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1. “Building Trust: Walking Your Horse Through Obstacles”

2. “It Really Works!”

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1. “Building Trust: Walking Your Horse Through Obstacles”

I’ve talked about this many times before.

Does your horse have faith in you?

Would you know it if he did?

For most of you who have handled horses
for years you most likely have learned to
develop a trust with your horses.

This is an important subject, so here’s a
few things I want you to know.

First, I need to back up a little.

If you don’t know what your horse does
when he spooks, you should.

In other words, you should be able to
tell when he’s about to.

You should know the signs and how to
deal with it.  You should learn to
anticipate it.

Why?

For your safety…and your horse’s safety.

Your horse should have faith in you
because he will look to you much like a kid
would to their parent.

If the parent is calm and cool, so will
the child be.

Same goes for the horse, more or less.

Thus, you must teach your horse to look
to you.

Plus, you need to know what his body
says and does when he gets spooked.

You learn this by watching him from the
ground and from the saddle.

I think the best way to do that is set
up an obstacle course.

It should be controlled.

It should start out with the most minimal
threats possible.

When we filmed Vickie Weigel doing this
she started with only poles on the ground.

She laid them roughly 30 feet apart and
had the rider and horse serpentine through them.

Carefully, she watched the horse’s reaction.

Was he scared?

Could he handle it?

Should the poles be farther apart?

Then what about you – the rider?

Are you looking forward and not down.

Here’s a good Rule of Thumb:
“Look Where You Want To End Up”

If you don’t want to end up on the ground,
then don’t look there.

Onward.

Now before you start riding your horse through
the poles, just let him look at them.

Give him a moment to see they exist.

You relax in the saddle.

If your horse gets tense between poles you
can kinda tell by his ears working back and forth.

Also, the jaw often tightens.

So…focus on where you want to be and go
there.

If that’s to the other end of the poles you’re
walking through, then that’s where you focus and go
to.

Remember, don’t look down – you’ll end up there
if you do.

Again, this is the very stuff that Vickie shows
in her DVD on helping your horse conquer his horse-eating
monsters.

If you want to know more about it, click on the
following:

Get Vickie Weigel’s Horse Eating Monsters DVD

Here’s another sign to look for in case you
think your horse thinks the poles are too close together.

You may see signs of anxiety like his tail coming
up.

Also, his ears may do some flaky things.

If this happens, the solution is easy.

Put the poles farther apart.

It makes it easier for the horse to walk through.

He doesn’t feel as confined.

Who knows – you may have to put the poles 50 feet
apart.

Depends on the horse.

The idea is to NOT scare the horse.  If you have
to put them 50 feet apart at first, that’s okay.

As he gets more used to them, then you can bring
them closer together again.

Vickie does an excellent job of showing this using
just poles and then adds other scary things like
balls, coats, etc.

You can learn a lot from Vickie’s coaching techniques she
uses with her student as she advances through more
difficult situations – all the time building trust
between the rider and horse.  This is something
you should consider doing with your horses to
take that spookiness out of them.

Get Vickie Weigel’s Horse Eating Monsters DVD

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2. “It Really Works”

I got this note from Marilyn last week.  She likes the email tips
and has been using them.  However, she also has the Beery course
books and has been applying the techniques.  Needless to say, she’s
thrilled – I’ll let her tell you why:

“Dear Charlie, I have been receiving your emails for some time
now and appreciate every one.  And have been able to apply some
of the tips to my horse who I describe as having ADD.  But what
I have really learned is he is a type 3 dominant with type 2 added
in for good measure.  This has proven to be challenging to work with.

However, everything I have tried from your tips have worked wonderfully
with him.  But  I hadn’t really applied any of these tips to the
other more cooperative horses.

I have a copy of “Illustrated Course in Horse Training”  by
Prof. Jesse Beery.  I have been working with my 9 yr old son
and our Miniature Horse/Mare of 9 yrs getting them ready for fair.
Tootsie is usually cooperative but when her the Mare in her is acting
up she can be difficult.

Yesterday, we were working on riding with a saddle – something she
hasn’t had for some time as Isaiah rides her bare back, usually with
and adult leading her.  Any way this was one of these mare days, at
one point the saddle slipped and Isaiah came down sending the rest of
the saddle under her and she going nuts and running off kicking and
bucking all the way to the back field.

[Editor’s note: Our Diana Quintana DVD shows an excellent method
to cure this problem as well using an old inner tube.
Get Diana’s “Want To Train Your Horse” DVD ]

I went and collected her and put her back in the training pen,
tied, and removed the saddle.  Left to come in and go back to
Book 1 Colt Training.  I applied the lessons there using the
War Bridle.  Within less than an hour not only did I have her
leading with out pulling but she let Isaiah lead her as well\
AND she listened to him.  She also allowed him to ride
her all the way back to the barn which is a good distance from
where we were working in the training pen.  I was never so
impressed and amazed in my life.

I can’t wait to put some of these other techniques, listed in
this book to work on that ADD kid of mine.  I would recommend this
book to anyone who has problems with their horses. Especially the
problems he talks about in these books.  Oh and the personality
traits based on heads really is quit accurate.  I have four horses
and I would agree that the personalities definitely fit the head
forms listed.

I am sooo glad I found this website! It has been a blessing!

Sincerely,
Marilyn K., Wausau WI”

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Folks – it’s notes like this that keep us going.  Thanks Marilyn!

Here’s a link to the Jesse Beery course:

Prof. Jesse Beery’s Illustrated Course In Horse Training

That’s it for today – stay safe on your horses!

Charlie

P.S. You can still get your own Beery 4-Way Bit free when you
order the Jesse Beery Course.

P.P.S. We have a 2-DVD set by Cole Briggs on The Horse Library
right now that isn’t for sale.  The title is “Get 100% Improvement
Using Simple Reining Techniques”.  Cole is an excellent trainer
and instructor.

We’ll be offering it in the future but we don’t have the website
page built for it now.

We’ve had many members who have seen it remark about it, though.

We also have the Sam Burrell “Operating System” DVD and
Sue Robertson’s “Trick Training” DVD on The Horse Library
right now as well.  Again – the Library is an excellent
bargain for those interested in training and working
with their horses.  Check it out at by clicking this link:

Read More About “The Horse Library”

“You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know”

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First – here’s great a note from Pete about his use of
The Horse Library.  Pete is the Officer-in-charge of the
Oneida County Sheriff’s Mounted patrol.  Besides other
honors, Pete went to the North American Police Equestrian
Championship in Kingston Ontario in Sept. 2008.  All 3 of
his horses placed in top ten out of 179 entries!

Here’s what he says about The Horse Library:

“What little time I’ve spent there has been rewarding –
watching Sam Burrell’s series is terrific! So far has been
great value for the price-I am the officer- in-charge for
the Oneida County Sheriff’s Mounted and also the training officer –
54 years with horses.

I learn something new each day! Thanks again”

[thanks Pete – keep up the great work – and thanks
for your service.  Charlie]

Pete’s last line: “I learn something new each day!”
ties in with today’s tip.

You can read more about The Horse Library here:

http://www.horsetrainingresources.com/TheHorseLibrary.html

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“You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know”

Profound statement, eh?

I’m 57 years old.  I assure you, I become
more aware of that statement being TRUE every day
and I’m not ashamed to say so.

Let me give you an example:

We have a Red Hot trainer named Kenny Scott.

Is Kenny that good?

Let me describe some of his credentials,
then you decide.

First, Kenny grew up in the horse
business.  Kenny started earning money at
12 years old breaking colts.

In 1997, Kenny won the World in Western Riding.

He also made the finals in the World
in Western Riding 20 times.  Plus, he made the
finals in the Congress in Western Pleasure.

Achievements like these are amazing
considering the World Competition is by
“Invitation Only” where the best of the best
of the best “from around the world” compete
against each other.

If you want to see what Kenny has to
offer, click on the following:

http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-kennyscott.html

But that leads me to what I started with:

“You don’t know what you don’t know.”

I’m still amazed at the stuff I learn
as I meet with new trainers.

I discovered long ago if I can learn
just one thing….one little thing…then I
will better myself another notch.

Especially in the interview we did with Kenny –
I learned things I wouldn’t have
had I not listened to him.

And just as importantly, I was reminded
of good stuff I had forgotten.

For instance, you know how people say that
“Whoa” is the most important thing a horse
needs to know?

Kenny says going forward is the most
important thing.

I love it when someone says something contrary
to what everyone else says because it
makes me stop and think about it.

After all, Kenny’s won the World so I’m
gonna listen to what he says.

And why does he say going forward is the
most important thing?

Because a horse needs to move.

And the idea of riding is teaching the horse
to follow his head.

If he’s not moving forward, he won’t follow
his head and you won’t get him to do anything.

And another important tip is this.

If he doesn’t know to move forward very good,
he won’t have the “wanting to stop” as you exercise him.

You see, one of the ways to teach a
horse to stop is to not stop.

Don’t ask him to stop for a while.

Instead, keep him moving.

After a while, he’s gonna want to stop.

He will appreciate it.

And unless you were able to get him going
forward and doing it well…the stop won’t
be as appreciated.

And he therefore won’t be looking for
the stop as readily.

Personally, I like that way of thinking
that Kenny does.

Next, here’s a little gold nugget Kenny
tells in his interview that a lot of
people don’t get.

And that is this.

Eventually, the horse will get bored with
what you have him doing and he’ll look for
something else to do.  So we add a degree of
difficulty to offset that.

Have you ever thought about that?

It’s been my experience…and I’ve heard other
trainers say it….a horse needs to be entertained or
they will look for ways to do it.

When I say entertained I simply mean they need
something new to do or they get bored.

A bored horse doesn’t learn as well and is
harder to train and therefore ride.

Thus, keep it interesting for your horse but
don’t make it too hard.

As Kenny says, add a degree of difficulty.

Over time, the degrees of difficulty you added
will make your horse a better and safer ride.

See what I mean about learning from other
trainers?

And if you want to learn more of what Kenny
reveals, click on the following:

http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-kennyscott.html

Here’s another valuable tip Kenny reveals.

When you ride, imagine a plumb bob going
from your shoulders to your hips.

Your shoulders and hips need to be in a line.

Why?

Because it’s the most athletic riding
position to use.

It’s the safest, easiest, and most correct.

It’s like putting yourself in position to
receive a serve from a tennis ball.

When you receive a tennis ball serve, you
want to be in position.  You want to be as ready
as you can be.  You must be in an athletic position.

Same with riding a horse.

http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-kennyscott.html

OK… that’s it for today.  Stay safe around your horses!

Charlie

P.S. Have you seen the selection of videos of all the
other excellent, professional  trainers we have?
We strive to bring a wide selection of trainers who
bring very valuable insights into their specialty.  All
have proven themselves and are willing to show you how
to do the same.  Take advantage of their expertise
and knowledge!

http://horsetrainingresources.com/DVD.html