Horses And All The ‘In-Between’ Stuff
A while back we filmed pro horse trainer Sam Burrell.
(One of our customer’s favorite trainers)
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After filming, Sam talked a lot about horse owners in general.
Sam finds himself puzzled about some
horse owners because he finds a lot of them
just want a horse they can climb on and go
for a ride when they want.
Sorta like gettin’ in your car and driving off.
Sam Burrell – Professional Horse Trainer
Many think:
“Never mind all the in-between stuff
you should do to keep your horse tuned up
and safe for you”.
They don’t realize what it takes
to properly keep a horse, train it, have it show
respect to you and all the other “stuff”.
They get mad at their horses, frustrated and
wonder why their horses don’t do what they want.
The problem?
It’s all the “in-between” stuff they’re not doing.
What kind of “in between” stuff am I talking about?
For starters, understanding horses in general.
Why is that important?
Because it greatly impacts your safety
in profound ways.
For instance, we did a DVD with Jim Rea and
he gave his famous ‘Nature of the Beast’
talk which you can see at:
http://www.horsetrainingresources.com/dvds/jim-rea-nature/
One of the things he discussed was how a horse sees.
Because the horse has an eye on each side
of his head, he can see what’s going on to his
left ‘independently’ of what’s going on to his
right.
Us humans, on the other hand, see one single
image formed from both eyes.
But the horse can see an image on the left
and a different image on the right.
Can you imagine having that ability?
Even as a human, it would feel overwhelming
to have an image on my left that differs from the
one on the right.
Another difference – as a human, we have the
ability to reason about what we see. For
example, we understand that if a child is
standing in the street and there is a car
coming in their direction at a high rate
of speed, we know to get the child out of
the street before the car hits him.
We can reason and deduce what will happen.
Horse’s react. They can’t reason like we do.
They are a prey animal and is why they’ll
try to flee when faced with a threat or are
scared. Whether you’re on their back or not!
That’s one HUGE reason they need reassurance
from you. They need someone to tell them
what they should fear and what they shouldn’t.
As a horse owner. if I didn’t understand
how the horse sees things and how he’s getting twice
the visual stimulus than I do…AND he’s dealing
with it using a brain that can’t reason like yours
and mine…I could inadvertently make my horse
dangerous to myself.
How?
By punishing him when he gets scared when
I thought he should be doing what I asked.
His brain might have been pre-disposed with something that
frightened him. And unless you have the horse’s attention,
your request isn’t going to mean much to him.
Rather, I should be kind and might even pet
him when he gets concerned about something.
If he gets punished when he sees or hears
something that scares him, do you know what happens?
He develops another fear.
The thing that scared him still scares him.
And now when he sees or hears that thing
that scared him, he knows he’ll get in trouble for
being scared about it.
Thus…he now has two fears.
And guess what.
There you are, riding a 1,000 pounds of raw,
easily-excitable emotion and muscle that
could explode out of control in a microsecond.
Horses have lightning-fast reactions and can spin,
rear or take off in less time it takes you to blink.
And that, my friend, is just one of the
many reasons I encourage you learn all
you can about your horse.
In fact, I urge you to commit to learn all
you can because you and your horse will be better
for it.
It’s all part of the “in-between” stuff you need to
know and be aware of.
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OK – that’s it for today my friend.
Please stay safe around your horses!
Charlie
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Words of wisdom from Patrick:
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“Charlie, You are right on the money about safety.
I took a few spills from my green broke gelding last
year and am now recovering from from surgery on my
right shoulder. I screwed up my rotator cuff and tore
a tendon on a muscle on my shoulder blade.
Thanks for your tips and books. I’ve learned an awful
lot from them. Don’t take safety for granted, especially
when your getting close to the 50 year mark.
Respectfully yours,
Patrick G.”
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