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LOL...I really have trouble imagining you being too aggressive:)

What do you mean by "rowdy"?

IMO:), if she starts to buck, you need to holler a loud firm "whoa" and jerk her nose off, then immediatly start her up again, no pats for looking sad about haveing her nose jerked off:) Do that everytime she bucks. When she does it right, keep her going about 2 circles, whoa her, THEN give her a pat, then go the other direction.

Becky

I just re-scheduled til tomorrow. I forgot my saddle and had to come all the way home:'). Riding should be fun and I felt like I was going to work today. I'm going to go out and free ride afterwhile.

As for as the other, I might surprise you, if you ever saw me working with them. Just because I don't like getting on their case , doesn't mean I can't get the job done:') It wasn't like that though. Sometimes thing read different than said, I think. She bucked and I jerked so hard and yelled whoa that I pulled her facing me in a lope and tripped her. I guess I caught her just right. I let her stand there a little while (past 10 seconds) and then walked over and positioned, patted her, never said a word and started again. I don't know about this 10 second rule though caz she still knew she did something I didn't like. I just wondered if it was safe to jerk them that hard while they are running.