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First – Happy Mother’s Day to all you Moms out there.
You are a blessing!
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Old Time Horse Equipment Patents
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I love to do research on many, many things.
As part of that, I was researching some things regarding
patents on horse tack and other equipment for a product
we are designing.
However, in the process, I came across dozens of
old patents for horse tack and other equipment.
Some of these patents were for typical items
such as horse blankets, bridles, etc.
However, some are really wild:
– Some real fancy bridles
– A horse Stock – a beam that goes across the
horses back with pulleys, etc. to lift they feet
– A pretty complex bitless bridle
– Adjustable bridle bit with gears
– Various horse boots
– A horse shoe leveling gauge
– A Horse Washing machine (Ya gotta see this one – it looks like a car wash!)
– Foldable horse foot pick
– And a lot more!
I got a big kick out of these so I got scanned copies
of quite a few of them and put them into a booklet.
I first thought I would sell this booklet for $5.00 or so
but decided just to
give it away!
for all of you to enjoy.
So, click on the link below to go to the download page:
1. What Horses, Billionaires, And Musicians All Have In Common
Here’s Andy Curry discussing consistency…..
Ever watched a horse that seemed to
do things effortlessly?
To the uninitiated, it appears the
horse is naturally gifted at what he’s doing.
Like one day he just started doing it
for no reason.
I don’t have to tell you that that’s
not how it ‘really’ is.
The formula a good trainer follows
for a successful horse is time and consistency.
There are other parts to the formula
as well, but these are definitely enormously important.
But it’s not just horses that profit
from that formula.
Business people do, too.
The famous billionaire Donald Trump
became rich by the same formula. He used time to his
advantage and was consistent in what he did to get where he is.
Musicians use the formula.
I’m a guitarist myself. Been one for
23+ years.
I play about every other day. When there’s a lick
I want to learn, I have to play it over and
over and over and over.
Why?
Because I want to burn the memory of it into my fingers.
It’s called muscle memory.
After I’ve practiced it so many times, I can literally
have a conversation with someone while I play it
because my fingers simply do it without me having to think about it.
Likewise, horses gotta practice to get good.
Sam Burrell, one of the favorites, says this:
‘It takes 300-400 repetitions for a horse
to learn a cue.’
Sam also says:
‘It takes 3,000 to 4,000 repetitions to
get ‘good’ at that cue.’ (Don’t you
wonder who sat there counted that?!)
Let’s think about that for a second.
Sam said it takes 300 to 400 repetitions
for a horse to learn a cue.
The first thing to take from that is this.
If you ever wondered to yourself, ‘Why is this
dang horse not doin’ what I want?’, and it’s
new to him, … that’s likely why.
Thus, it takes time to introduce something new.
But it’s not much different for us humans either.
I can tell you from a musician’s perspective, to
learn a new song or a lick from a song takes a while.
Then to get really good at it takes a LOT of repetition.
Yet, we as horse owners want our horses to be good at
something overnight.
T’ain’t gonna happen.
And even though the formula of time and consistency is
now known, you might also want to know how to teach
your horse something.
I mentioned Sam Burrell a minute ago. His video (DVD)
is called ‘How To Install An Operating System In Your Horse (And Yourself)’.
If you’ve had riding troubles with your horse I’d
just about bet the farm this will solve your troubles.
Why?
Because Sam flat out shows you how to
communicate with your horse in a way that your horse gets it.
He reveals exercises to do with your horse so
he continues to ‘get it’.
Plus, like few trainers do, he reveals the kinds
of things that can (and do) go wrong teaching your
horse this system – then he shows you how to correct it.
Pretty cool if you ask me.
Anyway, as Sam points out, you can’t just go mess
with your horse once a week and expect results.
Like us musicians, we gotta practice to get good.
So do horses (and their riders).
If you want to check out Sam’s video (DVD), go to:
