1. Horses, Fishes and Anticipating Techniques
2. Fixing Those Pesky Horse Problems
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It’s Saturday… time for some Andy Curry Wisdom!
1. Horses, Fishes and Anticipating Techniques
Did you know fish have no… “Salivary Glands”
Makes sense, really.
After all, they’re in water all the
time so why would they need salivary glands.
It’s just something they don’t need.
But you know what your horse needs?
Anticipation.
He needs you to anticipate.
Anticipate what?
Well, say you’re on your 2nd ride
on a green horse.
You’re in the round pen.
As you go around, your horse always
slows down at a certain spot.
He may even stop.
So next time you approach that spot
then you need to boot him through it.
Thus, before he starts to think “slow
down” then you downshift and kick ’em into gear.
This should happen before he starts
thinking about slowing down or stopping.
Why?
Because you will have captured his
attention and got him thinking “Move!”
instead “ho hum…think I’ll slow down here…”
And here’s another situation your
anticipating can come handy.
Say you’re out ridin’ in the arena.
You’re getting your horse to trot
and teaching him to tuck his chin.
This will round his back and eventually
get him to trot in a way that
you could ride it all day instead of
feelin’ beat up after trottin’ for 20 minutes.
Anyway, if your horse isn’t used to
this he won’t know what’s going on.
You’re applying pressure and not
letting him have his chin….at least at first.
If you think about it from the horse’s
point of view, it’s a little scary, frustrating,
and who knows what else.
That so, wouldn’t you think after a
while the horse will start to get…
“Upset!”
So here’s the trick.
Before your horse gets mad about it,
quit askin’ him to do it.
What?!!!!
Yeah.
He may just be a horse but he’s got
emotions. And if you make him mad you’re
gonna have a hard time with him.
So you must anticipate him getting
mad before he does.
How do you do that?
First, be very aware of your horse’s
emotional state.
Every good trainer will tell you
that.
Second, look for the little signs
that occur before the big ones do.
The little signs could be a tail
swish.
A head bobbing up and down a little.
And so on.
If you see the small signs, then it’s
time to back off.
Ride him around on a loose rein.
Don’t pull and tug on him.
Let him feel free.
As J.J. Rydberg would say, “Talk him
out of bein’ mad.”
One way to do that, as I just said, is
ride him around and don’t ask much from him.
In fact, go back to things he knows how
to do and does well.
J.J. says it’s like burning bacon.
When you see the smoke, turn down the
heat before you burn it.
With horses, the smoke is the signs he’s
gettin’ mad. Turning down the heat means you
quit askin’ him and then do something else.
J.J.’s got some great info – and if you
want to know more about it, click on the following:
One more thing.
Now that I’ve told you to watch for the
little signs of your horse gettin’ mad, you should
strive to anticipate those little signs happening.
Because, truly, you want to keep those
little signs from appearing as well.
How will you know?
The best thing you can do is just get out
there on your horse and work with him.
Stay aware and watch his emotional state.
Eventually, you’ll know – I promise.
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2. Fixing Those Pesky Horse Problems
We do it all the time….
We go out to feed or care for our horse and we tolerate all those
little pesky issues like kicking, biting, crowding, etc. with our
horses.
Or, we go to bridle or saddle the horse to ride or work them
some and they won’t take the bit, they throw their head,
the move away from us, etc….
Sound familiar?
Do you put up with it? If so you are making things worse.
You see, when we allow them to continually do the wrong thing and
we don’t correct it then it becomes a habit.
What you have to decide is how long you’ll let them get away with
it before you finally take a few minutes and work on the problem.
I can assure you that taking a few minutes to fix each of these
issues is well worth the time. You’ll NEVER be sorry you
spent the time to fix it.
We have these horses to enjoy them, spend time with them and
work with them. Don’t let them get away with the wrong behavior!
You can quickly fix these and dozens of other problems – both small
and large – by using the Jesse Beery training methods.
Hundreds of thousands of horse owners have… and you can, too.
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Take a few minutes to fix a problem and within a couple weeks
you really be enjoying your horse a lot more.
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OK.. enjoy your horses… please do it safely.
Charlie
P.S. Here’s what a master trainer says about Jesse Beery:
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“Charlie, thanks for your reminders and wise words today.”
I appreciate it and have already benefited by the Beery
books. Though I trained probably 600 colts myself and put
on many clinics and even taught at one of the nation’s
college horse programs (Connors State College in Warner, OK),
I am always in need of great reminders and
thoughtful expressions of horse sense.
You provide that my friend. Thanks very much.
John Turnbull Muskogee, Oklahoma
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