{"id":121,"date":"2009-02-28T12:45:47","date_gmt":"2009-02-28T18:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=121"},"modified":"2009-02-28T12:45:47","modified_gmt":"2009-02-28T18:45:47","slug":"horse-training-tips-its-the-little-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/general\/horse-training-tips-its-the-little-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Horse Training Tips: It&#8217;s the Little Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/css\/authover.css\" media=\"screen\" \/>\r\n\t       <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/css\/simplemodel.css\" media=\"screen\"\/>\r\n\t          <script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n\tsrc=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/jquery-1.7.2.min.js\"><\/script>\r\n           <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/jquery.simplemodal.js\"><\/script>\r\n           <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/authover.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\t\t\t\tvar jq = jQuery.noConflict();\r\n\t\t\t\tfunction openPopup(url,width,height,delay,useajax,iframe,exitt){\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\talert(url);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tauthover.configure({\r\n\t\t\t\t\tiFrameAttribute : {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\" : \"autFrame\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"id\" : \"authFrame\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"src\" : \"http:\/\/wikipedia.com\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"height\" : \"100%\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"width\" : \"100%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t},\r\n\t\t\t\tmodalContent : url,\r\n\t\t\t\twidth : width,\r\n\t\t\t\theight : height,\r\n\t\t\t\tdelay : delay,\r\n\t\t\t\tpopupUseAjax: 0,\r\n\t\t\t\ttargetUseIframe: iframe,\r\n\t\t\t\tpopupIsRedirect: useajax,\r\n\t\t\t\texitAlertText: exitt\r\n\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t\tauthover.triggerModal();\r\nreturn false;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/script><p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s the Little Things&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Willard Marriott once said,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s the little things that<br \/>\nmake the big things possible.<br \/>\nOnly close attention to the<br \/>\nfine details of any operation<br \/>\nmakes the operation first class.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>How true it is.<\/p>\n<p>Marriott, as you likely know, was the<br \/>\nguy who created all those hotels known as the<br \/>\nMarriott Hotels.<\/p>\n<p>And what Marriott said about paying<br \/>\nattention to details applies to everything<br \/>\nin life&#8230;even us horse owners.<\/p>\n<p>Paying attention to details with your<br \/>\nhorse creates a magnificent horse&#8230;.if you<br \/>\nknow what to look for.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, when riding a horse and<br \/>\nhis head raises, he slows down, and he&#8217;s looking<br \/>\na certain direction,&#8230;something is happening<br \/>\nin his mind.<\/p>\n<p>That something is likely that he is<br \/>\nbeing inspired with fear.<\/p>\n<p>The first sign I gave you&#8230;&#8221;his head<br \/>\nraises&#8221;&#8230;is one of those &#8220;little things&#8221; to<br \/>\nbe aware of.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Well, knowing your horse is spooking<br \/>\nthen you can help him through it.\u00a0 What&#8217;s more,<br \/>\nknowing he&#8217;s fearing something, you&#8217;ll be<br \/>\ncareful not to &#8220;push&#8221; him too hard to suffer<br \/>\nthrough his fear and make it worse.<\/p>\n<p>If you push too hard then the horse<br \/>\ncould be overcome with fear.\u00a0 He may then rear up<br \/>\nor worse&#8230;.take off running and you can&#8217;t stop<br \/>\nhim.\u00a0 That&#8217;s a bad place to be when those fence<br \/>\nposts are whizzing by you.<\/p>\n<p>But knowing the &#8220;little things&#8221; you<br \/>\ncould have prevented the mishaps.\u00a0 Knowing<br \/>\nthe little things, you could make him &#8220;whoa&#8221;<br \/>\nat will instead of bolting out of control.<\/p>\n<p>Not knowing the &#8220;little things&#8221; you<br \/>\ncould also inadvertently create a second fear<br \/>\nin him.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, if the horse spooked at<br \/>\nan object&#8230;and he got punished for not moving<br \/>\n(ie. spurred in the ribs and chastised) then the<br \/>\nnext time he sees that object or one like it, he&#8217;ll<br \/>\nfear the object and fear being punished.<\/p>\n<p>Pretty soon, his mind is controlled with<br \/>\nfear and he won&#8217;t even know you are on his back<br \/>\nasking him to do something.\u00a0 His instincts will<br \/>\ntake over and he&#8217;ll do whatever he needs to do<br \/>\nto protect himself&#8230;unless you know what to do.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing what to do is one of those<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;little things&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>To load a horse in a trailer the big secret<br \/>\nis teaching him to move forward.\u00a0 That&#8217;s knowing one<br \/>\nof the &#8220;little things&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>To teach a horse respect, making the horse<br \/>\nmove is a big secret &#8211; it&#8217;s one of the &#8220;little things&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In truth, knowing a lot of &#8220;little things&#8221; is<br \/>\nthe secret to seeing the big picture.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing how your horse thinks, why he does what<br \/>\nhe does, what his instincts tell him and why, etc.,<br \/>\netc., etc.,&#8230;is knowing a lot of the little things.<\/p>\n<p>We filmed Brad Meyers, one of our featured trainers,<br \/>\nwho has an excellent message abou the &#8220;Little Things&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>His DVD is titled:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How To Eliminate And Prevent Deadly<br \/>\nHorse Riding Accidents Using<br \/>\nThe Power Of The Little Things!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brad is a very gifted trainer that can<br \/>\ncommunicate well.<\/p>\n<p>He grandfather was a legendary horseman and blacksmith.<br \/>\nBrad has also worked with a number of the famous people<br \/>\nin the horse world such as Buck Brannaman, Marty Marten,<br \/>\nKathy McClarrinon, and Craig Cameron.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about Brad by clicking the link below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-meyers.html\" title=\"Get Your Own Brad Meyers LIttle Things DVD\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Get Your Own Brad Meyers LITTLE THINGS DVD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brad shows you many, many valuable tips that<br \/>\nwill make your handling, training and riding<br \/>\nmuch more enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p>Brad is becoming rapidly famous for his well-known<br \/>\nhorsemanship clinics called &#8220;Wisdom of the Horse&#8221;<br \/>\nwhich shows us humans what the horse can teach us<br \/>\nabout ourselves and about our lives.<\/p>\n<p>Filming Brad was an extraordinary opportunity<br \/>\nbecause his information is astonishing and effective.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-meyers.html\" title=\"Get Your Own Brad Meyers LIttle Things DVD\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Get Your Own Brad Meyers LITTLE THINGS DVD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ok&#8230;that&#8217;s it.\u00a0 have a great weekend.\u00a0 Stay safe out there!<\/p>\n<p>Charlie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s the Little Things&#8221; 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