Turns out that the pony prefers to stand still with his front feet together (yes blindingly obvious to me now :-) So a 4 step back-up - no problem. A 6 step back-up, no problem! But a 5 step back-up..... Well, I challenge you. Go on. Give it a go :-)
Sometimes these Horse Agility courses look easy - until you start practicing! There are almost always some interesting challenges thrown in and with the Summer of Sport Equagility course that I've been playing with it's the 5 step back up! Sounds easy? Well, maybe your horse doesn't back up, but let's say he does and let's say that you have enough control over his feet that you can get an exact number of steps: 1-2-3-4-5. Easy, right? At least, that's what I thought. As long as I go slow enough to to stop him simply rushing backwards out of control. As long as I go slow enough to get one foot stepping back at a time. It should be easy.
Turns out that the pony prefers to stand still with his front feet together (yes blindingly obvious to me now :-) So a 4 step back-up - no problem. A 6 step back-up, no problem! But a 5 step back-up..... Well, I challenge you. Go on. Give it a go :-)
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About meI started Horse Agility as a way of making groundwork more fun. It was something I could do with my semi-retired old boy and his small, cheeky, pony companion. What amazed me was how much it improved the ponies' general confidence in the process. I compete at Advanced 1 star level on line and at liberty. Archives
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