How Howard Can Transform Your Ability With Horses
Listen in on Andy Curry:
His name was Howard.
He invented an experimental plane so
advanced for its time, it set a speed record.
It flew from California to New Jersey
at 332 miles per hour.
At that time, it was the fastest plane
on earth.
Howard tried to get the army to use his design
but they weren’t interested.
But…
Japan was.
A Japanese engineer designed a fighter
plane that incorporated many of Howard’s
plane’s features.
This plane was known as the “Zero” and was the
premier fighter plane of World War 2.
The U.S. and its allies couldn’t develop a
plane that could match or beat it until 1943.
Howard’s last name, by the way, is…
“Hughes”
Yep.
Pretty much everyone knows who Howard
Hughes was.
Here was a man that had “THE THING”
for the army and they said…
“No thanks”
And then it comes back to bite them in the backside.
Have you ever made a mistake like that?
You poo poo’d something only to find out later
what a mistake you’d made?
I have.
A classic example for horse owners is
thinking they don’t need to know certain
things about horses and their training.
Truth is, the more you learn the better you
become… and fast.
But “poo poo it” like the army did with Howard Hughes’
new airplane, and it could come back and bite you.
As an example, I think EVERYONE should learn as much
as they can about teaching a horse about Reining.
The benefits are extraordinary.
Why?
Because a Reining horse is the ultimate broke horse.
In Reining, you get your horse doing things like
sliding stops, spins, etc.
Maybe you don’t want to do sliding stops or
spins – and that’s no problem.
But you should attempt teaching it to your horse
because you would be astonished what you learn by
trying to get your horse to learn.
And not just sliding stops…but all the other stuff too.
To teach your horse new things is to teach yourself new things.
It’s a wonderful journey filled with over- whelming satisfaction.
If you have the interest in your horse like I think you do,
then I urge you to learn from two very good sources.
One is Doug and Danie Hewlett. You can see their info at:
The Hewletts go through the basics of Reining including
what things to look for that tell you if a horse would
be good at Reining.
But even if yours wasn’t, that doesn’t mean he can’t
learn it. He just may not be as good – that’s all.
One thing to be aware of when teaching your horse new
things is he won’t get it right off the bat.
In fact, you may think to yourself, “Why is this horse
doing that? That’s not what I want.”
But remember this.
Your horse doesn’t know what to do at first.
Why would he be good at it?
But when you work with him and explain it to him every
time you work with him, he’ll start to get really good at it.
And you may be surprised how quickly he gets good at it.
In fact, because he won’t get it very good at first
you may even think you’re doing it wrong.
You may start to question yourself.
You may start to think you can’t do it.
But…you can!
You just hang in there.
Try to work with your horse at least 3 times a week.
In fact, try this.
I know you may be short on time – we all are.
But try to give your horse 6 days in a row starting on
Monday or Tuesday.
All I ask is you give him the next 6 days in a row.
If you can’t do 6, then do 5.
Don’t have anything planned.
Tell yourself you’ll spend that time on your horse and
nothing else until you feel his training for that day is done.
Pick something to teach him. And at least understand how to
do it before you show him.
If you do that and see the progress he’s made…especially
after you’ve educated yourself a little on what to do
(by using Reining techniques for example), then…
“You’ll be hooked”
You’ll wonder why you haven’t spent more time doing it.
Just don’t make the mistake the army did and let a great
idea go by and let come back and bite you in the…
“Tushie”
Get Hewlett’s Reining DVD
Ok… have a good day. Be safe with your horses!
All the best,
Charlie
P.S. There’s no substitute for spending time with your horses.
Inventory what you need to work on, prioritize them, make a plan,
and do it. Working on even one thing for 1/2 hour will enable
you to make great strides with you horse.
Little steps over time can truly transform your horse.
Jesse Beery’s Course in Horse Training will show you
step-by-step how to train and overcome all those bad
habits your horse has. Get started now!
