{"id":155,"date":"2009-10-04T16:03:28","date_gmt":"2009-10-04T22:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=155"},"modified":"2009-10-04T16:03:28","modified_gmt":"2009-10-04T22:03:28","slug":"horse-training-tips-don%e2%80%99t-nag-your-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/general\/horse-training-tips-don%e2%80%99t-nag-your-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"Horse Training Tips &#8211; Don\u2019t NAG Your Horse!"},"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 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on the reins which pull on the horse\u2019s mouth.<\/p>\n<p>Pulling on the horse\u2019s mouth again and again is nagging him.<\/p>\n<p>He doesn\u2019t like it and eventually he won\u2019t want to put up with it.<\/p>\n<p>So the trick is to develop the feel.<\/p>\n<p>Develop hands that are calm, still, and balanced.<\/p>\n<p>Now you may think your hands are good and still when you ride\u2026and they may be.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know what your riding level is.<\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s a way to check your hands to see just how still they \u201creally\u201d are.<\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, you can use a spoon and an egg.<\/p>\n<p>Get in the saddle and have your horse walk around.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll find out just how still your hands \u201creally\u201d are whether or not that egg falls out of the spoon.<\/p>\n<p>Truth be told\u2026the egg WILL fall out because it is very difficult to do.<\/p>\n<p>But you\u2019ll find you can increase the length of time before the egg falls off the spoon.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s telling you you\u2019re getting steadier hands.<\/p>\n<p>What it does more than anything is get you aware of your hands.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the nifty little tricks Diana Quintana teaches her students.<\/p>\n<p>She also shows it (and several others) in her <a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-quitana-riding.html\" title=\"horse training video\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>horse training video<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to read about it, click on the following:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-quitana-riding.html\" title=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-quitana-riding.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-quitana-riding.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just remember.<\/p>\n<p>The less you pull on your horse, the happier he\u2019ll be.<\/p>\n<p>He won\u2019t feel nagged.<\/p>\n<p>And when he doesn\u2019t feel nagged, he\u2019ll be happier and much more willing to do what you ask.<\/p>\n<p>Check out one of our professional <a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/DVD.html\" title=\"horse training videos\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>horse training videos<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-quitana-riding.html\" title=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-quitana-riding.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-quitana-riding.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Make sense?<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-daniedoughewlett.html\" title=\"reining horse training\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>reining horse training<\/strong><\/a>, too!<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s it for today.\u00a0 Stay safe around your horses.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie<\/p>\n<p>P.S. Diana shows a LOT of valuable tips in her riding video and is an excellent and experienced instructor.\u00a0 And, she has the ribbons and\u00a0 trophy\u2019s to prove she knows what she\u2019s doing!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-quitana-riding.html\" title=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-quitana-riding.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-quitana-riding.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not common knowledge like you think it should be. Any trainer worth their salt should tell you that the less you \u201cpull\u201d on a horse the better. Constantly pulling on a horse is like bein\u2019 nagged by someone. 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