“Albert Einstein and Horseback Riding”
They say he was the smartest man ever.
His name?
Albert Einstein.
But did you know he never learned
how to drive?
T’is true.
The man so famous for the theory of
relativity never learned to drive.
He was also labeled a dunce in school
as he grew up.
Seems odd, doesn’t it?
He couldn’t drive and everyone thought
he was a dunce.
Yet, he’s famous for his genius.
But that doesn’t apply to just us humans.
Horses can be a bit like Einstein.
I’ve seen many a horse that people gave
up on thinking he or she was an idiot when, in
fact, the trainer or owner didn’t know how to
get the horse doing what was expected.
Heck, even I had a horse that seemed
like he just graduated dumb school.
Turns out, he wasn’t dumb at all.
He was, in fact, quite smart.
Once he was going pretty good, he became
fairly easy to teach things to.
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Some of the things I liked getting him to
do were eventing exercises.
Carol Jones is big on eventing exercises.
AS an example, Carol shows crossing ground
poles in her DVD.
When crossing ground poles you have to pay
attention to the approach and even the departure
afterwards because this will set the attention
when you start jumping.
And when you start jumping, you don’t want
that changing.
But you may be thinking, “I’m not going to
jump my horse…so this doesn’t pertain to me.”
Ahhh….you would be wrong.
If you’re gonna do some trail riding, there
will be times you may have to jump over things
even if it’s just slight.
Why, then, would you not help your horse to
learn to jump with you on him.
That’s part of how he learns to keep his
balance with you on him and also how he develops
confidence in doing it.
And what about YOUR confidence?
How do you do when your horse has to make a
little jump?
Do you get nervous?
Do you let him have his head?
Does he get quirky after the jump and hard
to settle down? Or is capable of landing and not
getting all worked up about it?
What’s the problem with getting worked up
about it?
He’s in his excitable state. It could be
dangerous for you. If he’s nervous and excitable
you’re more apt to have a wreck on your hands.
You want him calm and handling it with no
problem.
Thus, the lesson is anything you can do with
your horse that doesn’t hurt him is good.
Ultimately, it’s about your safety.
That so, I urge to look into Carol’s info
because it’s valuable information.
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That’s it for today… stay safe around your horses!
Charlie
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