Horse Training Videos – Horse Training Tips – Horse Training Methods

1. Horses, Fishes and Anticipating Techniques

2. Fixing Those Pesky Horse Problems

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It’s Saturday… time for some Andy Curry Wisdom!

1. Horses, Fishes and Anticipating Techniques

Did you know fish have no… “Salivary Glands”

Makes sense, really.

After all, they’re in water all the
time so why would they need salivary glands.

It’s just something they don’t need.

But you know what your horse needs?

Anticipation.

He needs you to anticipate.

Anticipate what?

Well, say you’re on your 2nd ride
on a green horse.

You’re in the round pen.

As you go around, your horse always
slows down at a certain spot.

He may even stop.

So next time you approach that spot
then you need to boot him through it.

Thus, before he starts to think “slow
down” then you downshift and kick ’em into gear.

This should happen before he starts
thinking about slowing down or stopping.

Why?

Because you will have captured his
attention and got him thinking “Move!”
instead “ho hum…think I’ll slow down here…”

And here’s another situation your
anticipating can come handy.

Say you’re out ridin’ in the arena.

You’re getting your horse to trot
and teaching him to tuck his chin.

This will round his back and eventually
get him to trot in a way that
you could ride it all day instead of
feelin’ beat up after trottin’ for 20 minutes.

Anyway, if your horse isn’t used to
this he won’t know what’s going on.

You’re applying pressure and not
letting him have his chin….at least at first.

If you think about it from the horse’s
point of view, it’s a little scary, frustrating,
and who knows what else.

That so, wouldn’t you think after a
while the horse will start to get…

“Upset!”

So here’s the trick.

Before your horse gets mad about it,
quit askin’ him to do it.

What?!!!!

Yeah.

He may just be a horse but he’s got
emotions. And if you make him mad you’re
gonna have a hard time with him.

So you must anticipate him getting
mad before he does.

How do you do that?

First, be very aware of your horse’s
emotional state.

Every good trainer will tell you
that.

Second, look for the little signs
that occur before the big ones do.

The little signs could be a tail
swish.

A head bobbing up and down a little.

And so on.

If you see the small signs, then it’s
time to back off.

Ride him around on a loose rein.

Don’t pull and tug on him.

Let him feel free.

As J.J. Rydberg would say, “Talk him
out of bein’ mad.”

One way to do that, as I just said, is
ride him around and don’t ask much from him.

In fact, go back to things he knows how
to do and does well.

J.J. says it’s like burning bacon.

When you see the smoke, turn down the
heat before you burn it.

With horses, the smoke is the signs he’s
gettin’ mad. Turning down the heat means you
quit askin’ him and then do something else.

J.J.’s got some great info – and if you
want to know more about it, click on the following:

J.J. Rydberg Training DVD

One more thing.

Now that I’ve told you to watch for the
little signs of your horse gettin’ mad, you should
strive to anticipate those little signs happening.

Because, truly, you want to keep those
little signs from appearing as well.

How will you know?

The best thing you can do is just get out
there on your horse and work with him.

Stay aware and watch his emotional state.

Eventually, you’ll know – I promise.

J.J. Rydberg Training DVD

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2. Fixing Those Pesky Horse Problems

We do it all the time….

We go out to feed or care for our horse and we tolerate all those
little pesky issues like kicking, biting, crowding, etc. with our
horses.

Or, we go to bridle or saddle the horse to ride or work them
some and they won’t take the bit, they throw their head,
the move away from us, etc….

Sound familiar?

Do you put up with it? If so you are making things worse.

You see, when we allow them to continually do the wrong thing and
we don’t correct it then it becomes a habit.

What you have to decide is how long you’ll let them get away with
it before you finally take a few minutes and work on the problem.

I can assure you that taking a few minutes to fix each of these
issues is well worth the time. You’ll NEVER be sorry you
spent the time to fix it.

We have these horses to enjoy them, spend time with them and
work with them. Don’t let them get away with the wrong behavior!

You can quickly fix these and dozens of other problems – both small
and large – by using the Jesse Beery training methods.

Hundreds of thousands of horse owners have… and you can, too.

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Take a few minutes to fix a problem and within a couple weeks
you really be enjoying your horse a lot more.

Jesse Beery Horse Training Methods

OK.. enjoy your horses… please do it safely.

Charlie

P.S. Here’s what a master trainer says about Jesse Beery:

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“Charlie, thanks for your reminders and wise words today.”

I appreciate it and have already benefited by the Beery
books. Though I trained probably 600 colts myself and put
on many clinics and even taught at one of the nation’s
college horse programs (Connors State College in Warner, OK),
I am always in need of great reminders and
thoughtful expressions of horse sense.

You provide that my friend. Thanks very much.

John Turnbull Muskogee, Oklahoma
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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?

Andy Curry talks about spoiling your horse….  listen in:

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:

See The Paul Esh DVD

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:

See The Diana Quintana DVD

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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 dollarsfor 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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Ok..  that’s it for today.

Stay safe out there….

Charlie

P.S. Not ready for your own horse yet but want to learn to ride? You’ll save time and money when you start with a position of knowledge and discover all the basics of horseback riding BEFORE you start taking expensive lessons.

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Read more here if you’re even thinking about taking lessons or have an interest in horseback riding:

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How To Eliminate Horse Training Frustrations

Andy Curry interviewed and filmed professional trainer  J.J. Rydberg:

Is your horse fluent in the English language?

Of course not.

How silly, huh?

But just think if he was.

If your horse could speak and understand the English language like
you and I speak and understand it, do you think your horse would
easily understand what you want him to do?

Yep!

Truth is, horses speak their own language and
don’t know ours.(Except for voice cues)

Since we can’t have a conversation
with the horse to explain what we want, then we have to show
him what we want using his innate thinking.

You see, when you ask a horse to do
something, he’s desperately trying to figure it out.

In your mind you may be thinking, ‘Cross your left foot over in
front of your right and move your forequarters and pivot on your back leg.’

But in his mind, he hears you clucking to him.  He knows you
want him to move.  That’s really all he knows.

And if you keep clucking to him he’s kind of searching for a
way to please you so you will leave him alone.

And you NEVER leave him alone until you get him doing the
thing you wanted – otherwise, he’ll learn to do the wrong thing.

So, the point about getting frustrated
with horses is this.

They don’t communicate like us humans.
They’re trying to figure out what you want.

And until they DO figure it out, they’ll keep making a
mistake until they get it right.

Making mistakes is okay.  We just eventually want them
to do what we ask.

But it’s the mistakes we must be patient with and forgive.

Sure, it may be frustrating because he’s not gettin’ it…
but he will.

And if he’s just not getting it, then it’s our job to figure
out a way for him to understand.

Set him up for success.

Set him up to understand what you want.  Make it as brain
ead simple-to-get as possible.

Just keep pidlin’ with him until he gets it.

And that is the professional advice straight from
one of our featured trainers:

J.J. Rydberg

Get the J.J. Rydberg DVD

One point I want to make is that trainers don’t get a horse
doing exactly what they ask right away either.

Sometimes, the horse just won’t get it.

But a seasoned trainer has a ‘Bag of tricks’
he or she uses that work.  And not every little trick
works with every horse.

You just try something else if something isn’t working.

It’s that simple.

That’s also one of the biggest reasons I started filming trainers.
I wanted you to learn from as many horse trainers as possible
because the valuable tips you pick up are priceless if you’re
a serious horse owner.

J.J. Rydberg’s video is a great example of valuable information
that nearly every horse owner should learn from.

If you want to read about J.J., click on the following:

Get the J.J. Rydberg DVD

Enjoy your weekend…  work with your horses…  do it all safely!

Charlie

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