Hello everybody ! I loved the Dually videos and especially the "standing still" video. I never had so much fun listening to you Monty or to you, dear instructors at Flag is Up Farms, talking about how to train a horse to lead properly and to stand ! I watched this video immediately a second time and I will go back to it. It's really hard to stop watching, reading and listening but the watch tells me that it very late again - have to get up early so I stop and cannot wait to come back for the next lesson. Again: it is and will be for a long time the absolutely best learning tool for horse training on the face of earth ! Vio Berlin
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Funny isn't it! It's so addicting. I have my dually ordered and I can't wait to give it a try.
Good luck to you!
Thank you, good luck to you too. And - yes it is addicting !
Hi I thought the Dully lessons were great. I've used it before but watching these videos gave it a whole new dimension. I liked seeing how specific you can be with your goals and expectations for your horse. Before I would have felt that maybe I was expecting too much, but now I feel once you are clear and consistent with what you ask for then your horse is happy to do his best.
Hi. I have started training my 11 year old cob on a dually after successful join up. I'm not an experienced horsewoman and I had only had him a few months when he bucked me off after asking him to canter in a field. He is great at hacking out though and traffic doesn't seem to bother him at all. He is a good boy. So the join up went ok and I put him in a dually. However, he will only walk really slowly and doesn't want to come up off of the dally when I march off. He backs up nicely but he gets lethargic and just wants to nuzzle me.
Cheers Katherine
Also can anyone recommend a proffessional in the Yorkshire/Lancashire area that can check our saddles and potential back pain?
Cheers Katherine
Hey Katherine, I am not a professional horsewoman but I recently bought my first horse (a 2y old paint filly) and I had the same "problem" as the one you describe.
She would take a few steps then stop and wouldn't budge, let alone walk faster. I checked my Dually and it was just a little bit off so maybe you could check that you fitted it right, any chance it's a bit too tight or too loose ?
If the fitting is right, maybe just give it a little time, your horse need to get use to this new tool on his nose and take things really slowly.
With mine it took about 2/3 sessions (about 30 min each) to get her to walk with me, she starting adapting to my speed by the 4th and now after about 10 sessions she'll walk, trot, stop and back up. I also try to take her on different routes so that she doesn't get bored. Today we went out for over an hour and she was walking quietly and really relaxed.
I'm sure you'll get there too, just don't forget to have fun with it even when it gets a bit frustrating, and go for baby steps you'll end up achieving more than you thought ;)
Hope it'll help.
Lucie
lovely advice from Lucie katherine - quick extra couple of tips:
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1. Be sure not to 'lean' on the dually by keeping the pressure constant; short jerky movements are more likely to be useful; watch Monty's dually videos many times (I've watched them over 50 times now I'm sure!)
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Have someone behind her to "chivvy" her on a bit (just gently nothing severe - you just want her to move away from the "irritant" at the back, not spook her!) either with clucking noise/plastic bag etc. so that she chooses to run up with you as the safe spot.
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Don't look back at her - it's a habit many humans develop, they are turning round to 'pull' the horse forward so your eyes say 'go away' and your dually says 'come here'; confusing for the horse! Keep your body and eyes forward to where you want to go :-)
Hi. You need a friend, a second person. Not necessarily a horse person but one who will follow instructions to the letter. To provide the necessary energy, by waving plastic or clapping hands. Then the important part - even a couple of strides MUST be rewarded with lots of praise, rubbing & scratching. Remember, going slower gets faster responses. Also, ensure any second person in the training area stays calm, cool & safe. Good luck & keep posting. Cheers, Jo.
Great advice. Thank you. I did think I should have ordered the blue du ally for Duke when I got the black. It's on the last hole at the poll. But it seems to fit in the right place, just under the cheeks and nose band isn't too tight
i feel i have learnt so much by being a member and watching the lessons over and over, this is the great thing with the on line university you can re-visit any lesson to refresh and ensure you are doing it correctly.
just wish i could afford to actually go to Monty's Flag up is farm for more personal lessons....one day hopefully.
thank you Monty for all your wisdom and passing on this fantastic knowledge to make the world a better place for horses.