Horse Training: What To Do With Your Horse When You Have Little Time

Posted on February 21, 2008 by admin

Charlie from HorseTrainingResources.com here….

In This Magazine Issue:

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1. What to do with a horse when you have little time

2. A Few Legacy Horse Books on CD Remaining

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1. What to do with a horse when you have little time

Andy Curry talks about making the best use of time with your horse….

Can you answer these two questions?

Question one.

What grows down while it grows up?

Question two.

If you don’t have much time to work with your horse during the week, is there anything you can do that would help?

I’ll answer question one in a minute.

So let’s start with question two.

I don’t know what your schedule is like, but if you’re like most people, you’re very busy.

That creates a bit of a dilemma when you’re a horse owner.

Why?

Because you should spend some time with your horse.

You don’t want them becoming lawn ornaments.

But what if you don’t have much time?

Is there anything you can do that is effective?

The answer is…

“Yes!”

There are lots of things you can do that matter.

But I won’t lie to you.

There are also lots of times you need anywhere from 20 minutes to a few hours to be effective with a horse.

However, those are the times we’re not interested in at the moment.

So what kinds of things can you do with a horse if you only have just minutes a day?

Here are a few ideas for you.

Go out and catch your horse.

Put the halter on him.

Once you do, then start brushing him.

Talk to him when you brush him.

Build that trust factor and create a stronger familiarity between yourselves.

When you’re done, take off the halter.

Be sure not to let him take off when you remove the halter.

If he wants to leave as the halter is almost off, keep it around his neck and just keep a hold of him.

When he’s quiet for a few moments, then remove the halter.

Now you may be thinking that this sounds far too simple to be effective for anything.

Truth is, there’s more going on behind the scenes than the average Joe knows.

First, when you catch your horse with the halter and start brushing him, he starts an important association.

Of what?

That when you come at him with the halter he may get brushed.

So what?

Well, most of the time a horse sees a halter and knows he’s gonna have to work, possibly be kicked on, pulled on, etc.

If that was you,…wouldn’t you be hard to catch?

But if you started thinking you’re gonna get a nice brushing when you saw that halter, you’d have no reason to leave.

And if you’re situation is such that you don’t have much time, you can certainly approach your horse with a halter, brush him, pet him, and get him used to thinking the halter is a good thing.

Eventually, your horse won’t take off as you approach him with the halter.

Next, as you’re talking to him, you’re building a trust that your horse needs to have from you.

As he gets more familiar with your voice, he gets more trusting of you – as long as you don’t bother him.

And by bother him I mean hitting his fear button or his “you’re makin’ me mad” button.

But know this.

It’s okay to hit his fear button a little because you can help your horse get over stuff that scares him.

After all, a horse has to be scared of something to not fear it later.

The only thing is this.

It can often take more than just a few minutes to get a horse over the fear of something – so be careful what you choose to do.

Next, when you take off that halter and you get him staying with you, then there’s no reason for him to take off.

Why do you want him staying with you when take off the halter?

Because you want to keep a good association with you.

I find people who take off the halter then smack the horse in the butt with it to get ’em to run off.

They think it’s funny.

But they’re making it harder for the horse to be with them. They destroy that trust and confidence factor.

Plus, keeping your horse with you teaches him that YOU say when he can leave instead of him dictating what he can do.

That’s a respect thing you gotta have. Plus, you always, always, always want your horse looking to you for permission.

See?

There’s actually some good stuff you can do if you only have a few minutes a day.

If you want to know more things you can do, I urge you to check out the following:

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

You should know that doing these quickie things are no substitute for spending good quality training and riding time with your horse.

But the fact is, you should do something with your horse every day if you can – and this’ll give you other ideas you can do that matter.

Lastly, did you figure out the answer to the first question:

“What grows down while it grows up?”

The answer is: A Goose

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

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2. A Few Legacy Horse Books on CD Remaining

WE still have a few of the two-CD sets that contain 8 legacy horse training books
from the past. These books have been scanned and put into PDF form. There are
4 books per CD.

If you are interested in the wisdom of the old horse trainers then this is a steal.

When they’re gone, they’re gone.

They are only $20.00 for both CDs. They make a great addition to your library
and they just aren’t available any more.

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

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Ok… that’s it for today.

Stay safe around your horses…

Charlie

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Horse Training: The Moral of the Story

Posted on February 16, 2008 by admin

Charlie from HorseTrainingResources.com here…

In This Magazine Issue:

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1. New Spiral-Bound Beery Course Manual is Well-Received!

2. The Moral of the Story In Horse Training…

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1. New Spiral-Bound Beery Course Manual is Well-Received!

Folks are telling me they are liking the new printing of the Beery manual.

We printed it using a spiral binding that make it much easier to use and also printed the two extra bonus books as separate books.

You can see, read about and purchase your copy of the famous

“Jesse Beery Illustrated Course in Horse Training”

by clicking here:

http://www.horsetrainingresources.com/beery.html
Take control of your horses and new colts now.

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2. The Moral of the Story In Horse Training…

Trainer Andy Curry writes about horse training, JJ Rydberg and a few other things here:

This incredible story reminds of an important horse training principle.

His name was Donald Morehouse.

While in combat in the Korean War, he was shot 7 times.

But 6 rounds never made it into his body due to a bullet proof vest.

But one bullet pierced him.

It went through his left shoulder and lodged in his right side.

Wounded, Morehouse hiked to a M.A.S.H. unit to get the bullet removed.

48 years later, Morehouse had heart bypass surgery.  That was in 2001.

Doctors found a shocking discovery.

Calcified scars showed that the .29 caliber bullet removed from his side in 1953 actually…

“Passed through his heart!”

Doctors said most people would’ve died within minutes of the wound.

Morehouse walked 3 miles and lived.

The reason this has an important connection with horse training is because you often don’t know just how lucky you were.

Morehouse probably thought he was lucky to be alive back in 1953 – but I’ll bet after the heart surgery, the surprising news really hit home.

But with horses, we often don’t know how lucky we have it while working with them.

Why?

Because horses are typically very forgiving and can put up with a lot of nonsense.

But like us humans, they have their limit.

And it’s their limit you want to be careful of going past.

My friend and fellow trainer J.J. Rydberg has a great saying.  He says:

“If you’re mad, the horse is already mad!”

Why does this matter?

First, you can’t fight the horse.

You will not win.

And if you have a battle going, then you don’t want to lose it because you’ll teach your horse he can do what HE wants.

So the trick is, don’t get in a battle in the first place.

Thus, here’s some things to think about.

If you’re working with your horse be aware of signs that he’s getting unhappy.

Yes, unhappy.

Tail swishing.

Pawing.

Head bobbing up and down in a quick motion.

Tight lips.

Ears layin’ back.

Teeth grinding.

Tight body.

And so on.

Will your horse show all these signs?

No.

He’ll likely show some of them if he’s gettin’ unhappy.

As you work with him and you see one of the signs, just make a mental note to yourself.

You know that what you’re doing has started to irritate him.

Should you stop there?

Not necessarily.

You can keep trying, but be aware of his emotional state.

If you get the same signs and they’re more frequent and closer together, then do what J.J. recommends.

Back off.

Let him have control and feel good.

Walk him around.

If you’re riding him, ride with loose reins for a bit.

Why?

Cuz it don’t feel good to get tugged on all the time.

Would you like it?

Heck, he may just be a horse but he doesn’t like what’s going on.

And if you’re working from the ground, just lead him around a little.  Do some things he already knows and bring his confidence back.

Before you go back to trying what you were doing, check his emotional state.  If he’s good, then try it again.

Remember that you may not get the response you want.  You may only get a try.  And you may have to live with that for the day.

And as I’ve said before, that’s okay.

There’s no reason to get in a hurry, right?

After all, if you do, it’ll put you way behind.

Just remember that.

Getting in a hurry will put you way behind.

But going slow will get you the fastest
results.

And this is the wisdom of J.J. Rydberg.

J.J.  teaches horse training at his local college – and I urge you to read more about him.  He’s quite good.

You can see more about him by clicking the following:

http://www.horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-jjrydberg.html

And here’s another piece of golden wisdom J.J. will tell you.

It’s easy to get frustrated when teaching a horse something at first.

Why?

Because they don’t have a clue as to what you want.

But…

Keep messin’ with ’em and they will.

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

Charlie

www.HorseTrainingResources.com

P.S. Do you have your copy of the “most famous horse training course in history”?  Jesse Beery’s methods have been used by over 300,000 horse owners.  He must have been doing something right!

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

P.P.S. Does your horse chew on his stall, fences, posts, and everything else?  Wood chewing and cribbing can be quite harmful if left unchecked. There’s a sure-fire method that stops him quickly and isn’t harmful or require any special halters or appliances.  Read about it here:

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

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Jesse Beery: The Most Famous Horse Trainer of All Time? New Spiral Bound Book Ready!

Posted on February 13, 2008 by admin

Jesse Beery: The Most Famous Horse Trainer of All Time?

NEW: Spiral Bound Version of the Famous
“Prof. Jesse Beery’s Illustrated Course on Horse Training” 

We’ve completed the printing of the new “Prof. Jesse Beery’s 8 Volume Illustrated Course on Horse Training” and it looks great!  If you don’t already have the Beery books then you’ll want to get your copy soon of this new format printed with spiral binding. 

 I’ll discuss more about that below…  but first let’s talk about Prof. Jesse Beery for a minute. 

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

A bit of Nostalgia…..

 Many call Jesse Beery  “The Most Famous Horse Trainer of All Time”. 

 Here’s why:

 Back in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s there were a series of excellent horse trainers that emerged.  Lots of well-proven and very useful methods were developed and many books were written on the subject.  Things were different in that time – they used horses for everything then and learned to train and work with them as a necessity.

 If you’ve been a student of horse training for very long you may have heard or read some of the works by Beery, Hayes, Carrol, Thorn, Youatt, and many others.

 But out of this crowd was one lad who started working with horses at a very young age and continually studied them.  He was unique in that he was able to start classifying horses and the training methods that would be required for each just by the shape of their heads.  He fine-tuned his observations and training over many years of working with and training literally hundreds and, eventually, thousands of horses. 

 Out of this came his published works about the Four Dispositions of Horses.

 Jesse was different.  Through his experiences, observations and developing excellent, non-harmful ways of training, he mastered the horse training methods.

 Jesse Hits the Circuit: 

Jesse went on the road all over the U.S. giving shows under the big tent proving to  crowds of hundreds his training expertise.  He would challenge the locals to bring their hardest to train horses and he would work them right in front of the crowds.  Books are filled with stories of these events.

 Jesse then started the Beery School of Horsemanship in Ohio.  He wrote his famous “Illustrated Course on Horse Training” along with many other books.  But it was his horse training books that became famous. 

 These eight, small, blue books were sold as a mail order course starting back in the early 1900’s.  They were sold as late as the 1960’s until the School of Horsemanship was closed.

 I have had dozens of folks who have been around horses for a few decades write me and tell me about how they remember using Berry’s “little blue books” and how excited they were about reading and using them. 

 But the bottom line on each of these letters was this:  “Beery’s methods always worked”.  That’s a testimonial one doesn’t have to ask for. 

 This product sells itself.  I have some of the original sales flyers that Beery used to send to his potential customers.  Back in the early 1930’s the course cost about $34.00.  He often had bundles of other books he would include such as his Saddle Horse course and Animal Breeding course.  What would that $34.00 be in today’s dollars?

 Hundreds of Thousands of Horses Trained: 

Beery’s course has been responsible for training over 300,000 horses world wide.  That, my friends, is an amazing number.  That is why the claim has been made that he was the most famous horse trainer of all time.

 His methods have been copied and used by many famous horse trainers of today.  Many of what’s being called “natural horse training” methods are either a direct copy or an off-shoot of his methods.

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

 Jesse also developed the Pulley Breaking Bridle that was proven to be so effective that many people just couldn’t believe it.  It is still that way – we make them and sell them and you can read just a few of the many testimonials from very satisfied users of the pulley bridle on the website.

Now and then you can still find the little blue books in antique books stores, etc.  Rarely can you find them in a complete set or in very good condition.  In many cases folks have run across them in estate sales or even in a corner of the tack room in the old barns.

 We Set Out To Reproduce This Great Course:

 Understanding how well the course works and, knowing that the methods work just as well today as they did 100 years ago (our horses minds haven’t changed), we decided to re-print the complete Beery course.  We have the reprint rights to entire training program.

 I had professional writers re-type the entire course, book by book, and then had the original illustrations scanned and literally recreated the entire course using today’s technology.  We initially created Adobe PDF files and sold the books as digital downloads. 

But then dozens of folks asked if they could get a printed version of the books.  So, I went to the printers and have printed two different books that included the entire Beery course, plus a couple extra useful books.  I printed these as one big, thick book.  They have sold well and now hundreds of folks have been able to take advantage of Beery’s methods.

 But I still wasn’t satisfied.  The book was difficult to use as a course – with its stiff binding it was hard to keep your place open, read, etc.  So I went back to the printer and asked about other bindings.  And I believe I found the best solution….

 A Complete New Format With Spiral Binding

 As I looked through my own library of other courses and of those I have seen in book stores, I found a common thread.  Many study courses are printed with spiral bindings or put into a 3-ring binder.  I liked the idea of a 3-ring binder but was afraid folks could loose pages over time.  So, I opted for the spiral binding.  And I’m glad I did!

 The spiral binding allows much easier use of the course.  It opens and lays flat and, in fact, can even be folded back on itself to take up less desk space or lap space.  I had them put thick spacers between the 8 volumes so it’s easy to find each book.  I had the pages reformatted some so they are easier to read.  It’s like a complete new work.

 I also printed the two bonus books separately and include them in the bundle.  All three books are shrink-wrapped before they are sent to you.  The two bonus books are “The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Viscous Horses” and “Breaking and Training Colts”.  Both are excellent texts.

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

 The new version is more expensive to print and bind but I truly believe that it is well worth the few extra dollars.  Especially when you consider the potential use over many, many years.  It’s a course you’ll want to hand down to your own kids, grandkids, a friend or the neighbor kid. 

 I have posted new pictures on the website for you to see the new book and bonus books.

 Take a look…  and get yours today.  Your purchase is protected by our money-back guarantee so you can’t loose. 

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

 If you’ve been using the Beery methods, or if you start using the methods, please drop me a note with how it worked for you.  I love to hear specific, real-life stories of how his methods worked.

 Oh, by the way, I have talked to Jesse’s great granddaughter Beth Beery and will be arranging to talk to her father about some of the events of Jesse Beery’s life.  I have heard some already and they are fascinating.  I’ll convey some of that information in future emails or on the blog.

 Enjoy the new course format.  But most of all, study the methods and take control of your horses.  Your health and safety, and the safety of those around you, are of utmost importance.  Don’t take a chance around horses that are unsafe.  Thousands every year get hurt, paralyzed or killed while handling and riding horses that are out of control.

 All the best,

 Charlie Hicks

 P.S. Besides the new spiral bound Beery course we also offer the famous Pulley Breaking Bridle.  Jesse talks about the Pulley Bridle throughout his course.  You can read about it and order yours here: 

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

 

P.P.S.  If you’re also interested in the Legacy Horse Training Books on CD we still have a few left on closeout for $20.00.  That’s 8 of the well-known horse training books on two CD’s in Adobe PDF format.  We had them scanned, converted to PDF documents and put on CD.  Add these to your horse library while you can still get them.  These books are extremely hard to find now.

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

 

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