“Overused Words and Confusion”
According to an expert of the English
language, the most frequently used English
noun is…
“Way”
It may be way true.
(Actually, I think it is “LIKE” listening
to the younger generation – like my kids)
Might not.
Don’t know.
But do you know what the most frequently
used word with horses is?
It’s “Whoa!”
How often do you use it?
Frankly, you have to be careful what
you say with your horse because if you attach
it to the wrong meaning, you’re in trouble.
Why?
Because you will have taught your horse
to do something based off a vocal command and
it’s not what you want him to do.
And “whoa” is the worst in my experience.
Why?
Here’s the biggest mistake I see.
A person’s riding along and the horse
picks up speed.
The rider says “whoa”.
When the rider says that, he or she
really meant “slow down…you’re scaring me.”
They pull on the reins and say “whoa”
and the horse does NOT learn that whoa means
stop.
Whoa means he’s going to get a sharp
pain in his mouth from the reins being pulled.
Then he may slow down from that…he
may not.
If he does slow down and the rein pressure
is released, the horse will learn that whoa means
to…
“Slow down.”
T’ain’t what you want.
Soon when you want him to stop and you’re
pullin’ and gettin’ mad cuz he’s not stoppin’, you
will have a confused horse under you.
A confused horse is a horse that doesn’t
trust.
Trust is a mighty important tool you must
have with your horse.
When Kenny Scott and I spoke during an
interview I did with him, we discussed trust.
Kenny says it’s the most important thing
in horse training – I tend to agree.
He said for a horse to do what you
ask…that’s a response.
If he does it because he’s not sure, then
that’s a reaction.
You want a response…not a reaction.
He gave an excellent example.
When you walk across the carpet and touch
a door knob and get shocked…you react.
When you sit down to watch TV and use the
remote…that’s a response.
How you get response is to build trust.
To get trust, there has to be a reward
system,..a certain amount of respect.
Those words of wisdom are a gift from
Kenny Scott who’s trained horses nearly all his
life.
Never forget those words.
If you want to know more of what Kenny
shows, click on the following:
http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-kennyscott.html
Remember.
Be careful not to confuse your horse.
Confusion leads to fear.
Fear gets you reaction.
But trust…
Trust gets you response.
The difference is night and day.
http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-kennyscott.html
OK? Go forth with your horses…but stay safe.
Charlie
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