{"id":313,"date":"2011-07-17T15:04:07","date_gmt":"2011-07-17T21:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=313"},"modified":"2018-12-16T21:21:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T03:21:19","slug":"the-moral-of-the-story-in-horse-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/training-tips\/the-moral-of-the-story-in-horse-training\/","title":{"rendered":"The Moral of the Story In Horse Training"},"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>This incredible story reminds me of\u00a0an important horse training principle.<\/p>\n<p>His name was Donald Morehouse.<\/p>\n<p>While in combat in the Korean War,\u00a0he was shot 7 times.<\/p>\n<p>But 6 rounds never made it into his\u00a0body due to a bullet proof vest.<\/p>\n<p>But one bullet pierced him.<\/p>\n<p>It went through his left shoulder\u00a0and lodged in his right side.<\/p>\n<p>Wounded, Morehouse hiked to a M.A.S.H.\u00a0unit to get the bullet removed.<\/p>\n<p>48 years later, Morehouse had heart\u00a0bypass surgery. \u00a0That was in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors found a shocking discovery.<\/p>\n<p>Calcified scars showed that the .29\u00a0caliber bullet removed from his side\u00a0in 1953 actually&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em> &#8220;Passed through\u00a0his heart!&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Doctors said most people would&#8217;ve\u00a0died within minutes of the wound.<\/p>\n<p>Morehouse walked 3 miles and lived.<\/p>\n<p>The reason this has an important connection\u00a0with horse training is because you often\u00a0don&#8217;t know just how lucky you were.<\/p>\n<p>Morehouse probably thought he was lucky\u00a0to be alive back in 1953 &#8211; but I&#8217;ll bet after the\u00a0heart surgery, the surprising news really hit home.<\/p>\n<p>But with horses, we often don&#8217;t know\u00a0how lucky we have it while working with them.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because horses are typically very forgiving\u00a0and can put up with a lot of nonsense.<\/p>\n<p>But like us humans, they have their limit.<\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s their limit you want to be\u00a0careful of going past.<\/p>\n<p>Trainer J.J. Rydberg has a great saying.<\/p>\n<p>He says:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;If you&#8217;re mad, the horse is already mad!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why does this matter?<\/p>\n<p>First, you can&#8217;t fight the horse.<\/p>\n<p>You will not win.<\/p>\n<p>And if you have a battle going, then\u00a0you don&#8217;t want to lose it because you&#8217;ll teach\u00a0your horse he can do what HE wants.<\/p>\n<p>So the trick is, don&#8217;t get in a battle\u00a0in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, here&#8217;s some things to think about.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re working with your horse be aware\u00a0of signs that he&#8217;s getting unhappy.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, unhappy.<\/p>\n<p>Tail swishing.<\/p>\n<p>Pawing.<\/p>\n<p>Head bobbing up and down in a quick motion.<\/p>\n<p>Tight lips.<\/p>\n<p>Ears layin&#8217; back.<\/p>\n<p>Teeth grinding.<\/p>\n<p>Tight body.<\/p>\n<p>And so on.<\/p>\n<p>Will your horse show all these signs?<\/p>\n<p>No.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll likely show some of them if he&#8217;s\u00a0gettin&#8217; unhappy.<\/p>\n<p>As you work with him and you see one of the signs,\u00a0just make a mental note to yourself.<\/p>\n<p>You know that what you&#8217;re doing has\u00a0started to irritate him.<\/p>\n<p>Should you stop there?<\/p>\n<p>Not necessarily.<\/p>\n<p>You can keep trying, but be aware of\u00a0his emotional state.<\/p>\n<p>If you get the same signs and they&#8217;re\u00a0more frequent and closer together, then do\u00a0what J.J. recommends.<\/p>\n<p>Back off.<\/p>\n<p>Let him have control and feel good.<\/p>\n<p>Walk him around.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re riding him, ride with loose\u00a0reins for a bit.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Cuz it doesn&#8217;t feel good to get tugged\u00a0on all the time.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like it?<\/p>\n<p>Heck, he may just be a horse but he\u00a0doesn&#8217;t like what&#8217;s going on.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/dvds\/jjrydberg-problem-solving\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/dvds\/jjrydberg-problem-solving\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And if you&#8217;re working from the ground,\u00a0just lead him around a little. \u00a0Do some things\u00a0he already knows and bring his confidence back.<\/p>\n<p>Before you go back to trying what you\u00a0were doing, check his emotional state. \u00a0If he&#8217;s\u00a0good, then try it again.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that you may not get the response\u00a0you want. \u00a0You may only get a try. \u00a0And you may\u00a0have to live with that for the day.<\/p>\n<p>And as I&#8217;ve said before, that&#8217;s okay.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no reason to get in a hurry, right?<\/p>\n<p>After all, if you do, it&#8217;ll put you way behind.<\/p>\n<p>Just remember that.<\/p>\n<p>Getting in a hurry will put you way behind.<\/p>\n<p>But going slow will get you the fastest results.<\/p>\n<p>And this is the wisdom of J.J. Rydberg.<\/p>\n<p>J.J. \u00a0teaches horse training at his local\u00a0college &#8211; and I urge you to read more about him.\u00a0He&#8217;s quite good.<\/p>\n<p>You can see more about him by clicking the following:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/dvds\/jjrydberg-problem-solving\/<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s another piece of golden wisdom\u00a0J.J. will tell you.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to get frustrated when teaching\u00a0a horse something at first.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because they don&#8217;t have a clue as to what\u00a0you want.<\/p>\n<p>But&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Keep messin&#8217; with &#8217;em and they will.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/dvds\/jjrydberg-problem-solving\/<\/p>\n<p>Ok&#8230; \u00a0that&#8217;s it for today. \u00a0Stay safe around your horses!<\/p>\n<p>Charlie<\/p>\n<p><strong> P.S. <\/strong>Do you have your copy of the\u00a0&#8220;most famous horse training course in history&#8221;? \u00a0Jesse Beery&#8217;s methods have been used by tens of<br \/>\nthousands of horse owners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>He must have been doing something right!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_888\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/beery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-888\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-888\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-888\" src=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jesse-Beery-Complete-Set-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Jesse Beery School of Horsemanship\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prof Jesse Beery School of Horsemanship. 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