> BK :>And with CJ if you let her keep her head high... she gets
> BK :>very high and spooky..  Tush shows signs of being somewhat
> BK :>the same. So I want her to get out of the habit of needing
> BK :>to have her head up before it becomes a serious habit. I
> BK :>think even Tellington mentions this somewhere.. Aside from
> BK :>being important to showing.. shrug.
 
> I guess that makes sense.....if a horse's head is up, it means their back
> is not rounded or relaxed.
 
And they're not paying attention, and they're more prone to spook or get 
silly that way. 
 
 
>  I suppose you could say that you're training
> her to "relax" under saddle.
 
And set her head.
 
 
 
>  Probably better to teach her the correct
> thing than to have to undo a bad habit later on.
 
Yep. :)
 
 
> Just a little concerned
> that all those baby bones and muscles might not be ready for the
> strain...except it sounds like you're going real easy with this.  (And, I
> forget she's not a real baby anymore!)
 
Well I was thinking about this tonight since I realise the amount of time 
it's been since I started her and where I am at the moment.
 
I haven't really accomplished a lot on her for a lot of reasons.. including 
not wanted to scramble her mentally of physically. Not feeling physically up 
to getting hurt or rodeo'ing.. etc etc etc. I really need to focus and start 
moving forward seriously. 
 
I haven't had any specific goals to accokplish when I've gotten on her. I 
need to start setting some simple goals for each ride. 
 
 
 
> My friend is considering showing her yearling in lunge classes.  Isn't
> this something new in the QH world?
 
Nope.. been around for some time now. I don't believe that they were 
"official" for some years.. not sure if they are right now yet. Shrug. 
 
                                  BK
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