“Did You Know? Your Horse Is Half-Brained!”
First – A New Year Special: Book + Gift!
As most of you know, I believe strongly about
fully understanding HOW a horse thinks, knowing
WHY he reacts the way he does and HOW to approach
your horse for the most effective training.
There IS a science and reasoning to properly
training and handling your horses. Most horses
ARE predictable – when you understand how their
brains work.
So – for our New Year’s Special – I am offering
three different gifts to anyone who purchases
the Jesse Beery Course PRINTED BOOK.
You can take your choice of one of the following
gifts with your purchase of the Beery printed course
book at the regular price:
1. The MP3 Audio Book version (delivered on CD)
of the full Jesse Beery 8-Volume Course. You
can play these MP3 files on your iPod and other
devices, on your computer and on most newer
CD players. Each of the 8 Volumes of the
course is a separate MP3 file. (normally $29)
2. The Beery 4-Way Bit – discussed in the Beery
Course, this 4-Way training and riding bit was
designed and made famous by Jesse Beery.
(normally $25)
3. One month subscription to “The Horse Library Online”.
This online resource has ALL of our DVDs, all of
our books, audio books, etc. online for immediate
access. (normally $29)
How To Order:
Go to the link below and purchase the PRINT version
of the Jesse Beery course ($77.00).
In the COMMENTS section of the order form, enter
the free gift you want: MP3, Bit or Horse Library.
Here’s the link to the Jesse Berry course. Scroll down
and order the PRINTED book and then enter your free
gift selection in the comments section of the order form:
http://www.horsetrainingresources.com/beery/
Sale ends THURSDAY.
Happy New Year!
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Back to regularly scheduled horse tip….
“Is Your Horse Half-Brained?”
Some of you have seen this before but, with many
new folks getting my emails now, I wanted to get
this to them right away.
Onward.
I remember being called a ‘half brain’
when I was younger.
The reason for that was my “not so
smart moments” in life like when I forgot
to shut the front door as I left the house
or left the milk out, or a dozen other things.
With my teenagers I call it “teenage minds of mush”.
It is during that time they are growing, developing and
their body is going through all kinds of changes.
But what about horses?
Believe it or not, horses are half
brained most of the time and it can
work against you if you’re not aware of it.
Here’s what I mean.
As you know, horses have an eye on
each side of their head.
The right eye can see what’s going
on towards the front of him, to his right,
and behind him on the right.
His left eye takes care of the other
side.
Thus, one eye can see what’s happening
on one side of his body ‘independently’
of the other eye.
Us humans do not have that ability.
Do you know what that means?
That means ‘half’ of his attention is
assigned to one eye. The other half of
his attention is assigned to the other eye.
That means half of his brain is with
one eye and the other half is with the
other eye.
Why is that important?
Because when you’re working with your
horse and you’ve only got one of his
eyes on you…
You Only Have
Half Of His Attention!
If you don’t have his full attention,
you don’t have the horse.
What’s curious to me is a lot of people don’t
understand this. Or if they do, they don’t
seem to mind the horse doesn’t give them full
attention.
But it’s crucial to have it if you’re
going to teach your horse something.
Not only that, I find it totally disrespectful to
NOT have someone’s attention when I’m talking –
and that goes for horses too!
Have you ever had a conversation with
someone and as you talk they look away,
or act uninterested, or keep looking at
their watch?
That’s rude!
Although I can’t do much about a person being
rude, I certainly can with a horse.
And when a horse isn’t giving me his
attention, it’s rude.
After all, I’m not asking them to give it
to me all day.
They have 23 hours a day to eat, meander, sleep,
run, etc….but when it’s my time – I want ’em
giving me their full attention.
And if I only get one eye, then I’m not
getting ALL their attention.
Now there are many times you won’t always
get both eyes.
After all, if you’re lungeing a horse you’ll
only get one eye because he’s circling around you.
BUT!!!
He can still focus most of his attention
on you while lungeing.
And he should.
But remember, a horse’s attention span isn’t
all that long and they have to be reminded to
give it to you.
The younger the horse, the shorter the attention
span. (Generally speaking)
How do you get your horse’s attention back on
you if you lose it?
Make ’em move.
Create a little pressure.
Now why is this important?
Well, a horse ignoring you is bad manners
for the horse.
A horse, like kids, must have good manners.
Giving you attention is part of good manners.
But also, to train a horse you must have his attention.
If he’s going to be responsive to what you ask
him to do, you have to have his attention.
Take Note!
What I just told you about how the horse’s brain
works and how getting both eyes gives you both
sides of his brain…which gives you his attention…
is a significant part of understanding the horse.
If you have ever wondered to yourself,
‘Why does my horse do ______ ? ‘, then it may be
there’s something about his nature you don’t
know…but should.
In all my encounters with horse trainers,
there’s one thing that we consistently agree on.
And that is…
‘To be successful with horses,
you must understand their nature.’
Makes sense, really.
After all, if you’re going to be a surgeon,
you must know how the body works so you can
repair damage and keep it working.
If you’re going to be an auto mechanic,
you must know how engines work to fix them.
If you make engine repairs that are inconsistent
with how an engine works, you will fail.
Training your horse is much the same way.
You MUST know how it works, thinks, acts,
reacts, and so on.
You also have to train for both sides of
the horse. But that will be another lesson.
There are lots of books on the subject
if you want to read and study up on it.
Jesse Beery figured this out real early
when he was learning horse training and
developing his training methods. You
can see more about his training course here:
http://www.horsetrainingresources.com/beery/
Truth is, most successful professional horse
trainers started with or have used the Jesse
Beery course for their foundational understanding
of horses. You can, too. Click this link:
http://www.horsetrainingresources.com/beery/
Or, you can take advantage of many of our
excellent training videos by one of our
professional trainers here:
http://www.horsetrainingresources.com/dvd/
Remember…
The more you know about your horse,
the better you’ll be.
That’s the big difference between people
who are mildly successful versus those
who can get their horses doing amazing things.
Knowledge makes the difference. And the proper
application of that knowledge.
It begins with understanding the
nature of your horse.
Ok… that’s it.
Stay safe out there with your horses.
Charlie
P.S. Buy the PRINTED version of the Jesse Beery
Course book and receive a gift with your purchase!
Make your choice:
You can take your choice of one of the following
gifts with your purchase of the Beery printed course
book at the regular price:
1. The MP3 Audio Book version (delivered on CD)
of the full Jesse Beery 8-Volume Course. You
can play these MP3 files on your iPod and other
devices, on your computer and on most newer
CD players. Each of the 8 Volumes of the
course is a separate MP3 file. (normally $29)
2. The Beery 4-Way Bit – discussed in the Beery
Course, this 4-Way training and riding bit was
designed and made famous by Jesse Beery.
(normally $25)
3. One month subscription to “The Horse Library Online”.
This online resource has ALL of our DVDs, all of
our books, audio books, etc. online for immediate
access. (normally $29)
How To Order:
Go to the link below and purchase the PRINT version
of the Jesse Beery course ($77.00).
In the COMMENTS section of the order form, enter
the free gift you want: MP3, Bit or Horse Library.
Here’s the link to the Jesse Berry course. Scroll down
and order the PRINTED book and then enter your free
gift selection in the comments section of the order form:
http://www.horsetrainingresources.com/beery/
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