tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post6902186783406232365..comments2023-10-08T09:37:18.894-04:00Comments on Endurance Granny: Lesson 1 : Stand still to be mountedJacke Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576351940350712538noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-8805949145569359102011-07-03T21:49:40.726-04:002011-07-03T21:49:40.726-04:00Teaching your horse a one rein parking brake is pr...Teaching your horse a one rein parking brake is probably one of the fastest ways to install a 'stand' command for mounting. It's an important lesson for every horse to learn. Good luck!Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139769676714813261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-44762629016402456732011-07-03T12:22:58.949-04:002011-07-03T12:22:58.949-04:00I ride OTTBs who have been taught that acquiring a...I ride OTTBs who have been taught that acquiring a rider means walking forward while being led and having someone throw a rider up on their backs. It is done quietly and everyday and they see no sense in standing still while I clamber on. I have spent as long as 45 minutes; get on, walk a few steps get off, place horse at mounting block, horse moves, replace horse, get on, walk, get off. Repeat a thousand times. I can't get on these horses from the ground and I expect them to stand STILL while I climb on mounting blocks, truck bumpers, jumps, logs, fence, rocks etc. The good thing is that once they learn it, they stand like a rock. But it is boring, tedious work. Hope it goes well for you.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571711150060964222noreply@blogger.com