tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300955165918958606.post7301135214941529939..comments2023-05-21T11:16:01.753-04:00Comments on Chloe, the Pony Who Wouldn't: Riding RoseJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13428008814751524182noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300955165918958606.post-89152424617922707262010-09-16T06:15:31.399-04:002010-09-16T06:15:31.399-04:00Mine is just over 20 x 20 meters. It is fenced wit...Mine is just over 20 x 20 meters. It is fenced with timber. It is great for doing in hand work or picadero work. Unfortunately there is a small gap between the kickboard on one end and the sand was washed out there, so i'll have to do something about that before I can safely use it again. I'm going to do a post about it, but have to wait until my laptop comes back from being fixed. Hopefully I'll have it this weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300955165918958606.post-40847191378203075302010-09-15T10:22:47.979-04:002010-09-15T10:22:47.979-04:00And what is it fenced with? I'm thinking of ge...And what is it fenced with? I'm thinking of getting someone (who? help!) to put in stout corner posts and then finish it myself with that thick plastic electric cord.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428008814751524182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300955165918958606.post-9658481714736048452010-09-15T10:21:51.373-04:002010-09-15T10:21:51.373-04:00Yes, KFH also says the square allows the horse to ...Yes, KFH also says the square allows the horse to really go straight and then ride a corner. How big is yours?Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428008814751524182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300955165918958606.post-19228870291273406812010-09-15T08:48:26.741-04:002010-09-15T08:48:26.741-04:00A picadero is ideally a square, so it gives the ho...A picadero is ideally a square, so it gives the horse the option of hiding their face in the corners, which they don't have in a round pen. I recently made one, but it's a hexagon, so it's sort of in between a picadero and a round pen. I can't use it at the moment though, torrential rain washed out the sand in one corner, so I'll have to do some repair work first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300955165918958606.post-38532964382290259442010-09-15T07:51:17.509-04:002010-09-15T07:51:17.509-04:00I used to use the round pen a lot. I wonder if my ...I used to use the round pen a lot. I wonder if my use of the word "picadero" suggests that I'm trying to distance myself from the dreaded "round pen" concept of chasing the horse. Because, yeah, you want it to be about working out the relationship, trying different things, asking questions - rather than training the horse to be obedient. In the round pen, you typically don't give the horse the option of, say, stopping unless you say so. <br /><br />I like that the horse would jump out! And that means if he stays inside, you know you're doing ok!Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428008814751524182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300955165918958606.post-32477943175898431062010-09-15T06:18:02.034-04:002010-09-15T06:18:02.034-04:00I used to do a lot of picadero work a couple of ye...I used to do a lot of picadero work a couple of years ago. I found it was a great way of working on the relationship between horse and human, and because the horse is at liberty problem areas show up quickly. I learned a lot about pressure; if the pressure I was putting on was too much, the horse would jump out of the picadero!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300955165918958606.post-19938219207758095312010-09-14T15:26:48.244-04:002010-09-14T15:26:48.244-04:00Yes, I like the idea of a picadero, where the purp...Yes, I like the idea of a picadero, where the purpose can be clear. That sounded like a good ride with Rose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com