{"id":363,"date":"2011-08-06T14:55:27","date_gmt":"2011-08-06T20:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=363"},"modified":"2011-08-06T14:55:27","modified_gmt":"2011-08-06T20:55:27","slug":"horses-lawnmowers-with-minds-of-their-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/training-tips\/horses-lawnmowers-with-minds-of-their-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Horses &#038; Lawnmowers With Minds of Their Own"},"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>Horses &amp; Lawnmowers With Minds of Their Own<\/p>\n<p>It was December of 1999.<\/p>\n<p>In Sacramento, California a strange\u00a0thing happened.<\/p>\n<p>The police arrived at the house of\u00a0Francis Karnes because the neighbors thought\u00a0they heard shots being fired.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Karnes did fire shots&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At his lawnmower!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because Karnes said, &#8220;It refused to start.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment.<\/p>\n<p>Pretty silly if you ask me.<\/p>\n<p>Can someone actually get so mad at\u00a0their lawnmower that they&#8217;d shoot it with a\u00a0gun????<\/p>\n<p>Sheeeeshh!<\/p>\n<p>Makes you wonder what he&#8217;d do on a horse\u00a0that doesn&#8217;t do what he wants him to do.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve seen a lot of different reactions\u00a0from riders when a horse won&#8217;t do what\u00a0the rider wants.<\/p>\n<p>To those that don&#8217;t understand the mind of\u00a0a horse it can get real frustrating.<\/p>\n<p>Years ago I was riding with a group of people\u00a0and we came upon a river.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s wasn&#8217;t a big raging river.<\/p>\n<p>But it was flowing pretty good. \u00a0The\u00a0bottom was a bit rocky. And it was a little\u00a0noisy.<\/p>\n<p>The noise was &#8220;really&#8221; bothering this\u00a0particular horse.<\/p>\n<p>The man riding the horse tried to\u00a0get the horse to cross.<\/p>\n<p>His young horse walked up to river and\u00a0started to step to it but just couldn&#8217;t get\u00a0himself to go in.<\/p>\n<p>The horse was scared.<\/p>\n<p>He didn&#8217;t know what was in that water.<\/p>\n<p>The noise of it and the movement was\u00a0overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p>The rider&#8217;s reaction was to kick and\u00a0kick and kick.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever he did, you could see the\u00a0horse&#8217;s body tense up and his head raise.<\/p>\n<p>You could also see the fear in the\u00a0horse&#8217;s eyes. \u00a0A lot people miss that.<\/p>\n<p>Then the horse would pace back and forth.<\/p>\n<p>He wanted to go in the water because\u00a0his rider was demanding it.<\/p>\n<p>But he was consumed with fear and just\u00a0couldn&#8217;t do it. \u00a0The rider didn&#8217;t understand\u00a0the mindset of his horse at this point.<\/p>\n<p>That horse would do about anything asked\u00a0of him that day but go in the water.<\/p>\n<p>Again he got close to the water and\u00a0the horse reared up a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>I thought to myself, &#8220;You better quit\u00a0forcing that horse or he&#8217;ll go over on top of\u00a0you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At the day&#8217;s end, the horse didn&#8217;t go in.<\/p>\n<p>And the rider was upset about it.<\/p>\n<p>In his mind, the day was a bomb because\u00a0his horse wouldn&#8217;t do it.<\/p>\n<p>Never mind that it was beautiful day\u00a0with great scenery and a perfect temperature.<\/p>\n<p>Sigh.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t say much to this rider because\u00a0he&#8217;s been training his own horse and I didn&#8217;t\u00a0feel it was my place to offer uninvited advice.<\/p>\n<p>But!&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Had I said something to him, I know\u00a0what I would&#8217;ve said.<\/p>\n<p>What would YOU say to him?<\/p>\n<p>I would&#8217;ve told him to take the water\u00a0slowly. \u00a0Don&#8217;t force him into it.<\/p>\n<p>The noise and the movement have him\u00a0concerned. He needs to learn that it won&#8217;t\u00a0hurt him.<\/p>\n<p>Let him approach it and just stand\u00a0there by it.<\/p>\n<p>Let him paw at it if he wants.<\/p>\n<p>He may want to sniff it too.<\/p>\n<p>This is a gradual thing that the\u00a0horse needs to get used to.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the horse, he may have to\u00a0ride by it back and forth.<\/p>\n<p>Get him to take a step in it eventually.<\/p>\n<p>Then one step can lead to more steps.<\/p>\n<p>And so on.<\/p>\n<p>To force him into it when he doesn&#8217;t\u00a0understand it is the worst thing you can do.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, when the horse was pacing\u00a0back and forth wanting to go in but couldn&#8217;t, the\u00a0rider was kickin&#8217; him.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this, the horse learned a\u00a0bad association.<\/p>\n<p>Can you guess what it is?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s this.<\/p>\n<p>The horse learned that every time he\u00a0approaches water that looks and sounds like the\u00a0one he was at, he&#8217;ll be punished. (Kicked on)<\/p>\n<p>Now&#8230;he has two fears.<\/p>\n<p>The water and the fear of being kicked\u00a0when he sees the water.<\/p>\n<p>So I ask you to be diligent in how you\u00a0help your horse overcome fearful things like\u00a0that.<\/p>\n<p>Just be careful to let him figure it out\u00a0on his own. \u00a0It&#8217;ll take time, but it&#8217;s the fastest\u00a0route to him conquering it.<\/p>\n<p>Also, don&#8217;t punish him for not doing\u00a0something he&#8217;s scared of.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;d be like spanking your kid for\u00a0being scared of the dark and not going to bed\u00a0like he&#8217;s supposed to.<\/p>\n<p>These are the kinds of things I like\u00a0horse owners to know because it matters.<\/p>\n<p>One of the DVD&#8217;s in our upcoming release\u00a0has Scot Dutcher showing how he does this\u00a0kind of thing.<\/p>\n<p>Done right, the horse teaches himself\u00a0to understand things with no bad associations.<\/p>\n<p>Although this particular thing isn&#8217;t in\u00a0the Jesse Beery Horse Training Manual, there are\u00a0boat loads of other things just as important.<\/p>\n<p>And if you haven&#8217;t read your copy\u00a0yet (or only read it once), I urge you to read\u00a0it at least 5 times to get it all in your brain.<\/p>\n<p>Yes&#8230;5 times. \u00a0It&#8217;s that important.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s information you must know.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have a copy but want to\u00a0know more, you can see our Sizzling Spring Special\u00a0or read more about the Jesse Beery course here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/beery.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/beery.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>OK &#8211; that&#8217;s enough for today. \u00a0Stay safe out there.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie<\/p>\n<p>P.S. 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