“Parachute Horse Training Dangers”
Amazingly, in 1999, sky diver Joan
Murray jumped from a plane at 14,000 feet.
Her main parachute didn’t open.
Her reserve chute did open at 700 feet
but quickly deflated.
She hit the ground hard and landed
on top of a fire ant hill.
The ants attacked.
They stung her again, and again, and again.
She went into a coma.
But the interesting thing is the assault
from the ants kept her heart beating until
she was rescued.
Frightening story.
But I’ve heard worse horse stories.
And if you’ve been on a horse that was
exploding out of control, then you know
what I mean.
Here’s the thing.
A horse that goes nuts with you on him
or one that takes off and you can’t get
him to whoa… that’s a horse who’s training
is not what it should be.
I’ve gotten questions like:
“My horse took off with
me yesterday and I couldn’t
stop him – and I was pullin’
on his mouth as hard as I
could.”
Folks…it ain’t pullin on the
reins that’s gonna make that horse stop.
There is nothing in the horse’s natural
back ground that suggests or proves a
horse will stop when his mouth is getting
pulled on.
Pulling on the reins is merely a
signal to stop.
It’s a way to communicate you want
him to stop.
Sitting deep in the saddle is another
communication to stop.
Another is the verbal command.
Did you know it takes about 30 days to get
a horse to learn vocal cues?
People think a horse understands the
words but in reality, they associate
the sound made with the desired action.
Ever see someone ride and they want
their horse to slow down and they say “Whoa!!”.
What they really meant is “slow down”.
Before long, the horse thinks whoa
means slow down.
So you gotta be careful what you say
to your horse as you get him to associate
the action you want.
For instance, trainer Diana Quintana
is v-e-r-y careful about what she
says to her horses.
If she wants a horse to lope she’ll kiss
to the horse.
As she says a kiss means ‘get with it’.
When she wants the horse to trot off
she’ll cluck to them.
When she asks the horse to “get with it”
and kisses to them, she’ll kiss faster to
say to the horse to pick up the speed.
But here’s the thing.
She doesn’t want the horse to suddenly
take off.
She wants the horse to pick up speed in a
controlled, relaxed manner.
Why?
Because they need to know not to get
real excited.
Why does that matter?
Because a horse that gets real excited can
be a horse that’s hard to keep relaxed.
An unrelaxed horse can be a dangerous
horse.
Plus, if you have the horse pickin’ up
speed in a relaxed way then he’s
listening to you.
Listening to you is one of the most important
things you can get from a horse.
So here’s something you might try.
Get on your horse and see how his gaits change.
Are they smooth and relaxed?
Or are they sudden and a little dangerous?
If you need to fix it and you feel uncomfortable
doing it from the saddle, start from the ground.
So get in the round pen and ask for gait changes.
If, for example, he suddenly speeds up, then
get in front of him slightly to discourage that.
When you see him settling down, get back
out of his way and let him go.
But don’t let him speed up more on his
own.
He must look to YOU for permission.
You always want him looking to you for permission.
This may take a few times for you to get good
at doing with your horse, but it’s well worth
the effort.
This is the kind of practical, proven, and
good info Diana shows in her 30 Day’s training DVD.
If you want to see more about it, click the following;
http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-dianaq.html
If you have a horse that needs tuned up or
has a problem, this DVD is a great tool because
you often have to start a horse from the
beginning to fix a problem.
And Diana’s info shows how.
Oh…one more thing.
That parachuter Joan Murray I told you
about at the beginning of this email?
She went back to sky diving two years later.
She was incredibly lucky.
As a horse owner, you hopefully won’t
need that kind of luck.
The better trained your horse is, the
less luck you’re gonna need.
Make sure your horse is doing what he’s
supposed to do!
And if you’re not sure what all he’s
supposed to do, then dig your heels in
and start learning.
You don’t want to depend on luck.
That’s a fool’s game.
http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-dianaq.html
OK.. that’s it for today. Work safely with your horses…
Charlie
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