It was Alexander Graham Bell.
He invented the phone but there was
something about it he didn’t like.
He refused to have the phone in his
study because…
“The ringing
drove him nuts!”
Kind of an odd quirk for someone who
invented the telephone.
Everyone has quirks.
Horse trainers have ’em for sure.
But what’s a quirk to them is actually
very calculated and usually necessary.
For instance, take Sam Burrell.
One of Sam’s horse training quirks is
he checks the horse’s hooves for soreness
more than most people do.
Sam’s very in tune with horses and how
they feel because he likes to get the
optimum from them or training doesn’t
go as well.
Besides, if you knew something was
wrong with the horse and his training
wasn’t up to par that day, at least
you’d know why.
Imagine gettin’ mad at the horse for
not doin’ what he’s supposed to do and
it’s because he doesn’t feel right.
Sam goes on to say that if your horse’s
performance drops off, then don’t assume
a bad attitude.
Why?
It may be they need some down time. It could
be the horse is just doing too much of what
you’re asking.
Heck, in anything, too much is too much.
Even with humans.
Sam recommends if your horse is burned
out from training, then do a couple days
of no-stress riding to wherever.
What does this mean?
It just means you ride around and basically
guide your horse.
Don’t ask him to do much.
It’s a lot like us humans getting away
for the weekend because life is too
demanding and you need to do something different.
Sure, I know some will disagree with
this. And that’s okay.
But if the horse is happy, he does better.
If he does better, so will you.
That’s Sam’s take on it and it’s important.
And if you want to more of Sam’s info,
you can read more by clicking here:
http://www.horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-samburrell.html
Another important thing Sam preaches that you
should watch out for is being aware of the
horse’s progress deteriorating.
How can you tell if it is?
One, things they’ve done well
will start to get worse.
That’s a biggee.
Next, their body may be uptight.
Third, their tail may swish a lot.
That’s easy to spot.
And a real big sign is this.
The horse was doing something well and
you keep asking and asking and it just gets worse.
If that happens…back off.
Do what I said a minute ago and that is just
ride him around to wherever and guide him.
Ask very little of him.
In human terms, he just may need to
decompress.
http://www.horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-samburrell.html
OK my friend, that’s it for today. Please stay safe.
Charlie
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