{"id":132,"date":"2009-03-27T10:13:19","date_gmt":"2009-03-27T16:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=132"},"modified":"2009-03-27T10:13:19","modified_gmt":"2009-03-27T16:13:19","slug":"vibrating-the-bit-to-get-the-give","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/general\/vibrating-the-bit-to-get-the-give\/","title":{"rendered":"Vibrating The Bit To Get The Give"},"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;Vibrating The Bit To Get The Give&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Horse training, as you know, is not<br \/>\nan event.<\/p>\n<p>Horse training is a process.<\/p>\n<p>It has fairly logical steps that go<br \/>\nfrom one to another.<\/p>\n<p>One of the big keys in horse training<br \/>\nis getting a horse to &#8220;give&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, when you lift a rein<br \/>\nand slightly pull, his head comes the direction<br \/>\nof the pull.<\/p>\n<p>A good give is when you pull the rein,<br \/>\nhis head follows and you almost can&#8217;t feel the<br \/>\nrein pulling.<\/p>\n<p>In a sense, it&#8217;s almost like his head<br \/>\nfollows your arm like your shadow follows your<br \/>\nbody on a sunny day.<\/p>\n<p>Now THAT&#8217;S a give!<\/p>\n<p>In talking to Horse trainer Kenny Scott<br \/>\nduring his filming Kenny said this:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The horse has to<br \/>\ngive his chin before<br \/>\nhe gives anything else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Amen.<\/p>\n<p>Kenny went on to say, &#8220;We work from the<br \/>\nchin, through the jaw, up the neck, to his withers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This gets the body to arc and gets the<br \/>\nhorse broke at the withers.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know more of Kenny&#8217;s<br \/>\ntechniques, you can read about them by clicking<br \/>\nthe following:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-kennyscott.html<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, Kenny uses that to get the<br \/>\nhorse where he no longer uses his head for<br \/>\nbalanace &#8211; instead, his head becomes more like a<br \/>\nhood ornament&#8230;meaning he&#8217;s collected and balanced<br \/>\nand no longer needs his head for balance.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, since the chin is the place to<br \/>\nstart, you may often have trouble getting that<br \/>\nchin.<\/p>\n<p>If you do, here&#8217;s little secret.<\/p>\n<p>Vibrate the bit.<\/p>\n<p>Yep&#8230;vibrate it.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, as you pull on the<br \/>\nrein a little and he&#8217;s not giving his chin,<br \/>\nvibrate the bit by shaking the rein.<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t shake it hard.<\/p>\n<p>Just enough to make it uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>As you do it, watch for the give.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, the give may be so subtle<br \/>\nyou&#8217;ll miss it.<\/p>\n<p>Try not to miss it because the second<br \/>\nyou get a try from your horse&#8230;quit.<\/p>\n<p>Then let him think about it for a<br \/>\nmoment.<\/p>\n<p>As he gets it, you can ask for more.<\/p>\n<p>One of the reasons the vibrating bit<br \/>\nworks is because it&#8217;s uncomfortable. Horses<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t like to be uncomfortable. (How human-like)<\/p>\n<p>They will seek comfort.\u00a0 When they move<br \/>\nthe direction you want and you cease vibrating<br \/>\nthe bit, there&#8217;s the comfort.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually they&#8217;ll understand, &#8220;Okay&#8230;when<br \/>\nI move my chin over here like he wants, then it&#8217;s<br \/>\ncomfy.\u00a0 That&#8217;s what I&#8217;ll do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The good thing is it&#8217;s not painful unless<br \/>\nhis teeth are needing help or if the vibrating<br \/>\nbit is too intense.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-kennyscott.html<\/p>\n<p>One thing to be aware of is you must have<br \/>\npatience with this.<\/p>\n<p>DO NOT expect the horse to immediately<br \/>\nunderstand&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oh!&#8230;you want me to<br \/>\nmove my chin over here?<br \/>\nOkay.\u00a0 I get it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You see, just because &#8220;YOU&#8221; know what<br \/>\nyou want doesn&#8217;t mean your horse does.<\/p>\n<p>He has to guess.<\/p>\n<p>Give him time.<\/p>\n<p>With some horses, it will seem like it<br \/>\ntakes forever.\u00a0 You may think to yourself, &#8220;Dumb<br \/>\nhorse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And sure as death and taxes, the second<br \/>\nyou give up thinking it won&#8217;t work is the very<br \/>\nsecond the horse did what you asked&#8230;or was just<br \/>\nabout to.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-kennyscott.html<\/p>\n<p>OK&#8230;That&#8217;s it for today.\u00a0 Stay safe out there!<\/p>\n<p>Charlie<br \/>\nwww.HorseTrainingResources.com<\/p>\n<p>======================================================<\/p>\n<p>One of Jesse Beery&#8217;s more famous training aids he<br \/>\ndeveloped was his Pulley Bridle.\u00a0 He refers to<br \/>\nit multiple times throughout his course.<\/p>\n<p>We have taken his original design and improved upon<br \/>\nit in many ways and now offer what we call the<br \/>\n&#8220;Beery Pulley Bridle&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>You can see it here:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/bridle.html<\/p>\n<p>We also offer the bridle and the Beery course<br \/>\nas a discounted bundle if you want both.<\/p>\n<p>======================================================<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Vibrating The Bit To Get The Give&#8221; Horse training, as you know, is not an event. 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