5 Rules of Respect Building With Your Horse
You’d be surprised…
Respect from your horse isn’t just
about making him move and keeping him
out of your space.
Like a recipe for a cake, getting
respect from your horse is made up of
different ingredients.
Brad Myers says this in his DVD:
“You have to earn the horse’s
respect…you cannot demand it.”
http://www.horsetrainingresources.com/dvds/meyers-little-things/
Demanding your horse’s respect is a
way to get yourself hurt.
No one, not even horses, like to be
ruled by an iron hand.
Thus, says Brad,
“you get the respect..
— by being the leader,
— by educating your horse,
— by showing them,
— by preparing them,
— and having feel.”
Let’s go over these one by one.
First, being the leader.
Being the leader means just that.
You never allow him to get in your space
but you can go into his.
Being the leader means when you tell him
he can eat…then he can eat.
And here’s something people miss.
When he’s eating…
“Leave Him Alone!”
That’s his time – not yours.
Besides, there’s a little-known yet powerful
“Respect Destroyer” that happens when you’re
with your horse when he eats.
It’s one of the greatest tips ever revealed
by a trainer and I give Brad total credit for it.
Onward.
Next, educating your horse.
He needs to know what you want.
When he knows what you want, he’s not
confused and therefore has more confidence.
When he has confidence around you, he feels
good about you.
How do YOU feel around people when you feel
confident when being with them?
Don’t you have more respect for them?
Also, when you educate your horse, you’re
getting them to move their feet and that
builds respect for you in their mind.
(As long as you’re fair)
Next, showing them.
This is much like educating them.
Show them they can trust you.
Show them you are the leader and you will
take care of them.
Show them they don’t have to freak out
over a plastic sack.
Preparing them is the next.
An example is giving them a cue before
you ask them to do something.
Don’t just demand it without a prompt.
Preparing also comes in the form of
warming up before exercising.
Lastly, and very important, have feel.
Feel is kinda hard to explain but is
critical.
The best definition of “Feel” I ever
heard was from Brad Myers.
If you want to know more about Brad,
click the following:
http://www.horsetrainingresources.com/dvds/meyers-little-things/
Brad says “Feel” is:
1. Timing
2. Balance
3. Release
Timing is knowing “when” to ask your
horse something.
Balance is knowing, for example, if you
need to apply more pressure…or less.
How much is too much?
How much is not enough?
Release is, of course, releasing the
pressure so the horse seeks the release and
therefore learns what to do.
No doubt there’s a lot to know about
respect. There’s far more to it than what I
just told you – but I couldn’t explain it
better than what Brad does.
Frankly, if you don’t own this DVD yet
then you should.
It’s one of the most important ones we
have available.
http://www.horsetrainingresources.com/dvds/meyers-little-things/
I would suggest, that anytime you watch any of
our DVDs or read our books, that you study what’s
going on. These professional trainers have developed
and revealed dozens of tips, methods, techniques and even
some of their “secrets” that they are teaching you.
Please don’t watch them to be “entertained”. They are
not for that purpose. But if you will watch each one
multiple times – at least 3 times – you will pick up
all these training “gems” that you can put into your
bag of tricks to use for years to come.
Our training materials should be considered an
investment in you – and ultimately in your horses.
But it all starts with you.
Study what they’re showing. You’ll be surprised at
how much more you can pick up if you’re actively
looking for the principles they want you learn.
That’s it for today…stay safe out there.
Charlie
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