Horse Training Tips:
What Is Your Horse’s Lag Time?
Have you ever had a ‘duh’ moment?
(Mine are increasing with age :>)
What I mean is, has anyone ever said
something to you and you didn’t answer immediately?
There was this ‘moment of processing’
what the person just said to you.
Sometimes you may ask, “Now what? Say that again…?”
Sometimes you answer with the appropriate response.
The reason I ask you this is because
a lot of people don’t understand that
the horse has a lag time in his responses, too.
We often expect our horses to snap to
attention and immediately do what we ask them to do.
But asking for an instant response just isn’t appropriate.
When you ask your horse to do something, it goes from the
pressure point up to his brain and back to his leg or
whatever you’re working on.
And get this:
Sometimes, it can take as much as four seconds.
Four seconds isn’t all that long.
It may seem like it at the time, but
comparatively speaking, it’s nothing.
This is one of the important tips Linda Braddy reveals
in her DVD on “Getting The Right Answer From Your Horse”.
Linda goes on to say this.
You will worry your horse if you keep
asking for an instant response and he isn’t giving it.
So what?
Worry turns into confusion and confusion turns into fear.
You can’t learn anything if your mind is consumed with fear.
[That’s a key training principle you really need to understand.]
Anyway, your horse needs time from when you thought of it
and asked for it and when they can perform it.
And don’t forget this.
They have to be physically ready to perform it.
For example, if your horse’s head is bent to the right and
you asked his rearend to move to the right…it’d be dang
hard for him to do.
Why?
Because it’s natural for his hip to go to the left
with his head bent to the right.
He could move his hip and head to the
right if he was warmed up, ready, and
knew what it was about.
But otherwise, it’s just not fair
to ask your horse to do it.
This is one of the valuable lessons
Linda reveals in her DVD.
If you haven’t seen it yet, I urge you
to click on the following:
Linda is an excellent trainer.
Wanna know a couple things
about Linda and her qualifications?
Linda worked at a 300 head facility at a famous military base
called Camp Pendleton. While there, she attended several clinics.
While at Camp Pendleton, there was constant flow
of horses to work with. Linda got to work with
so many horses that any trainer would envious of her.
Linda was also a traveling trainer. She’d go
from one stable to another and work with horses.
Soon, Linda was an expert in observing horses and
quickly discovering their strong and weak points,
how best to approach each individual problem, and more.
Linda developed her training ability by watching
the good, the bad, and the ugly in horse training.
In total seriousness, Linda admits, “I learned a lot
of training from the bad trainers. I learned what
‘not’ to do.”
Needless to say, you can learn a lot
from Linda watching her DVD.
I suggest you read more about Linda and about
what she can teach you in her DVD by clicking the link below:
OK.. that’s enough for today! Stay safe around your horses.
Charlie
P.S. Don’t continue to put up with your
horse not doing what you ask. Take each
problem area and figure out how to solve it.
Between the Jesse Beery course and the
Pulley Bridle, there’s just no excuse for
not fixing all those pesky problems!
http://horsetrainingresources.
And, you can save a bunch when you buy
the bundles that include the Jesse Beery Course
book, bridle, 4-Way Beery bit, etc.
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Kathleen’s Story With the Pulley Bridle:
I received the note below from Kathleen. She had purchased
the Jesse Beery books and the Pulley Bridle. Kathleen has a
QH gelding named Casanova that wouldn’t settle down and cow
kicks the farrier.
I suggested Kathleen use the Pulley Bridle and to let me know.
Here’s her note:
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“Hi Charlie,
I took your advice & used the Pulley Bridle with Casanova.
The results were fantastic so far. He wouldn’t stand still
when I groom him & he would spook terribly at the spray bottle.
Tonight after a couple firm tugs, he stood still to be brushed.
It took a little more time to overcome his spray bottle phobia,
but every time he moved away from it, I pulled the bridle while
talking to him quietly. The end result was I was able to spray
him with fly repellent all over & he didn’t move.
I am thrilled!!!
Tomorrow we are going to work on his hooves being picked up
& cleaned. He paws the ground a lot & likes to kick a back
leg out when he’s frustrated. I’ll keep you posted.
Another positive testimony for the pulley bridle!!
Thank you again. Kathleen”
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The Pulley Bridle could work for you, too. Read more here:
