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Lesley is one of the best round pen trainers in the business. She
emphasizes reading the horse, working with the opportunities the
horse gives her and working to get a soft feel. The horses respond
quite well to her and they are correspondingly light and quiet when
handled by their adopters.
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Lesley and "Vincent"
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First real touch
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The horse discovers
that this feels pretty good!
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Round penning is not just chasing the horse
around in a circle. A wild horse's instinct already is to move away from us. Proper
round penning involves interacting with the horse and using the round pen as
a safe dimension in which to stage this interaction.
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Lesley and a fresh colt who
doesn't yet understand the game
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A short time later
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Lesley teaches people to get the horse to face up and pay attention,
but not push the horse past his point of curiosity. When it comes to
making first contact, the horse should want to approach the handler
and those first touches should be quiet and brief, leaving the horse
to want more.
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The same horse with a participant
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KBR Horse Net