Comments for http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:18:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Groundwork relating to the riding & making the mental shift. by Monte Alkire http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=325&cpage=1#comment-146 Monte Alkire Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:18:39 +0000 http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=325#comment-146 This is a great article Barb. Read it on this rainy, dreary morning. Seems like after reading it there is plenty I can do with my horse in the barn today. Keep up the good work and sharing. You are helping me. This is a great article Barb. Read it on this rainy, dreary morning. Seems like after reading it there is plenty I can do with my horse in the barn today. Keep up the good work and sharing. You are helping me.

]]> Comment on Groundwork relating to the riding & making the mental shift. by gerbitzq http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=325&cpage=1#comment-139 gerbitzq Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:35:13 +0000 http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=325#comment-139 Julie~ Thank you for the wonderful comments. You have been an excellent student and have nice horses to work with. About 9 of 10 horse are pretty simple to get started, relatively uneventfully. The other 1 may have fear/trust, dominance issues or serious negative experiences to deal with, which can make them trickier to get around, in addition to being pressed for time, as is the reality of a training barn and also why a person training for the public must be that much better at what they do in order to give the horse the best chance at success. Cutting a horse short on the time they need to "Work it out", will usually inhibit progress. Thank you so much for the input Julie. Barb Gerbitz Julie~
Thank you for the wonderful comments. You have been an excellent student and have nice horses to work with.
About 9 of 10 horse are pretty simple to get started, relatively uneventfully. The other 1 may have fear/trust, dominance issues or serious negative experiences to deal with, which can make them trickier to get around, in addition to being pressed for time, as is the reality of a training barn and also why a person training for the public must be that much better at what they do in order to give the horse the best chance at success. Cutting a horse short on the time they need to “Work it out”, will usually inhibit progress.
Thank you so much for the input Julie.

Barb Gerbitz

]]> Comment on Groundwork relating to the riding & making the mental shift. by Mike Z http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=325&cpage=1#comment-137 Mike Z Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:22:57 +0000 http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=325#comment-137 I think groundwork is the most underrated part of horsemanship. You've laid it out pretty well. I think groundwork is the most underrated part of horsemanship. You’ve laid it out pretty well.

]]> Comment on Groundwork relating to the riding & making the mental shift. by Julie http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=325&cpage=1#comment-135 Julie Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:18:01 +0000 http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=325#comment-135 Hi, I have three horses at various levels of training. A two year old that I'm in a colt starting class with Barb, A three year old that Barb started, and a 5 year old. What I have learned is the ground work translates to mounted work. Each task building to the next, to advance that task or refine it. When my horses refuse, I need to go back to that particular part of ground work to, lack of a better word, repair the issue. No matter which horse or level in training. With my filly, I asked Barb: Is it always this easy to start a horse or is my filly a genius? :) Answer: Yes it is that easy. Working them on each task and watching them learn (making the mental shift). Barb helped me as well to make that mental shift also. I thought it would be hard task for me. Thank You Barb for a better way to work with my horses, and the tools to be a confident rider as well. Your Respectful Student and Friend Julie Hi, I have three horses at various levels of training. A two year old that I’m in a colt starting class with Barb, A three year old that Barb started, and a 5 year old.
What I have learned is the ground work translates to mounted work. Each task building to the next, to advance that task or refine it. When my horses refuse, I need to go back to that particular part of ground work to, lack of a better word, repair the issue. No matter which horse or level in training.

With my filly, I asked Barb: Is it always this easy to start a horse or is my filly a genius? :) Answer: Yes it is that easy. Working them on each task and watching them learn (making the mental shift). Barb helped me as well to make that mental shift also. I thought it would be hard task for me.

Thank You Barb for a better way to work with my horses, and the tools to be a confident rider as well.

Your Respectful Student and Friend
Julie

]]> Comment on Groundwork relating to the riding & making the mental shift. by carol gerbitz http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=325&cpage=1#comment-134 carol gerbitz Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:27:37 +0000 http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=325#comment-134 Another good article - I almost understand everything you are saying - now isn't that scary!! Love MOM Another good article – I almost understand everything you are saying – now isn’t that scary!!
Love MOM

]]> Comment on Groundwork relating to the riding & making the mental shift. by Anna! http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=325&cpage=1#comment-133 Anna! Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:07:38 +0000 http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=325#comment-133 Barb: This is your best yet! Thanks for pointing that out about the horse really being mentally with you. Its easy to settle for something less. Anna Barb:

This is your best yet! Thanks for pointing that out about the horse really being mentally with you. Its easy to settle for something less. Anna

]]> Comment on Continuing to graduate our horses and ourselves… by Anna! http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=280&cpage=1#comment-87 Anna! Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:11:27 +0000 http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=280#comment-87 Barb! In response to my suggestion of learning more about horsemanship and how to relate with a horse, someone recently told me that he was worried about failing. My response is this: A horse is an individual. That horse has a mind. How can one "fail" at relating to an individual with her own mind? The relationship is constantly in flux, constantly morphing into something more. And when that relationship changes into something more, that is when we graduate to a different level of communication. We can all get better at relating to others, but there is no perfection. Thank goodness for that. How unexciting would that be? Anna Barb!

In response to my suggestion of learning more about horsemanship and how to relate with a horse, someone recently told me that he was worried about failing. My response is this: A horse is an individual. That horse has a mind. How can one “fail” at relating to an individual with her own mind? The relationship is constantly in flux, constantly morphing into something more. And when that relationship changes into something more, that is when we graduate to a different level of communication. We can all get better at relating to others, but there is no perfection. Thank goodness for that. How unexciting would that be? Anna

]]> Comment on 2010 Horsemanship with Barb Gerbitz by Amy http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=167&cpage=1#comment-80 Amy Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:37:42 +0000 http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=167#comment-80 Looking forward to your blog and getting to come ride with you again. You rock! Looking forward to your blog and getting to come ride with you again. You rock!

]]> Comment on Continuing to graduate our horses and ourselves… by Amy http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=280&cpage=1#comment-79 Amy Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:46:55 +0000 http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=280#comment-79 Wow - the poem is ...right there - I am such a beginner but I learn so much each time I interact with Scooter (or any other horse). I hope to continue to grow with Scooter as my equine partner. Thanks Barb for your insights. Wow – the poem is …right there – I am such a beginner but I learn so much each time I interact with Scooter (or any other horse). I hope to continue to grow with Scooter as my equine partner. Thanks Barb for your insights.

]]> Comment on 2010 Horsemanship with Barb Gerbitz by Emily http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=225&cpage=1#comment-76 Emily Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:28:22 +0000 http://www.gerbitzquarterhorses.com/?p=225#comment-76 Thank you for laying out 'trust' so nicely. It is very helpful---your wording, and offers yet a few additional points on the topic itself, that I had not considered in relationships with our horses. Many thanks for your time, thought and print! Thank you for laying out ‘trust’ so nicely. It is very helpful—your wording, and offers yet a few additional points on the topic itself, that I had not considered in relationships with our horses.

Many thanks for your time, thought and print!

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