1. Two Effective Horse Training Rules You Should Know
2. What’s Your Highest Priority Training Problem?
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1. Two Effective Horse Training Rules You Should Know
Andy Curry discusses his interview with J.J. Rydberg:
It’s what breaks down the bond between you and your horse.
It’s called…
“Frustration”
Frustration leads to anger.
Anger makes the horse training thing
nearly impossible.
And the thing is, it’s not just anger
from you.
Your horse can get mad too.
Just cuz he’s a horse doesn’t mean he
won’t get miffed at you.
I’ve often thought if a horse could
speak English, he’d stop, look back at me and ask…
“What **BEEEEP!** are
you doin’ back there?!”
But since he can’t talk English, we
have to be aware of his language.
A swishing tail.
A bobbing head.
Ears.
And so on.
But here’s the thing.
When we filmed J.J. Rydberg he said:
“When you run into problems, go
back to the basics, soften up
on the way you ride him. Forcing
him will make it worse.”
So…that’s Rule #1.
Soften up, go back to the basics, and
don’t try to force him because it’s akin
to dousing a fire with gasoline.
As an example, if you’re riding a
horse and you tap your leg on his shoulder
to ask him to move away from it…and he doesn’t…
then thumping him harder, faster,
and gettin’ mad will make it worse.
So think back to Rule #1: Soften
up, go back to the basics, and don’t try
to force him.
Think of it like this.
If you didn’t get what someone was
trying to tell you and they started smackin’
you…do you REALLY think you’d try to under-
stand what they’re trying to tell you?
Don’t know about you, but if I was
gettin’ thumped on and I didn’t know why and
it kept getting worse…I’d bite back.
Never mind about trying to do what
was being asked of me.
This is one of J.J.’s rules he reveals
in his DVD. If you want to know more about
him, click on the following:
His second rule is this.
If your horse is mad, just ride him
around.
It’s like letting off steam – or as
us humans call it…”venting”.
Just think to yourself, “I don’t need
to fight him.”
Besides, if you fight him, who do you
think is going to win?
You?
Or the 1200 pounds of bone, muscle,
and raw emotion?
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2. What’s Your Highest Priority Training Problem?
If you’ve been around a while you know I keep asking this
same question.
You see, you need to figure out a plan for training your
horses. Some things are just a nuisance and can be
taught as time permits.
But others are serious and dangerous. Not handled
soon, you, your horse and others around you could
get hurt, maimed or even killed.
For example – do you loose control of your horse when you
head back to the barn?
Does he bolt on you and take off and you can’t control him?
That is very, very dangerous.
So here’s what you should do:
1. Do an honest evaluation of where you are with your training.
2. List everything wrong that needs attention.
3. List things you want to teach your horse for
showing, trail riding, jumping, etc.
4. Prioritize these, making sure you do the basics
first and then on down.
5. Make a plan, take the top priority issue first, then
train and handle that problem and….
Don’t Continue Until You Solve That Issue!
6. Take each remaining issue/problem and repeat.
OK?? A Simple, yet effective way to approach all the
issues with your horses.
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Jesse Beery Illustrated Course in Horse Training
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Ok… that’s it. Be safe around your horses!
Charlie
Read below what Steve R. says:
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“Hello Charlie,
Just like to thank you for the opportunity to buy
Professor Beery’s training books. The information
and his years of experience he has put into it is
invaluable and so easy to put into action. I have
bought a 6 year old gelding that was an ex-pacer,
(disposition 2&4) and has lots of bad habits which
include chewing wood, bucking, bolting, shying and
nipping. Basically he was dangerous to ride.
After a month using Jesse’s methods I now have a
horse that is easy and pleasant to ride and is no
longer dangerous and unpredictable. The other thing
that is great is you can make the training equipment
that he mentions and describes so easily and cheaply.
The only thing I bought was a surcingle. I also have
likely saved thousands of dollars for training this
horse myself instead of sending him to a
professional trainer.
I certainly will not be returning this book, in fact,
a wild team of horses could not drag it from me.
As for those that think this book is outdated I can
only laugh at them, ha ha ha. I bet my horse will
be trained before theirs.
Thanks for sending me e-mail tips and I thank you
once again for this wonderful book.
All the best,
Steve Riddle”
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