“What Are Your Top Two Training Principles?”
I want to tell you about a visit I made to a ranch out near Maxwell, Nebraska
on my way to another stop out West.
This little ranch is 45,000 acres of rolling
hills that runs along and North of the
North Platte river in West-Central Nebraska.
Their little bit of heaven-on-earth is
a beautiful setting with lots of rich grasslands.
They run a cow/calf operation and have
over 30 brood mares.
I had a chance to visit with the ranch
manager, Steve Boeshart and his head
horse trainer Gary. Both come from a long
line of ranching and horse-handling
and are masters of their trade.
You just might see more about their
horse training operation in the future.
I talked about going out and filming
Gary and his trainers as they work and
prepare their horses.
Gary has two full-time trainers working
with him and they take their colts from
groundwork all the way to confident,
working horses and then send them to
their 5 ranches and 3 other cattle
operations.
Wanna know something really interesting?
They don’t have a single four wheeler on
this 45,000 acre ranch. Everything is
done on horseback. Each cowboy has a
given area to ride and certain cattle
they are responsible for.
Needless to say, they know how to handle
their horses and turn out some excellent,
gentle, well-trained horses that respect
their riders. And, just as important,
their riders respect their horses and
are confident in them.
They have to be – they rely on them day
in, day out.
I didn’t have much time to get into a lot
of details but I asked Gary what his top
2 or 3 training principles are.
Now, understand, he handles (rides/trains)
an average of 15 horses a day and has done
so for years. He has taught dozens of
other trainer wanna-bees. Gary knows his stuff.
What are his top 2 things a horse trainer needs
to know?
1. Understand the disposition of the horse
you are working with. Each one is unique
and you have to be able to “read” the horse
before you can teach it anything.
2. Understand the mind of the horse and how
he learns.
That, my friends, is from the mouth of
an expert. I believe with all my heart
that Gary is spot-on in his assessment.
It doesn’t matter whether you are training
a horse to drive and cut cattle, for trail
riding, endurance, dressage, or whatever.
The basics are still the same. You have
to understand the horse and be able to
be work with him in confidence as you
communicate with him. In turn, the horse
will build confidence in you.
All of these basics are handled in the
Jesse Beery course. And lots of these
basics are handled in many of our DVDs
by trainers like Sam Burrell, Diana
Quintana, Sue Robertson, and more.
You can see all of at:
www.HorseTrainingResources.com
I’ll be back with more tips
tomorrow.
Work with your horses – but please do it safely.
Charlie
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