{"id":370,"date":"2011-09-17T09:47:37","date_gmt":"2011-09-17T15:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=370"},"modified":"2011-09-17T09:47:37","modified_gmt":"2011-09-17T15:47:37","slug":"horse-training-sometimes-we-just-don%e2%80%99t-have-a-clue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/training-tips\/horse-training-sometimes-we-just-don%e2%80%99t-have-a-clue\/","title":{"rendered":"Horse Training: Sometimes We Just Don\u2019t Have A Clue"},"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><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>When it comes to horse training:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Sometimes We Just Don\u2019t Have A Clue<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\nHow many of you bought your first horse only to find<br \/>\nout that:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOMG &#8211; this is hard\u201d or<br \/>\n\u201cWhy isn\u2019t my horse responding to me\u201d \u00a0or<br \/>\n\u201cWhy is my horse biting or kicking me\u201d or<br \/>\n\u201cI had no idea it would cost this much to keep this<br \/>\nhorse, buy tack, take lessons, pay the vet, and on and on\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>You probably didn\u2019t start this horse-crazed hobby<br \/>\nwith all the knowledge you needed to be successful.<\/p>\n<p>Just like we find a mate and fall in love, many do that<br \/>\nwith horses, too. \u00a0We see those big eyes staring back<br \/>\nat us, see that majestic animal in the pen or out in the<br \/>\npasture and immediately fall in love. \u00a0We start dreaming<br \/>\nof trail riding or showing or just wanting to be around<br \/>\nthis new love and start a new relationship with this<br \/>\nnew horse. \u00a0Some go ga-ga and don\u2019t have a clue what<br \/>\nthey\u2019re getting into.<\/p>\n<p>It happens every day to hundreds, if not thousands. \u00a0Then<br \/>\nreality sets in and we have to start training or fixing<br \/>\nproblems. \u00a0Perhaps that new love has some quirks &#8211; he bites,<br \/>\nkicks, rears or bucks. \u00a0He won\u2019t come to you and you can\u2019t<br \/>\ncatch him in the pasture. \u00a0He won\u2019t let you pick up his<br \/>\nfeet or he won\u2019t stand to let you groom him or put<br \/>\non his saddle.<\/p>\n<p>He won\u2019t walk, turn or stop right. \u00a0You jerk, kick,<br \/>\npull, scream and get frustrated. \u00a0Now the horse is even<br \/>\nmore confused and doesn\u2019t have a clue what you want<br \/>\nbecause you haven\u2019t learned enough to know how to<br \/>\nget him to move properly.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes the horse is so frustrated with you all he<br \/>\nknows to do is try to remove the pressure, pulling,<br \/>\nand frustration by rearing or bucking you off.<\/p>\n<p>What just happened is natural for the horse but your<br \/>\nlack of understanding and training sees this as<br \/>\na \u201cbad horse\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sound familiar? \u00a0Ever seen this before? \u00a0Are you<br \/>\nliving with some of those issues right now?<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes we have to come to the realization that the<br \/>\nproblem is with us, not the horse.<\/p>\n<p>Ya know, anything worth doing is worth doing right.<br \/>\nIf you don\u2019t have control of your horse then you\u2019re<br \/>\nskirting danger. \u00a0I know this &#8211; a 1,200 pound horse<br \/>\nwhich has lightning-fast reactions and enormous<br \/>\nstrength is a time bomb waiting to go off, even<br \/>\nwith a trained handler or rider.<\/p>\n<p>Do me and yourself a favor right now &#8211; if you\u2019re not<br \/>\nwilling to learn how to handle that horse correctly<br \/>\nand safely, and train it so it\u2019s safe to ride, then<br \/>\nplease get rid of it. \u00a0Don\u2019t put yourself and others<br \/>\nin harm\u2019s way. \u00a0Statistics show that you\u2019ll get hurt<br \/>\nand many times it will lead to broken bones, concussions,<br \/>\nor worse.<\/p>\n<p>That may sound harsh but it happens way too often. \u00a0If<br \/>\nI\u2019m the first one to tell it to you that way and it<br \/>\nkeeps you, others or even your horse from getting hurt<br \/>\nthen I\u2019ll do it.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s sort of like the new couple who are blinded by love<br \/>\nand don\u2019t see the train wreck coming in their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Seek out those more experienced and trusted who have<br \/>\nproven themselves and listen to them.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are some that want to sell you<br \/>\na magic potion that would solve all your horse<br \/>\nproblems in a few days.<\/p>\n<p>Run from them. \u00a0Seek other help. \u00a0Experience and insight<br \/>\ntake time to learn. \u00a0It\u2019s true with almost any skill.<\/p>\n<p>Horse training is no different.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a huge truth about horse training that you<br \/>\nneed to understand:<\/p>\n<p>Over half the problem is with the trainer and not the<br \/>\nhorse. \u00a0Until the one doing the training understands<br \/>\nhow horses learn and know how to get the horse to start<br \/>\nproperly acting on the commands over and over each time<br \/>\nwhen asked, then nothing good is going to come<br \/>\nout of the training attempts.<\/p>\n<p>You MUST understand the nature of the horse, how his<br \/>\nbrain works and how he learns.<\/p>\n<p>Know this: the horse already has all the ability to do<br \/>\nall the basic stuff you want it to do. \u00a0It\u2019s up to<br \/>\nthe trainer to teach the horse each command and act<br \/>\non it properly in a controlled fashion.<\/p>\n<p>So, how do you get there you ask?<\/p>\n<p>You study, you watch others do it successfully and<br \/>\nlearn along the way. \u00a0It doesn\u2019t happen over night.<\/p>\n<p>Tell me any valuable skill or trade you have learned<br \/>\nthat didn\u2019t take quite a while to learn.<\/p>\n<p>We have assembled various resources to help you and we<br \/>\nhave never sugar-coated or \u201chyped\u201d the results attempting<br \/>\nto get you to otherwise. \u00a0We wouldn\u2019t be in business<br \/>\nlong if we did.<\/p>\n<p>Our 8 Volume Jesse Beery Course is one of the standards<br \/>\nin the horse training biz that has been proven over<br \/>\n100 years of use and by nearly 300,000 horse owners.<\/p>\n<p>You might be surprised to find out about how many professional<br \/>\nand well-experienced horse trainers started with<br \/>\nthe Jesse Beery Course. \u00a0Thousands&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/..\/beery.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/beery.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re just starting to learn about<br \/>\nhorseback riding lessons then read about our<br \/>\nBeginners Guide here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/..\/RidingBook.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/RidingBook.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And, of course, we have a full set of horse training<br \/>\nvideos and DVDs by professional horse trainers<br \/>\nthat cover a multitude of lessons about everything<br \/>\nfrom de-spooking their horse, to teaching sliding<br \/>\nstops and spins, and how to teach your horse reining, etc.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ll take the time to listen closely and learn<br \/>\nfrom these proven professionals you\u2019ll pick up<br \/>\na multitude of horse training \u201cgems\u201d or \u201cnuggets\u201d<br \/>\nthat you can apply to any horse in lots of situations.<\/p>\n<p>Listening to these professionals is like learning from<br \/>\nthe \u201cJedi Master\u201d in their own specialty. \u00a0You can<br \/>\nlearn a lot if you pay attention.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/..\/DVD.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/DVD.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a microwave fix to your horse<br \/>\nproblems then please don\u2019t bother.<\/p>\n<p>With one exception &#8211; 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