4 Reasons Your Horse
Won’t Do What You Ask
Just between you, me, and the fence post…
have you ever secretly said to yourself:
‘Stupid horse!’?
That’s a typical reaction from us humans when a horse won’t do something we ask him to do.
But, if he doesn’t do it…
‘WHY’ won’t he do it?
Ever really pondered that?
Due to lack of understanding, a lot
of people say a horse won’t do something because
he doesn’t want to.
Guess what?
In most cases that just ‘taint so.
Horses are typically willing to do what you ask.
Horsemen/women have known this for centuries.
Jesse Beery’s Wisdom:
Jesse Beery says this in his Horse Training Manual:
“When a horse balks it is seldom
from any unwillingness to do all
that he understands.”
Do see the power in that quote?
If you get anything out of today’s tip,
get this.
Jesse Beery said ‘seldom’ a horse is
unwilling to do all he understands.
Another way of saying it is this:
Almost always a horse will do what you
ask if he understands what you’re asking.
Eureka!!!!!
Here’s what’s so valuable about this
profound insight.
If you’re workin’ to get your horse doing
something but he’s not doin’ it…what should you
say to yourself after reading what I just told you?
If your horse isn’t doing what you want,
you should say to yourself:
‘He doesn’t understand what I want.’
No! He’s not stupid.
He just doesn’t know what you want. (usually)
So I ask you…who needs to take the bull
by the horns and explain to him what you want?
You!
Just remember it.
If your horse isn’t doing what you want,
more ‘n likely it’s cuz he doesn’t know
what you want.
For the most part…it’s THAT simple.
So take the time to explain it to him.
Set him up to succesd.
Don’t make it hard for him to get it.
4 Reasons A Horse Won’t Do What You Ask:
That brings me to the 4 reasons a horse
won’t do what you ask.
1) Mismanagement
This takes the form of working against
your horse’s nature. An example would be applying
too much pressure.
2) Excitement
The horse may get wound up and be consumed
with excitement. An example here is something getting
your horse’s attention, perhaps spooking him, and
it excites his nature.
3) Confusion
The horse is overwhelmed with not knowing
what’s going on. An example here would be teaching
a horse to pull.
The horse may so anxious to pull that when
he hears the command to pull he starts with a jump.
When he does, it doesn’t move the load he’s
pulling.
Yet the teamster is behind him screaming and
yelling ‘STEP!! STEP!!’ and crackin’ a whip
behind him.
Now the horse is so badly balked and confused
that he doesn’t know what’s the matter.
The thing is, the horse was obviously willing
to move. It’s just he didn’t know how to pull.
He got jerked back. But what a mistake the
driver makes by cracking a whip and ballyhooin’.
If your horse should get punished for that,
then perhaps he should be punished for not
knowing how to speak English, too!
4) Not knowing how to do something.
We’ve already covered that.
This is one of the many valuable points
Jesse Beery covers in his Horse Training Manual.
If you haven’t seen it yet, I urge you to
take a look. Click on the following:
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And, we have professional trainers we feature
who will help you understand how to understand
a horse’s mind and teach you both how they
learn and how to approach them in your training.
Read about our trainers like Diana Quintana,
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Invaluable stuff. If you don’t understand the
nature of the horse, how they learn and how
to do it, how do you expect to make progress
with your horses?
The Secret To Solving Horse Problems:
What is it that transforms you and your horse
from frustration and pain to enjoying them?
Knowledge. And knowing how to apply it.
That’s it my friend. Stay safe out there.
Charlie
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Check THIS Out:
Debbie sent this a while back. She refers to things
she learned from Diana Quintana’s “Want To Train
Your Horse?” DVD and how to keep your horse calm.
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“Charlie, Thank you for the tips. We have a QH
named Jasper 16.3, who is 4.5 years old. This
most unusual horse has always stopped when the
rider was in trouble, and stood completely still.
We began his under the saddle training at age 3.
The other day I got my spur caught on the back
of a chair, in the barn aisle, pulling it up
under him.
He stood still! This is the ONLY horse I have
ever owned who would not have freaked out
without the kind of training Diana provides
with her innertube. Just thought you might
find this interesting.
Debbie in Kansas”
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