kathy5
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glad to do so :biggrin2:
Rabbit hopping
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BlueCamasRabbitry
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My rabbit, Magic's, training has been going pretty well. I'm going to work with him today, because fair is next week. He'll be worked with about an hour or so each day this week and before fair so he can keep up his skills. Right now I'll have to build up some new jumps as everything else is at my old house, so yea. All i have are the three jumps my dad built for me right now. He can get better on those, though.
Emily & Magic
Also, a few weeks ago me and my sister did a time trial. At fair the rules are: the most jumps in 3 minutes. We beat the record (27 jumps) by a lot! Magic did 45 jumps in 3 minutes! Congrats Magic! Another time trial (practice) will be in our shed or on the concrete on Thursday. I'll let you know how he does!
Emily & Magic
Also, a few weeks ago me and my sister did a time trial. At fair the rules are: the most jumps in 3 minutes. We beat the record (27 jumps) by a lot! Magic did 45 jumps in 3 minutes! Congrats Magic! Another time trial (practice) will be in our shed or on the concrete on Thursday. I'll let you know how he does!
PixieMillyMommy
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Pixie landing from a binkie. :biggrin2:
BlueCamasRabbitry
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Pics of my boy, Magic jumping:
IMG]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/Blueskyacresrabbitry_2007/RabbitHoppingSavvyBanditBSAR004.jpg[/IMG]
^^^This one is him soaring over a jump.
^^^ that's of him landing a jump
More to come!
IMG]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/Blueskyacresrabbitry_2007/RabbitHoppingSavvyBanditBSAR004.jpg[/IMG]
^^^This one is him soaring over a jump.
^^^ that's of him landing a jump
More to come!
BlueCamasRabbitry
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Hunnybunny63 :
I was just wondering what type of things i may need to start my buck, Magic, on agility. It's the only thing they have like that to compete at fairs and he doesn't seem to really like the a frame. Sure....he goes over it but not he's not very confident about it. I'm going to have my dad make me some a frames and "ladders" so i can do the things your doing.
At thurston county fair they had the following on their agility course:
A frame
Teeter-totter
Standing box
and a 2 inch jump.
I already have a standing box which magic uses as his starting point to go over a course. (And as soon as my dad gets a battery for his decades old video camera then i'm going to record magic definitley! and i'll show it to you all!) Anyways....so thanks!
Emily and Magic
I was just wondering what type of things i may need to start my buck, Magic, on agility. It's the only thing they have like that to compete at fairs and he doesn't seem to really like the a frame. Sure....he goes over it but not he's not very confident about it. I'm going to have my dad make me some a frames and "ladders" so i can do the things your doing.
At thurston county fair they had the following on their agility course:
A frame
Teeter-totter
Standing box
and a 2 inch jump.
I already have a standing box which magic uses as his starting point to go over a course. (And as soon as my dad gets a battery for his decades old video camera then i'm going to record magic definitley! and i'll show it to you all!) Anyways....so thanks!
Emily and Magic
hunnybunny63
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glad to here everyone still has their bunnies working hard. havnt really done any hopping for months now. The weather pretty bad and im quite busy now ive started college.
In answer to the question 'waht can i use to make a jump?' I started off my bunnies jumping over small branches as thats what i had for them to chew, i then found random poles in the garage which make excelent jumps. Ive also used before empty window boxes, stack of grass, small boxes, tunnels, large umbrellas closed up, steps boxes. you can pretty much use anything.
In answer to the question 'waht can i use to make a jump?' I started off my bunnies jumping over small branches as thats what i had for them to chew, i then found random poles in the garage which make excelent jumps. Ive also used before empty window boxes, stack of grass, small boxes, tunnels, large umbrellas closed up, steps boxes. you can pretty much use anything.
BlueCamasRabbitry
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Can't believe how long it's been since I started this with Magic, but I thought I'd post most of my rabbit hopping/agility pictures and get this thread bumped back up for this years hoppers!*cough*Hayley*cough*
Landing the cross bars!
Gathering himself up for the next jump! *Please escuse my position....:?hehe*
Teeter totter!
Landing the cross bars again!
Pausing in between weaving for a picture!
Such focus!
More coming!
More coming!
BlueCamasRabbitry
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There's tons more, but they're mostly the same, so I'll spare you. 
More coming!
BlueCamasRabbitry
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More coming! Lol.
BlueCamasRabbitry
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And last but not least, the final one I have on my photobucket!
I'm going to train him soon....as soon as the snow goes away! And I will hopefully have more!
Emily
Hayley411
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Here is a video of Twilah,
[flash=425,344]http://www.youtube.com/v/kZULsrF9xww&feature=channel_page&hl=en&fs=1[/flash]
Here is the link to our website: http://hop2it.webs.com/
~Hayley
[flash=425,344]http://www.youtube.com/v/kZULsrF9xww&feature=channel_page&hl=en&fs=1[/flash]
Here is the link to our website: http://hop2it.webs.com/
~Hayley
Mai_Roberts
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I have a harness for Pebble, i think i might try this. With a few small jumps
How did you train the bun? Did you use a clicker and treats?
Everyone pictures are FAB! Well done you x
With a few small jumps How did you train the bun? Did you use a clicker and treats?
Everyone pictures are FAB! Well done you x
i have to sya, before caramel got preggers, and lost the babies... ect.
i tried her with small jumps. she loved them. higher. loved them.
eyore- only if a treat was waved in front of him......
how you train them.... i am not an expert...
ill think and post later
i tried her with small jumps. she loved them. higher. loved them.
eyore- only if a treat was waved in front of him......
how you train them.... i am not an expert...
ill think and post later
BlueCamasRabbitry
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For me, I didn't use clicker or treats. Magic was barely harness trained when I began him on jumps. He knew the basics, but nothing else really. Harness training is the major key step before introducing jumps. Through jump-work with Magic, I taught him how to respond to aids (right, left, etc.) you may wish to incorporate that within the harness training, but it may work better if you incoporate it on the course.
I started with thick poles (even a chunk of wood will work) laying on the ground, and with some poles on a brick too. The tallest jumps were maybe 4 inches and I kept him going at that for the longest time. He did great over the low jumps and I remember when he first jumped the 9-incher how I was so surprised and proud of him! Lol. Now he's up in the teen/20 range.
Anyway, the most importnant thing is to take it slow.
You don't want to rush into placing a larger jump, and you always want to make sure when you add higher jumps, you have previous ones so they hold their confidence on those and are ready for the larger ones.
I may begin training Magic on some agility work using a clicker, because he has responded to it well when I taught him tricks.
If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. You can PM if you like.
I also have a thread about getting started in Rabbit Hopping. I can dig up the link for you. I will probably start the online training program once the weather gets nicer
Emily
I started with thick poles (even a chunk of wood will work) laying on the ground, and with some poles on a brick too. The tallest jumps were maybe 4 inches and I kept him going at that for the longest time. He did great over the low jumps and I remember when he first jumped the 9-incher how I was so surprised and proud of him! Lol. Now he's up in the teen/20 range.
Anyway, the most importnant thing is to take it slow.
You don't want to rush into placing a larger jump, and you always want to make sure when you add higher jumps, you have previous ones so they hold their confidence on those and are ready for the larger ones.
I may begin training Magic on some agility work using a clicker, because he has responded to it well when I taught him tricks.
If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. You can PM if you like.
I also have a thread about getting started in Rabbit Hopping. I can dig up the link for you. I will probably start the online training program once the weather gets nicer
Emily
bamabunny
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I present you:
HOVER BUN
HOVER BUN
wooly_queen
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BlueCamasRabbitry
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Very good pictures, Briana!
I love the little orange bunny! Is s/he a Netherland Dwarf, or in fact a JW?
Are you beginning training with them? Cuz they look like they're doing pretty well!
Emily
I love the little orange bunny! Is s/he a Netherland Dwarf, or in fact a JW?
Are you beginning training with them? Cuz they look like they're doing pretty well!
Emily
BlueCamasRabbitry
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^^This is a picture from one of my previous posts that didn't show up, because the link was broken, so I copied it and fixed it. Resizing finished
Emily
wooly_queen
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I have been trying to train them a little. Blue is a blue tort wooly and Saves the Day is an orange netherland.
Blue is a blue tort wooly and Saves the Day is an orange netherland. 
BSAR
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Those are some good pictures of Saves the Day jumping!
