Tattoos And Horses

“Tattoos And Horses”

A while back, 26-year-old Samuel
Worlin was arrested.

For what?

Attempted armed robbery in Long Beach California.

Funny thing is, witnesses were easily
able to ID him.

How?

He had a distinctive tattoo on his arm.

It said…

“Not Guilty”

Not guilty?

He obviously didn’t think about the
tattoo leading to his conviction.

Personally, I’m not a fan of tattoos
unless it comes to horses.

Here’s what I mean.

The only tattoo I’d give a horse is the
one that goes indelibly into his brain.

In other words, when I want him to learn
something, I want it tattooed on his brain.

Let me tell you about some neat things
you can (and should) tattoo on your horse’s
brain.

Ever hear of Carol Jones?

Carol is fantastic horsewoman.

She got her training from the British
Horse Society.

She’s now in the U.S. and involved mostly
in eventing.

If you ever get the chance to do some
eventing, I highly recommend it.  It’s fun,
challenging, and offers lots of opportunity for
you and horse to get so much better.

For instance, while filming Carol she
started off talking about the quality of your
horse’s walk.

Did you know your horse’s walk says a
lot?

Most people don’t know that – most don’t
give it a second thought.

But for Carol it’s like opening the door
to the horse’s brain and looking in.

Carol says, “Start with the quality of
the walk.  Pay attention to it.  What kind of
walk is it?”

What does she mean?

By asking what kind of walk it is you’re
looking to see if you could immediately ask for
a trot and get it.

Is it a walk we can get an immediate and
obedient square halt?

As Carol says, “Many of us don’t think
about what we have in the walk.”

And here’s the thing.

Carol’s knowledge doesn’t apply to just
eventing.

It’s a universal horse thing.  It applies
to whatever you’re doing whether it’s trail, Reining,
ranch work, etc.

You see, Carol is paying attention to things
that others don’t know to pay attention to.

Get More Info About the Carol Jones Video HERE

Here’s a for instance.

When Carol was having horses go over a small
jump she noted some were jumping crooked.

Most would think, “Well…the horse jumped
crooked.  He screwed up his jump.”

On the contrary, Carol saw the problem happening
long before the jump.  It’s something she saw no one
else did and it wasn’t the jumping that was the
problem.

This is an example of the kinds of things I’ve
been trying to teach over the years – and that is taking
note of things that happen that cause the end result.

In other words, many a horse owner try to fix
the symptom when they thought it was the problem.

Can you imagine making that horse do that jump
again and again and again trying to make him jump better
when the cause of the problem was “before” the jump?

As you can see, Carol’s got a mountain of
knowledge.

We filmed her several months ago and we are
releasing it just today.

So if you want to know more, click the following:

Get More Info About the Carol Jones Video HERE

Ride safe.

That’s it for this one.  Again – I apologize for the mistake!

Charlie

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Mathematical Flash Cards And Horse Training Success

“Mathematical Flash Cards And Horse Training Success”

Here’s trainer Andy Curry discussing some youthful
learning experiences….

Around 5th or 6th grade, I was having
trouble with math.

Truth told, I hated it.

It never added up for me. (Pun intended)

For some reason, I’ll never forget
the night my mom tried to help me with math.

We were doing flash cards in the living room.
She’d hold up a card with a times-table and
I was to say the answer.

She was getting real frustrated with
me because I didn’t know many of them.

It got where I’d say the answer and if
it was wrong I’d blurt out a back up answer
that was “ALWAYS” wrong.

When I couldn’t answer the problem, I’d say another
answer just because I felt dumb for not knowing
the actual answer.

Within minutes, mom saw I was guessing.

Made her mad.

“You’re guessing!  Now stop that nonsense
and think. THINK!!!!”

The madder she got, the worse I did.

Within a minute or two, I was such a
nervous wreck I couldn’t answer any of ’em right.

In my youthful wisdom, I stood up and
said, “I’m going to take a shower.  Then I’ll
come back and try it again.  I can do better.
I just need to not think about it for a little bit.”

Luckily, my mom let me take a shower.
It was probably because she needed a break too.

When I came back after the shower, it
was nearly like I had studied for a week.

Honest to Pete, I answered nearly all
the flash cards correctly.

Good thing too.  I didn’t like my mom
bein’ mad at me.

Now I told you that to tell you this.

Always look at your horse’s emotional
state while working with him.

If he’s gettin’ mad when you work with
him then it’s time to back off and talk him out of it.

How do you talk him out of it?

Just ride him around on free rein and
quit pullin’ on his face and stop the stabbin’
and jabbin’.

Just like when I was getting upset and
confused with the flash cards, I needed a break.

The break, as you know, did wonders for me.

That’s why your horse needs a break.  Just cuz he’s
a horse doesn’t mean he doesn’t get upset.

I know there’s a tendency for many to
think something like: “By golly, I don’t care
if he’s mad.  He’s gonna do what I say.”

You will find that won’t get you anywhere.

In fact, you’ll go backwards.

If you wanna fight with your horse, knock yourself out.
You won’t win – I promise you.

This is what Sam Burrell mentions as one the
many tricks he relies on when training.

You can see more about Sam by clicking on the following:

http://HorseTrainingResources.com/dvd-samburrell.html

Here’s another goody Sam reveals.

Do you know if your horse is burned
out from training?

If he is, do 2-3 days of no-stress riding to wherever.
Just have fun and ride.

How do you know if he’s burned out?

For one, progress starts to deteriorate.

Things they’ve done well will start to
get worse. (Like me and the flash cards for instance)

The body is uptight – that’s another.

Tail swishing is another.

Here’s a REAL BIG sign:  The horse was
doing something well and you keep asking
and asking and it gets worse.

What do you do then?

Back off!

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That’s it for today…  stay safe around your horses!

Charlie

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What Baseball and Horses Have In Common

“What Baseball and Horses Have In Common”

The World Series is over and the Phillies just won….

Ahh..good ol’ American Baseball.

It’s as much an American heritage
as apple pie.

There’s something that occasionally
happens in baseball that happens with horses.

It’s called balking.

In baseball, the pitcher balks when
he kind of pauses and stops in the middle of a throw.

Probably happens from being confused
about something.

Interestingly, horses balk when con-
fused too.

It also happens from mismanagement,
excitement, and not knowing how to move or pull.

Balking ‘rarely’ happens from unwillingness
to do what the horse understands.

What kind of horse is most likely to balk?

High spirited ones.

Why?

Because their riders (or drivers) don’t know
how to properly manage them.

I like to drive my horses when I train them.

I also like to hitch ’em up to a cart or
wagon and teach them to pull.

It’s great way to get them in shape and train them.
(But not totally necessary)

But when you drive a horse either from the
ground or hitched, you have to manage them carefully.

For instance, if you have a free horse in a team,
he may be so anxious to start that when he hears ‘step’
he may move with a jump.  He won’t move the load he’s
pulling but give him such a jerk on his shoulders
that he’ll fly backward and stop the other horse.

Can’t you just see that happening.

If you’re driving a horse from the ground you could
accidentally achieve the same effect by holding
those reins too tight and blocking forward movement.

So be careful not to get in the horse’s way.
Ask him to do what you want and let him do it.

You’ll find nearly every horse is willing to do
what you ask.  But if we get in his way,
he’ll get confused.

And if he gets confused, we sure can’t be hollering
‘GET UP!,  GET UP!’.  We have to manage the situation
and realize he’s just not gettin’ it.

So,…we help him get it.  We talk to the horse
like we’d talk to a gentleman.

Do you know what the body language of a
balking horse looks like?

They turn their head and look back at you
as soon as they’re confused.

Why do they do that?  Often it’s because they
are afraid of what is behind them.

This is either from being whipped, chastised, or
other ways of mishandling.(such as being yelled at)

So how do you fix this?

Chill out, for one.

Use kind treatment.

Caress him kindly.  And if he doesn’t understand
what you want him to do, he won’t be so excited
as to do the wrong thing from fear.

As long as you keep calm and keep his
excitement down, he’ll soon forget about it and
learn to pull a wagon or cart or drive on the
ground just fine.

And here’s a horse training principle
everyone should understand.
(This comes direct from the Jesse Beery Manual):

‘Almost every wrong act the horse
makes is from mismanagement, fear,
or excitement.’

And it is those three things that we as their
owners can control and can work through.

JJ Rydberg and Diana Quintana both show in their
videos how to keep the horse’s excitement level controlled.

You can see more about JJ and Diana if you like
by clicking on the following:

See Diana Quintana’s DVD HERE

See J.J. Rydberg’s DVD Info HERE

One of their common rules is: Teach them at the
walk – they learn easier at the walk.

Then you can move to the trot.

In summary, stay calm.  Go slow.

There’s no hurry…right?

That’s is for today…  stay safe with your horses.

Charlie

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