It happened in July, 2001 in Cheltenham, England.
An elderly couple had a painting on
their wall for decades.
They were growing tired of it.
They decided to sell it but first
wanted to see what it was worth.
They figured it was worth a couple
thousand dollars.
They wrapped it in a blanket and took
it to an auction house for an appraisal.
Turns out the painting was a masterpiece
by 17th century French artist Nicolas Poussin.
It was valued at…
$600,000.00
What a shocker!
That’s the perfect lesson of discovering
the value of something you didn’t know you have.
Think about this.
With horses, there’s something you have
that you can take but also have to give away or
it loses its value.
What is it?
Giving back.
Here’s what I mean.
If you drop your horse’s head down and
push him into the bridle…you have taken his
head.
Now you have to give back by releasing
his head once he gives.
He’ll elevate his head out of it and
then you can repeat it.
Tell him that’s not good enough so,
“Please can I have some more?”
Horses learn through repetition.
Repetition becomes habit.
And habit is the end product be it
good or bad.
It’s what determines a broke horse.
Can you see there’s a mutual respect
thing going on here?
You ask your horse for something, he
offers it, and you say thank you by giving
it back.
If you don’t give back, you destroy
the mutual respect and before you know it,
your horse’s cooperation
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You see, this is part of the horse’s
justice system.
It’s how they work in the wild and you
gotta work with them how they work or you’ll
get into trouble.
http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-kennyscott.html
I submit to you that this is one of the
most common, underlying reasons people have
trouble with horses.
This is the wisdom Kenny Scott revealed
in his interview. If you want to
know more, click on the following:
http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-kennyscott.html
One more thing.
Kenny reminds us to say thank you as
often as possible…just like you would
family and friends.
But the major difference is you want the
horse to respect you and do it willingly and
with trust.
Again, that’s the horse’s justice system.
I can’t think of a better plan to follow.
http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-kennyscott.html
(You can read all about Kenny Scott at the link
above – including winning the World in Western
Riding and a bunch of other championships…)
OK…that’s it for this one.
Enjoy and stay safe around your horses!
Charlie
