tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000208875715078078.post1104390272699550734..comments2018-10-27T08:33:40.593-04:00Comments on Retraining a Racehorse: I Need Your Help on This One: Where Do You Draw the Line?Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748411506311098403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000208875715078078.post-27715136541671064732009-07-20T13:44:54.516-04:002009-07-20T13:44:54.516-04:00That's an incredibly frustrating situation to ...That's an incredibly frustrating situation to be in. I'm not familiar with your position at the barn... If you do have seniority of some sort, you could correct B. If you're all hired as equals, however, there's not a lot you can do. I definitely agree that you should get the barn owner involved. I feel sorry for the poor, saintly horse, but I doubt that B will take a correction well, especially if you correct her in front of her students, which undermines her authority. <br /><br />Any chance with with the economy down you can find another instructor to replace B?SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381922004203479379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000208875715078078.post-41233910364534348722009-07-19T23:15:42.721-04:002009-07-19T23:15:42.721-04:00I totally understand your point!
Just face it, no ...I totally understand your point!<br />Just face it, no matter where you go in the horse industry, people will be doing things that you don't agree with. I have to deal with that too, I've chased horses around a neighborhood because the owner would let the horses run out the gate to their barn for suppper (but the horses made a wrong turn one day!) and I'm done helping people with horses cause most of them continue what their doing no matter what advice they asked you for in the first place. <br /> Nothing will change unless you do something. First off, I would talk to "B" but you might come across as a boss and get in a conflict with her. Maybe when you see the leg wraps incorrect, you could say "oh, the wrap accidently came loose... if you do it this way, I find it works best... blah" and maybe become a friend with her? Just like a horse, even though she is human, maybe you should earn her trust that you're knowledgeable. I can understand her building confidence and praising the students but you are right - it should be for things they actually do correctly.<br />Since the way the horses are being ridden, it will effect you since those are mounts for your students. I would simply talk to your boss. It is worth a shot right? But make sure you have enough evidence/reasons and have a solution as well. Maybe just asking your boss to watch one of the lessons and then talking to "B" about what they do wrong would work. But I've had trainers that I've worked for that don't even listen to me. So good luck with it! <br />And if it continues, I'd be optimistic and realize that it's "summer" camp, maybe those campers will go away lol. And then when you teach lessons, make sure you praise the student for what they do right lol. And if those students "B" teaches ever become your students in a lesson, you could correct them. For example, the girl that does the trot incorrectly and slams down on the horse's back, you could ask her to be more gentle and say why. Another thing lol is if you're teaching a lesson and "B" walks by, you could say to your class "Don't ever use the rein for balance" or something else along the line, so maybe "B" would get a hint. Those are just some ideas, I hope it works out for you!S. Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254359036801822793noreply@blogger.com