1. Spoiled Horse? Think it matters or not?
2. Don’t Get Burned When Selecting a Horse To Buy
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1. Spoiled Horse? Think it matters or not?
Is it okay to spoil your horse?
That depends.
There’s nothing wrong with giving
your horse the best in foot care,
quality hay and supplements, etc.
That’s the kind of spoiling that’s
not only ‘ok’…but it’s actually
the thing to do.
What I’m talking about is allowing a
horse to do whatever he wants.
Here’s what I mean.
I’ve seen many a horse owner allow
their horse to walk right up to ’em,
crowd ’em, get in their face, push ’em
around, scare ’em.
That’s a spoiled a horse.
Thing is, if the horse owner wouldn’t allow
their kids to do stuff like that, why would
they allow their horse to?
Heck if I know.
Some people ask, ‘Well…what’s so wrong
about letting them come up to you, give you
little kisses, and so on?’
First, a horse has at least 10 times our
strength.
Second, their reflexes are 5 times faster
than a world champion boxer’s reflexes.
That’s FAST!!!
And if you have a horse crowding your space and
something spooks him, there’s a great probability
that your horse is going to run right over you.
His reflexes allow him to react so fast, he will
have knocked you down, stomped on you, and be gone
before your brain realizes what just happened.
That is NOT an exaggeration!
For that very reason, I rarely invite a
horse into my space.
Not only that, I’m always very aware of my
surroundings with a horse.
I’m careful to put myself by him where if he
spooks or kicks or whatever, that I’m unlikely
to get hurt or the injury would be as minimal
as possible.
One of the tricks to this is to always leave an
open door for your horse.
That means, for instance, don’t put him between
you and wall where he can’t quickly move out if
he panics.
He should be able to easily escape the
pressure while not running over you.
But this spoiled horse syndrome doesn’t stop there.
If you let a horse get away with pushing you around
and not doing what you say, then you will have trouble
training him.
In essence, you wouldn’t allow it from your kids –
don’t allow it from your horse.
Now let me ask you this.
Being a parent, you love your kids…right?
Yes.
You want the best for them, right?
Yes.
Allowing them to do whatever they want,
when they want is NOT good for them, right?
Right.
So, it’s our job as parents to show them what’s
right and wrong and to instill manners…right?
Yes.
That’s also what we must do with our horses.
One of the problems is horse owners don’t always
know what’s acceptable and safe behavior from their horse.
Plus, they’re not sure how to correct the wrong
behavior and teach them to respect space and
to have manners.
If you knew what to do, you could easily
teach it, right?
Yes.
Since manners and respect of space are so critical,
that is why we feature Paul Esh.
Paul is the very first trainer we featured and his
video is about Respect of Space and manners.
If you want to learn how Paul does it, he’s a pretty
dang good teacher – and you can learn it from his video.
You might consider taking a look at it.
To see it, click on the following:
http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-paulesh.html
Paul is really good at fixing problem
horses and knows what he’s talking about.
And wait’ll you the wild mustang he was working with
in the video – it’s a good lesson in horsemanship.
Another good manners teacher is
Diana Quintana who we feature.
You might consider looking into her video as well.
To see it, click the following:
http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-dianaq.html
OK? Don’t put up with a horse that has bad
manners, crowds your space and creates a dangerous
environment for you. It’s critical that you are
in control!
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2. Don’t Get Burned When Selecting a Horse To Buy
First-time buyers are vulnerable.
‘Tis true with many things… if you don’t have
the knowledge or experience to make a wise decision
then you are possibly setting yourself up for a bad
choice and possibly lots of problems and expenses.
This is especially true when you’re buying your first horse.
Look at it this way… why would you gamble hundreds
or thousands of dollars for the initial purchase when
it could cost you many thousands more to fix
or care for the problems the horse may have?
What if the horse has a completely different
disposition than what you need?
What if it is lame or has serious medical problems?
What are the true costs of keeping a horse?
Boarding, feed, vet costs, shoes, tack, and on and on?
Don’t gamble on your decision… and don’t make
a selection based on those big eyes you see in what
you think may be your dream horse!
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horse that’s right for them!
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Ok.. that’s it for today.
Stay safe out there….
Charlie
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