tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827884577262950018.post7876947823643675629..comments2023-06-09T07:03:21.080-05:00Comments on How Did This Happen?: When is it Too Young to Start?Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14881593490904020561noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827884577262950018.post-29584980204249891472008-08-21T18:00:00.000-05:002008-08-21T18:00:00.000-05:00Oouch. I have a related issue with my BO, who see...Oouch. I have a related issue with my BO, who seems to believe that if a horse has done something once, it will retain the memory of it for life, and can repeat whatever the action perfectly on voice command. Erk. It's made for some interesting experiences through the years, many of them involving trailer loading. ("But they got into the trailer when they were foals with the mares - why would they not load [in 5 seconds] now?" - three years later....) She now bears, grudgingly, with my teaching them to load <I>before</I> we actually <I>have</I> to put them in the trailer. Sigh.SunnySDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591623033468632399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827884577262950018.post-40827923731062132882008-08-21T07:41:00.000-05:002008-08-21T07:41:00.000-05:00I wish I could. I'm many states away, and she's n...I wish I could. I'm many states away, and she's not my filly, or my child. <BR/><BR/>They've had multiple muscle problems with the momma, for similar reasons - too much training at too young an age. They bought the momma after the damage was done ... and I even remember them saying "she was worked too hard too early".Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957700798810943437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827884577262950018.post-52161483384730686132008-08-20T17:11:00.000-05:002008-08-20T17:11:00.000-05:00Be very very VERY! careful with babies on a lounge...Be very very VERY! careful with babies on a lounge line. Working on the circle can do HORRIBLE damage to young stifles and hocks!<BR/>Nice to get the young one so acclimated to being handled, but stop please please stop the madness. That poor baby will be arthritic at age two!<BR/>Even older, set horses should be lounged with great care and moderation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com