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My yearling won’t let his off side near me

By:

Tinylife89

Date:

2021-Aug-25 at 05:44AM

I have recently started working a unhandled yearling. I have been trying to achieve joinup but he won’t let his off side face me when I try he gives me his bum and tries to jump or run through the fence and never actually go around me. How do I get him to run a circle both directions so I can achieve joinup.

JoHewittVINTA 2021-Aug-26 at 01:38AM

Hi Tinylife. Welcome to the Uni. Study the lessons on Join up, learn to control your body language & your breathing. Watch Monty & practice in front of a mirror - when you get his language right your yearling will respond, letting you do all kinds of stuff through trust. I have raised two homebreds using Monty's concepts & I have the most unbelievable relationship with them both - but not entirely the same. Kirk is confident & accepts almost anything without much question. Holy Moley, his sister 14 months younger, has more natural reactions. She snorts & is very expressive. We keep hay in an old trailer in the field. At feed time she puts her head down & pushes me along the field to hurry me up & then paws the trailer to speed up delivery. If their rider comes off they immediately stop & stay with the human - that way they are much safer & an injured rider can be more quickly found. Horses should NEVER be punished if we fall off. After all, we are the ones who decided to go riding. If they don't fear consequences then your horse will stay with you, willingly - so much more convenient than needing to scour the countryside looking for a runaway. Good luck with your studies & your trust building with your yearling. Cheers, Jo.

Miriam (Holland&Germany) 2021-Sep-06 at 09:48AM

Hi Tinylife89,
Is your yearling really 'halterbroke'?
Is he accepting you at his off side when being handled?
It seems to me he has never had a human handling his off side, so he 'owns' 'it.

What you can do is putting a (Dually) halter on him and then let him get used to seeing you from his right eye. Stand in front of him, rub his forehead, let your hand casually slip to the right side of his head, as if by accident. Repeat this until he sees no harm in it anymore. Now place yourself more to his right side and slowly work your way towards the withers. Keep rubbing, so he'll find it a pleasant situation. Your shoulders should be parallel to the horse's spine, or slightly opened towards his head, this way you're less invading.
Mind your breathing, keep a deep slow breath all the time, this signalizes the horse that you are not predatorial, he will synchronize with you.

Please keep us posted!
Miriam