enforce the inside by staying close enough to move them out with whip or body language and drive them over. Start out with one for two good circles. Don't be overly worried if they over-react and jump it, likely putting themselves in a canter. Reward that they went eagerly over it first, then worry about the trot later. Just say trot and bring them back down, once the newness wears off they'll stop jumping it.... then add the next [bump bump] probably somewhere in the neighborhood of two feet from the first one... when they'll trot the [bump bump] nicely, add another one [bump bump bump] and so on until you don't have any more poles. Move and adjust the spacing as needed. You aren't messing anything up if it's not right and they have to adjust.

Watch them go around at the trot without the poles. try to note how far apart their strides are and put the poles that distance, with the goal being that he can step in the middle between each one. Part of the goal is to get him to space his stride according to the poles, so it's perfectly OK and desired if they have to shorten or lengthen stride to match the poles... depending on which you want to work on any given day.

What I do is lunge them a few times around on the inside of the poles, and then when they pass by them and you're ready, I say 'poles' and feed them enough line to widen the circle... let them go round and take the poles a couple times in a row, saying 'poles' as they approach, then draw them in to the inside without stopping and give them a break of a few circles without them. Make sense?

If you want to wait on this a few days, I'll try to set up some example pictures. We're buying poles to start some of our own exercises with Cyn.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Oh great:).

I'll just keep walking them till I see your pictures:)

One reason I was nervous to trot them,I was surprised at how much of a bump they will take before they fall over. I expected them to fall alot easier then they do. Is that OK?

Becky

[Duchess47]

Badger/Brunswick Fire this morning

Tuesday wildfire statistics June 22, 2005 Badger fire 730 acres Time line 3:25 p.m. Tuesday: first reported 9:39 p.m.: 10 percent contained Location 4 miles east of Carson City in southwest Brunswick Canyon Carson City/Lyon County Fuel Piñon, juniper and cheatgrass burning erratically in steep and rocky terrain Resources 6 aircraft, 6 hand crews, 16 engines, 1 bulldozer Agencies 183 personnel from BLM, Lyon and Douglas counties, Carson City Fire, Douglas County Sheriff's Department, Nevada Division of Forestry and U.S. Forest Service Clear Creek fire 1.5 acres Time line 11:45 a.m. Tuesday: first reported 12:30 p.m.: Fire controlled, crews doing mop up Location West of Carson City between Highway 50 and Clear Creek Road Fuel Pine, manzanita and other forest brush Agencies Carson City Fire Department, BLM, U.S. Forest Service, East Fork Fire District, Nevada Division of Forestry and Tahoe Douglas Fire, responded. A helicopter and air tanker were ordered, but never used.

http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20050622/NEWS/106220052

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Oh, and I forgot to mention, Thanks for the very good post on lunging them over cavalettis. With that explanation and your pictures, I should be able to do it. I wanted you to know I did read it, and wrote the number down to keep track of it so I can read it along with your pictures.

Becky