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2. Horses Are “Into Pressure” Animals
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2. Horses Are “Into Pressure” Animals
Here’s what it means for us.
When your horse feels pressure he’ll have
a built-in tendency to push back.
If you’ve ever pushed on a horse and he
wouldn’t budge or he pushed back…this is why.
Just like it is natural for your horse
to eat, it is natural for him to push against
pressure.
Thus, he has to be taught to “yield” to
pressure. Just this subtle yet powerful piece of
information often stops the frustrations of horse
owners.
Often, this is blown by an impatient horse
owner because this takes time to do and the horse
owner doesn’t understand that.
Let’s say you want to teach your horse
to yield to your leg pressure.
Do you get on the saddle and start with
your leg?
You can if you like a workout, can hold
your leg in a position for a l-o-n-g time and have
the patience of Job.
Instead, do it from the ground. Every
thing taught from the ground transfers to the
saddle. It may have to be refined…but it still
transfers.
Thus, if you start by teaching your horse
to move his forequarters to the right, start by
putting a little pressure on his left side. Apply
pressure in the area just behind his left elbow.
If you’re still unsure, go ahead and put
the saddle on and get on him. Put your left foot
forward a little.
Notice where you’re touching the horse when
you apply pressure.
That’s where you’ll apply the pressure from
the ground when teaching him. You need to apply the
pressure in the same area from the ground as you will
from the saddle.
Otherwise, Mr. Horse won’t “get it.”
Same goes for applying pressure to move
his hindquarters, and so on.
Never, never, ever (did I say “never”?)
start teaching to move from pressure by applying
heavy pressure.
Always start with light pressure. You
ultimately want your horse to move from light
pressure.
If you teach him to move from heavy pressure,
you will wear yourself out!!!!!
Teach him to move from light pressure. Any
time you apply a few ounces of pressure from a leg
aid or a rein pull…you want Mr. Horse to react.
This takes time and patience to teach but
is crucial in horse training.
Also, when you apply pressure, try to make
the applicator of pressure as similar to the
aid as possible.
In other words, when you apply pressure with
your foot just behind his elbow, do your best to
replicate the aid.
And that means you’ll likely be using your
hand to replicate what your foot will feel like. So
when using your hand to teach moving from pressure,
try to make it feel like what your foot will feel like
when the horse feels it.
Does that make sense?
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He goes over this in a LOT of
detail and how to do it.
Be sure to watch this – it’ll create a dramatic
change in how you work with your horse and you
will be amazed at what YOU can do!
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OK. That’s it for today! Stay safe with your horses.
Charlie
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