It’s Your Decision, Not Your Condition

Horse Training Tips:
“It’s Your Decision, Not Your Condition”

horse training tips

Finally! It looks like we are finally into spring around here now! This makes me start writing lots of notes and lists of things I want to accomplish, things I need to get done, new products ideas and offerings, etc.

As part of that, I also think heavily about
what you, our customers and horse lovers,
want and need to help you train, handle,
control and enjoy your horses.

Start With An Evaluation:

Starting this year, why don’t you take
a few minutes to evaluate where you are with
your horses. Have you made the progress
you have hoped this past year?

I would urge you to write down a list of
the major things you want to accomplish
with your horses. What kind of things?

How about stuff like:

– Problems you know you need to fix
– Making your horse safer to ride
– Teaching new things to your horse like
reining, stops, spins, jumping, tricks,
and lots more
– You learning more about horse care,
horse habits, ways a horse learns and
thinks, etc.
– How to start a new colt
– How to be more effective in the round pen
– Teaching your horse manners and to respect
your space.
– Ways to sharpen your riding skills
– Etc., etc.

The goals you set are your own. I would suggest
that you first cover things related to safety:

– teaching your horse to respect you
– desensitizing your horse so he doesn’t blow up
at everything
– taking direction from you
– and many, many more…

A week or so ago I wrote a horse tip titled:

“Why…That Dang Horse!”

You can rad it here (shortened link):
http://bit.ly/Z48BBY

Part of that tips was about understanding how
a horse thinks and how he works. Without some
basic knowledge like that, how can you
effectively teach and train your horse to
do the right thing? You might want to go
back and read that…

Here’s a quote I’ve always loved and it
speaks to the very issue of your mindset
when talking about horses, your life,
your family, your friends…just about
anything you come up against:

“It’s your decision, not your condition”
(or put another way, not your situation)

I could speak hours about this, especially
as it relates to your soul.

But, let’s keep this about your horses.

Each of us are responsible for our actions,
reactions and the decisions we make when
faced with conditions or situations that
need correction or attention.

Sure we can HOPE things will change and
we can WISH they were different, but until
each of us decides to do something to make
a change or make a difference then ‘nuttin’
good will happen. Improvements don’t
happen in a vacuum.

So, where are you TODAY with your horses?

Do you have a series of problems or issues
you need to take care of? Are they safe
to handle and ride? Does your horse
respect you? Are you in control or is
he unpredictable and anxious?

Making A Change Is YOUR Decision:

If you see room for improvement, or If you
want things to be better, then YOU need to
decide to do something about it.

Your horse will not change without you
doing something to affect a change. The
only change you might see is a things
getting worse if you keep accepting the
wring behavior. Your horse will keep
doing the wrong thing if you don’t reinforce
the proper behavior.

It’s your decision. Why don’t you start
that list right now and then prioritize
it and take the top one. Make a plan,
be honest with yourself, schedule the time,
and start fixing that ONE THING at the
top of the list.

Build Confidence…

I promise you this: if you’ll do just
this one thing you think is the most
important thing, it will BOOST your
feeling about things, help you build your
confidence and you’ll be looking to
getting other things done as well.

That’s how it works. Take the first step,
then the next step and be diligent in
keeping to the ONE THING that is most
important at that time.

Above all, be consistent with your horse.
There’s nothing worse in horse training
than sending mixed signals to the horse.
He’ll be confused and won’t have a clue
what you meant. Stay consistent.
Don’t send mixed signals.

A while back I wrote about needing
that kick in the pants to get up and get
things done. Do it – you’ll be rewarded
for your efforts.

Try it and see how much of a difference
it can make in your “condition”. Make
that decision to make a difference.

We have a range of DVDs and books to help
where needed. You might want to click on
“Help Me Choose” to help guide you to the
best resource to solve your current problem:

http://www.horsetrainingresources.com/help-me-choose/

However you get there…your horse needs YOU
to show him the way. And solving problem
and learning new things is so rewarding.

Get to it…

All the best with your horses. Please – stay safe out there

Charlie

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Links for your reference:

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Our DVDs:
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Jesse Beery Horse Training Course:
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Beginner’s Horseback Riding Book:
http://www.horsetrainingresources.com/RidingBook/