tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post6510702672357558509..comments2024-01-03T03:28:48.980-07:00Comments on mugwump Chronicles: Conversations With My HorsesMugwumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01487540636265322556noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-3043691710348662592014-02-04T23:16:56.130-07:002014-02-04T23:16:56.130-07:00Hmmm...well, I was wondering because in my experie...Hmmm...well, I was wondering because in my experience a lot of the "yes sir" type of horses (or horses trained that way) can't think for themselves out on a trail ride and aren't reliable. (I'm thinking of dressage "arena babies" mostly). I should have known better! I'm sure the Big K would turn out well-rounded mounts. :)Half Dozen Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253311679688366394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-2574348269831052742014-02-04T23:15:55.826-07:002014-02-04T23:15:55.826-07:00Hmmm...well, I was wondering because in my experie...Hmmm...well, I was wondering because in my experience a lot of the "yes sir" type of horses (or horses trained that way) can't think for themselves out on a trail ride and aren't reliable. (I'm thinking of dressage "arena babies" mostly). I should have known better! I'm sure the Big K would turn out well-rounded mounts. :)Half Dozen Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253311679688366394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-45413674917974554582014-01-31T08:06:25.824-07:002014-01-31T08:06:25.824-07:00Half Dozen - she's a delight. K uses his horse...Half Dozen - she's a delight. K uses his horses on the ranch...for anything and everything. She's a youth show horse now...plus holding her own on a working ranch.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-32067669590064257842014-01-30T18:00:26.268-07:002014-01-30T18:00:26.268-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Half Dozen Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253311679688366394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-71370379886034644432014-01-30T17:58:33.773-07:002014-01-30T17:58:33.773-07:00Mugs, I have a question. How does that World Cham...Mugs, I have a question. How does that World Champion mare the Big K was riding do out on the trail/out of the arena?Half Dozen Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253311679688366394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-740519369009451322014-01-28T08:56:53.375-07:002014-01-28T08:56:53.375-07:00Ah... Well, that explains it!!
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Ah... Well, that explains it!! <br />:)<br /><br />Horseyhabithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562602210138301545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-67451539617613001942014-01-27T10:20:29.437-07:002014-01-27T10:20:29.437-07:00Horseyhabit - "Donuts" isn't done ye...Horseyhabit - "Donuts" isn't done yet. I pushed the wrong button...mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-69309866654157454202014-01-27T08:53:39.668-07:002014-01-27T08:53:39.668-07:00This is off topic, but I keep seeing a new post ti...This is off topic, but I keep seeing a new post titled "Donuts" on other blog's blogrolls, but when I come here, the first post is still "Conversations.." <br />? :(<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I'm ecstatic that you've been posting more again, but I'm greedy, I want to read the "Donuts" post! :) Horseyhabithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562602210138301545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-20806217900102006362014-01-27T05:49:21.289-07:002014-01-27T05:49:21.289-07:00Training and raising children are so much alike.
...Training and raising children are so much alike.<br /><br />When working a new horse, I’m like K, ‘just do it.’ Once I get a handle on a horse, I’m more the conversationalist. However, ultimately I want my horse to know I will make the finally decision.<br /><br />Out on the trail I do want my horse to think, and to let me know what he is thinking. If there is a mucky spot on the trail, a swollen water crossing, a downed tree (yellow jackets anyone?), I want him to think. I certainly do not want to get bogged down, swept away, or stung. I know his senses are more acute than mine. So I listen.<br /><br />When in the arena training/taking a dressage lesson I lean more towards the ‘do it’ way.<br /><br />When my children were toddlers, there were no conversations. As they grew and matured, I liked the conversation, encourage it so they could start to navigate this thing called life. I converse with the boys, my husband tells the boys.<br /><br />I do believe woman are the conversationalists, and men are like Nike, just do it.<br /><br />Glad I am a woman; I like conversation!<br />sarahfromscnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-45330590783981949582014-01-25T11:03:14.956-07:002014-01-25T11:03:14.956-07:00Our event isn't judged by visual effects, but ...Our event isn't judged by visual effects, but through scores on the job at hand.<br />All I can offer is the assurance that he wasn't dinged for distracting the audience on the way to a 6th place finish at The World's Greatest Horseman Competition.<br /> <br /> mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-36180985165966866492014-01-25T09:51:25.228-07:002014-01-25T09:51:25.228-07:00Mugs, why does K ride with his free hand up around...Mugs, why does K ride with his free hand up around his shoulder? I have never worked cattle and was trained more along the lines of riding for equitation either western or hunt seat keeping my hands low and quiet. I found his free hand waving around distracting. I loved that he bent down and patted the cow at the end of his run though.IndyAppnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-10524398864022236842014-01-25T07:33:27.984-07:002014-01-25T07:33:27.984-07:00Ah, but Clancy, "the other one" taught m...Ah, but Clancy, "the other one" taught me and teaches me. If it wasn't for his understanding of the way a horse thinks, feels, and responds, I never would have become the horseman (woman,equestrian,whatever) I am today.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-52627690938743126942014-01-25T00:23:39.301-07:002014-01-25T00:23:39.301-07:00Hmmm, I much preferred the vid of you and Madonna....Hmmm, I much preferred the vid of you and Madonna. My Dad worked stock most of his life and always said it took a good stockman to handle animals quietly, and that any idiot could yehah around and stir up a lot of dust. :) I'm pretty sure he'd have approved of your ride much more than the other one.<br /><br />ClancyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-9700614094254736672014-01-24T17:27:39.921-07:002014-01-24T17:27:39.921-07:00Totally get everything you are going though! And ...Totally get everything you are going though! And Madonna is pretty. I really think that the big K is much more aggressive than you (or I). I feel that he's not so much having a conversation with the horse but telling. Both ways work, but in different ways... stuff to think about for sure.Justaplainsamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399124494395034612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-13708861167492741622014-01-24T15:32:29.991-07:002014-01-24T15:32:29.991-07:00Oh man that looks like fun!!!!!
Oh man that looks like fun!!!!!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756826331907122208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-12496863026140332202014-01-24T09:57:44.091-07:002014-01-24T09:57:44.091-07:00OOooooh.
I really like MichelleL's input. Th...OOooooh.<br /><br />I really like MichelleL's input. That got my brain firing.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544884349722760099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-67496666669892208282014-01-24T09:15:53.033-07:002014-01-24T09:15:53.033-07:00You and Madonna remind me of myself and Sandy (San...You and Madonna remind me of myself and Sandy (Sandy even looks like Madonna).<br /><br />There is a whole lot of "you know what I'm asking you to do" from me, and a whole lot more of "but I'm pretty, so I don't have to, want to, etc." from her.<br /><br />And we just trail ride. I couldn't imagine actually trying to do any type of work with her. We'd kill one another. Skittlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-55972761955567339812014-01-24T06:37:40.228-07:002014-01-24T06:37:40.228-07:00I liked this! It might be the dressage rider in my...I liked this! It might be the dressage rider in my, or the old eventer rattling around somewhere around my toes, but I like the conversational style. My thoroughbred gives me constant feedback and questions during my ride, and takes constant reassurance, adjustment, and the occasional boot to get where he needs to be. I don't see it as a lack of "control" on my part, but more of a leadership role in the partnership than a demanding leadership. Eh?Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-47835591195558225882014-01-24T06:22:20.255-07:002014-01-24T06:22:20.255-07:00I used to be a "do it!" kind of rider, b...I used to be a "do it!" kind of rider, but right now slower, duller sounds pretty good.<br /><br />The first mare I ever trained myself was very spooky. She liked to do the drop and rollback move right out from under me. Once I learned to ride that we could have a conversation, and eventually it was very very subtle. I would feel the slightest twitch on her side (I'm outa here!), and I would slightly increase my leg pressure<br />(We're going forward). No one even knew she was still spooky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-19185316464840035962014-01-23T20:06:12.324-07:002014-01-23T20:06:12.324-07:00I have Zero experience with riding a cow horse. I ...I have Zero experience with riding a cow horse. I have a tiny bit of communication experience.<br /><br />To me the difference between your communication style and the Big K's is rooted in the chromosomes.<br /><br />So in the short version...you ride like a girl. Which is not a bad thing in my opinion. <br /><br />Looking forward to reading what the Big K has to say about it all in the next installment.<br />MichelleLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-90124733387992805812014-01-23T18:36:40.743-07:002014-01-23T18:36:40.743-07:00What a blast to watch you ride Madonna!
I started...What a blast to watch you ride Madonna!<br /><br />I started listening to my horse's opinion after I read a book by Mark (?) Rashid. We don't compete at anything but our rides are much better. KDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062208340163864225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-23794681407857046332014-01-23T17:58:19.312-07:002014-01-23T17:58:19.312-07:00Wow, that made me miss showing cow horses. Your ci...Wow, that made me miss showing cow horses. Your circles sure were pretty with a calf that was being difficult the one way.<br />I have always said that my gelding and I have an on going conversation. He is welcome to offer his opinions and suggestions I take them, or not depending. He has taught me many things and has saved my butt more than once, as a team we do great. He tells me he doesn't like to rope or show I don't ask him to. He loves moving cattle and is a hot but dependable ranch cow horse.<br />I am glad to hear that I'm not the only one that does this. Would he be more responsive and less rotten if I didn't let him talk? Maybe, but for me he rides perfect, I enjoy our conversations. With other horses I like to think it is less conversation and more of them listening, not at a mugs level but maybe someday.<br />Please do more clinics, one of these days I will be done with people babies and start over with another horse baby, I will show/train again (picture Scarlett O'Hara here). Someday.neversummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016741145612184296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-26549097080614343362014-01-23T14:41:24.019-07:002014-01-23T14:41:24.019-07:00haha! I wish I was the Big K. Because I know the...haha! I wish I was the Big K. Because I know they know what to do and I still want to train and hold them back. You can see in my videos where my horses are literally like woman sit, ride, and push and I'll take care of the rest. <br /><br />That's my goal for this year. Sit. <br />Push. <br />Ride. <br />Quit Training. <br /><br />I run barrels by the way.)Lana Pughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137729362106019609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-12377128247160394942014-01-23T12:11:06.750-07:002014-01-23T12:11:06.750-07:00Your timing with the post is impeccable...for me a...Your timing with the post is impeccable...for me anyways. <br /><br />Just went to my first ASHA clinic with the old runaway paint. Basically everything that was taught was way over our heads....literally. But still at least one of us had a great time (that would be me- not my horse)<br /><br />I love the "conversation" theory/approach/what ever ya wanna call it. <br /><br />We have that too. Ours goes more like this.<br /><br />Me: Its our turn<br />Him: So what are we doing?<br />Me: I'm not sure.<br />Him: Well then I'll decide for you.<br />Him: Lets go home. <br />Me: er...um..but what about the cow?<br />Him: cows are overrated. <br /><br />My new goal is to be the leader of the team. I'll let ya know how it works out for us. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617546413512282387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-55313815975529556912014-01-23T12:05:25.884-07:002014-01-23T12:05:25.884-07:00Okay... I definitely am more Mugs than K.
I hate...Okay... I definitely am more Mugs than K. <br /><br />I hate pictures and videos of me riding with a fiery flaming hatred. Crooked slouched over sack of potatoes. So don't feel bad. <br /><br />I know I'm not hard enough on my horses. I ride soooo softly and I claim it's because I want them responsive for all those 10 yr old kids who ride them, but I've always been like that, long before I thought of training riders, or even really understood how to ride well. My goal for the last couple years is to feel out their hesitations and second thoughts so I can keep them where I want them instead of correcting them after they do something wrong. So basically, keep riding. Don't let my brain wander and therefore let them do their own thing. (That conversation? Sometimes it's out loud. Don't know how effective that is... )<br /><br />So in your video my first thought was that you seemed cautious. And that I, on any horse, would have made you two look like you had rockets strapped to your butts. Maybe we just have to think less? In any case, damn damn damn your horse is pretty. I'm a little blinded by that...!<br /><br />I don't ride enough horses to compare my training, and I never train for others, so this is interesting. Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.com