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Rabbit showjumping!

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  • 30-09-2005 6:40pm
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    Nala
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    Just thought I'd share this with you all.
    My rabbit (Misty, a Himalayan, owned and trained by myself!) has become an expert showjumper, and I'm sure he would love the good people of Boards to see it!

    Nala

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    Shewhomustbe...
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭Shewhomustbe...


    That's brilliant, did it take you long to train him, esp getting a lead on, had a few incidents trying one out with one of my brood (the lead, not the showjumping!)


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    Nala
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    Thanks! It's taken a few weeks, he barely even needed steering yesterday, when he saw a jump he'd run over and jump it by himself without being told to.


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    DublinWriter
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    It's amazing what you can get a rabbit to do equipped with two electrodes and a 9v battery...

    ...but seriously, how do you get the saddle on?


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    Sigma Force
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    Looks like he's actually enjoying it, no chance of that happning with our Molly though she's too independant lol. Our two just use each other to play leap frog over


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    Nala
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    He was actually jumping WITHOUT the harness and lead today! I was taking them off him to put him back into his enclosure and next thing he took off and cleared a jump without being told to! He then jumped several more, you should see him tearing around the place, he loves it!


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    Nala
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    Here he is without the harness

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    Manach
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    Good Show - we might the beginnings of a new sport.


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    Sigma Force
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    Aww bless he must really enjpy it if he does it all my himself. Shure would be a beter sport (if done with care and consideration for the critters of course) than hare coursing.


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    Dilly
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    That is absolutely fantastic Nala!!!

    I wish my bun would put his athleticism to such good use as opposed to the usual mischief-making!

    How did you get him used to the harness? Did you do it over a period of time or was he comfortable with it from the beginning? My little guy goes nuts if he sees his one...


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    Nala
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    He took to the harness pretty quickly, but that was when he was a baby. It's tiger-print so he's very fancy. You should see what he was doing today, I put up two small jumps in a row for him to do one at a time and he took a big leap and did them both in one go, must try and get a pic of that. He's pretty damn good considering he's so small, he isn't much bigger than a guinea pig, bless him!


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