{"id":34,"date":"2008-04-24T08:51:37","date_gmt":"2008-04-24T14:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=34"},"modified":"2008-04-24T08:51:37","modified_gmt":"2008-04-24T14:51:37","slug":"the-horse-training-penguin-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/general\/the-horse-training-penguin-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Horse Training Penguin Dance"},"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>The Horse Training Penguin Dance<\/p>\n<p>Andy Curry discusses the Penguin Dance:<\/p>\n<p>I have a trainer friend from Texas named Sue.<\/p>\n<p>Sue&#8217;s a very competent horse trainer.<\/p>\n<p>Last time we talked, she jokingly said, &#8216;When people come<br \/>\nto the barn to watch us train, they may see a bunch of penguins.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>My first reaction was&#8230;&#8217;Huh?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Then she went on to explain how she<br \/>\ndoes the penguin dance to desensitize her horses.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s when I understood what she meant.<\/p>\n<p>In essence, when she&#8217;s working on de-<br \/>\nsensitizing her horse she&#8217;ll flap her arms like<br \/>\na penguin as she walks around them.<\/p>\n<p>At first, the horse will generally<br \/>\nraise his head and get a little &#8216;big eye&#8217;d&#8217;.<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s out of fear and not understanding.<\/p>\n<p>But just because the horse raised his<br \/>\nhead and is backing off a little doesn&#8217;t mean she&#8217;ll quit.<\/p>\n<p>Just the opposite, in fact.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s when the horse relaxes and drops<br \/>\nhis head is when she quits.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because the horse starts to learn, &#8216;Oh..when I drop my<br \/>\nhead and relax that annoying flapping stops.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>You ALWAYS stop what you&#8217;re doing when you get the<br \/>\nright &#8216;answer&#8217; 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