“Horse Hesitates? Here’s What He Wants From You”
In the past I’ve sent out info on helping your
horse conquer his fear of those
horse-eating monsters.
We all know how scary it is to be
riding a horse while he turns into the Tazmanian
Devil and you’re hangin’ on for dear life.
To solve that frightening problem,
I want to share some info from Vickie Weigel
to show you how to handle this.
So here goes…
As you’re working your horse through
your obstacle course, you’ll notice your horse
being leery of different things.
As you serpentine in and out of the
poles, walk by the balls, and more…your
horse may do the classic…
“Hesitation”
Why?
Think of it this way.
You have a 5 year old boy or girl.
You tell ’em to go to bed.
But they’re scared.
why?
Cuz they saw “sumthin'”.
As the parents, we know there’s
nothing there.
But, because the child thinks there
is…then there is.
That is the child’s perception and
is therefore his or her reality.
It is the same with your horse.
You know it’s nothing – but that’s
not your horse’s reality.
Back to the child.
Being a savvy parent, you rise up
out of the couch and take your child’s hand
and go with them back to the scary room.
Why?
Because you’re child is needing someone
to take charge.
They’re looking to you to tell them that
it’s A-OK.
If you weren’t there to show them…to lead
them…would they go forward?
I doubt it.
But because you’re there and showing them
that “Hey…it’s cool. Look, there’s nothing that’ll
get you.” – then they are assured and the move
forward.
That’s basically what’s going on with
your horse.
When he hesitates, it’s like the child
going, “Ooooo…there’s something scary.”
So, you gotta take charge just like you
would for your child.
When or if the horse hesitates or stops,
you have to urge him forward.
Notice I said “urge”.
You can get “assertive”…but getting
aggressive may cause the horse to get
overwhelmed with fear.
And the idea is “NOT” to scare him – although
we want to expand his boundaries.
So if the horse won’t go over or by something,
do this.
Call 911. (Not really…just kiddin’)
Just put your horse into a small circle and
urge him forward again.
As you do, check “YOUR” jaw. Is it clinched
up? Are your teeth gritted?
If so, your horse will mirror you.
And that’ll instill more fear in him.
So the answer is to take a breath and
chill.
When you unclinch your jaw, ungrit your
teeth, and relax…so will your horse.
Remember, he’s following the leader.
Show him there’s nothing to be scared
about and he’ll work with that.
If you show him there “IS” something to
get nervous about (clinch your jaw, grit
your teeth), and he WILL get nervous.
And think about this.
Those reins are like a conductor of
electricity only they conduct your emotions
to the horse.
So do you want to conduct fear or
leadership?
Well, those are some of the basics of
what Vickie reveals.
Click on this link to read more about
Vickie’s methods she has on her DVD:
http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-weigel-monsters.html
Vickie shows you lots of ways to overcome
those “horse-eating monsters” and ways to
de-spook your horse.
The whole idea is to build confidence in
your horse to not be afraid while trusting
you as you lead him through them.
Over time, you and your horse will enjoy
riding more and you be doing it much
more safely.
http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-weigel-monsters.html
Now…go ride and ride safe.
Charlie
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