{"id":518,"date":"2013-02-19T10:44:32","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T16:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=518"},"modified":"2013-02-19T10:56:20","modified_gmt":"2013-02-19T16:56:20","slug":"the-state-of-our-horses-address-and-a-free-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/training-tips\/the-state-of-our-horses-address-and-a-free-book\/","title":{"rendered":"The State of Our Horses Address  (and a free book)"},"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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: large;\">&#8220;The State Of Our Horses Address&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(and a free book for you)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A couple weeks ago our president delivered<br \/>\nhis State of the Union Address&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>So here I am with my:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8220;The State Of Our Horses Address&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n&lt;applause&gt; Thankyou.<br \/>\nThankyou. &lt;applause&gt; Thankyou.<\/p>\n<p>Please be seated. Thankyou&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Men, Women, Trainers, Riders<br \/>\nand other equine dignitaries&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I come before you today to discuss the<br \/>\nstate of our horses, their care,<br \/>\ntheir health and well being.<\/p>\n<p>We have accomplished much this past<br \/>\nyear as we have learned and applied<br \/>\nour knowledge and have taught and<br \/>\ntrained our horses for a better cause.<\/p>\n<p>We have overcome adversity and bad<br \/>\nbehavior. We have thrown out the<br \/>\nold problems of the past and now<br \/>\nride safer. We have built stronger<br \/>\nbonds with our horses and have<br \/>\ndeveloped lasting relationships<br \/>\nwith these majestic animals that now<br \/>\nresult in mutual respect.<\/p>\n<p>We have kept all of our promises to<br \/>\nourselves and to our horses and seek<br \/>\nnot fame but simply more humility.<\/p>\n<p>While the pundits would say we have<br \/>\nmuch yet to do or we haven&#8217;t moved<br \/>\nfast enough to correct the problems,<br \/>\nwe have come far.<\/p>\n<p>Let no one take away the accomplishments<br \/>\nwe have achieved.<\/p>\n<p>blah&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>blah&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>blah&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Sorry&#8230;but I just can&#8217;t carry on.<\/p>\n<p>I think I&#8217;d rather muck the stalls.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s not near as deep there.<\/p>\n<p>&lt;applause&gt; Thankyou. Thankyou.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>How about a horse tip:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>&#8220;Horses And Bein&#8217; Caught With Yer Pants Down&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s an old saying that goes:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being caught with your pants down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Listen to this.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2004, 3 men in Spokane<br \/>\nWashington decided to streak through<br \/>\na Denny&#8217;s restaurant at dawn.<\/p>\n<p>They wore only hats and shoes.<\/p>\n<p>They got out of their car and left it running.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8230;was their mistake.<\/p>\n<p>In the middle of their streaking escapade,<br \/>\nsomeone stole their car.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for them, their clothes<br \/>\nwere in the car too.<\/p>\n<p>The 3 naked guys had to hide behind<br \/>\nparked cars until the police came to<br \/>\nput them in jail.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the epitome of being caught<br \/>\nwith your pants down.<\/p>\n<p>One of the worst places to be caught<br \/>\nwith your pants down is with horses.<\/p>\n<p>As you know, horses can be full of<br \/>\nsurprises and you want to eliminate all<br \/>\nthe surprises you can.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why we do things with them<br \/>\nsuch as desensitize, lunge, lead,<br \/>\ndrive, and others.<\/p>\n<p>One way to eliminate some surprises<br \/>\nand help your horse understand what<br \/>\nyou want is to drive him.<\/p>\n<p>When I say drive him, I mean you&#8217;re<br \/>\nstanding behind him on the ground and<br \/>\nasking him to move while you steer, stop,<br \/>\nand back him.<\/p>\n<p>It has lots of benefits.<\/p>\n<p>It teaches your horse what it means<br \/>\nwhen you pull on a line to get him<br \/>\ngoing left or right.<\/p>\n<p>It gets him used to having something<br \/>\nand someone behind him.<\/p>\n<p>It gets him learning to listen to you<br \/>\nwhile you&#8217;re behind him.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a great way to reinforce &#8220;whoa&#8221; and &#8220;Back up&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot of good you can do with it.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, it&#8217;s pretty safe for you to do<br \/>\nbecause you&#8217;re on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>So the question is, how do you do it?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m glad I asked. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a few notes from Sue Robertson&#8217;s Groundwork<br \/>\nDVD to give you the gist.<\/p>\n<p>Before you drive your horse, he should<br \/>\nknow how to tie, lead, lunge, change directions,<br \/>\nback up from the ground, saddle, and lunge with a saddle.<\/p>\n<p>First, use a snaffle.<\/p>\n<p>People disagree on the bit to use but<br \/>\nthe snaffle is easiest on the horse&#8217;s mouth.<br \/>\n(See our Beery 4-Way Snaffle Bits for this:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/BeeryBit\/)<\/p>\n<p>But even if you have hard hands you<br \/>\ncan still hurt the horse so be aware of that.<\/p>\n<p>Get two 22 foot cotton lines.<br \/>\nThis is essentially cotton rope that<br \/>\nis 5\/8&#8243; thick.<\/p>\n<p>Next, put the saddle on the horse and hobble the<br \/>\nstirrups. (This is assuming your horse is<br \/>\nalready used to a saddle)<\/p>\n<p>Hobbling the stirrups means tying them<br \/>\ntogether underneath the horse so they don&#8217;t<br \/>\nflop around. They can be a little loose but<br \/>\nyou don&#8217;t want &#8217;em flopping around.<\/p>\n<p>Next, always start on the &#8220;off&#8221; side.<\/p>\n<p>The off side is the right side.<\/p>\n<p>Run the line through the stirrup and hook<br \/>\nit to the snaffle. Run the other line.<\/p>\n<p>Talk to your horse at all times &#8211; especially<br \/>\nat first because this is new to him and he&#8217;ll<br \/>\nlikely need reassurance.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, you&#8217;re his protector and he&#8217;ll need<br \/>\nto learn to trust you.<\/p>\n<p>Now your horse may get antsy and anxious.<br \/>\nThis is normal for a horse that&#8217;s not been driven.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s even more normal for a young horse.<\/p>\n<p>Also when driving, the horse may look back<br \/>\nand that&#8217;s okay.<\/p>\n<p>Once they&#8217;re accepted the rope and they see<br \/>\nit won&#8217;t hurt them you can start to drive them<br \/>\nlike you&#8217;re lungeing them.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s best to drive in a round pen if you<br \/>\ncan because if you drive in a large open area you<br \/>\nmay be constantly fighting your horse for control.<\/p>\n<p>So doing it in the round pen you can stand<br \/>\nin the middle. It&#8217;s keeps you away from his<br \/>\nfeet, keeps you safest, and lets you do the job.<\/p>\n<p>Then ask them to move.<\/p>\n<p>My favorite command is &#8220;Step&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Just one word.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Step!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to yell it. You may have<br \/>\nto increase your volume a bit to increase the<br \/>\nurgency to your horse though.<\/p>\n<p>As you ask him to step forward, make sure you<br \/>\ngive him an opening. In other words, don&#8217;t<br \/>\nstand in front of him and close him off.<\/p>\n<p>Always have an open door.<\/p>\n<p>You may have to kiss to him to move if and<br \/>\nwhen he doesn&#8217;t understand to step.<\/p>\n<p>Do figure 8&#8217;s, small circles, and large circles.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because you want them to keep thinking.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, you&#8217;ll bore them &#8211; just like<br \/>\nwhat I talked about in past emails.<\/p>\n<p>A bored horse is a poor student.<\/p>\n<p>Also work on teaching them whoa.<\/p>\n<p>You also want to teach them to stand<br \/>\nand back up with it.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve never done this with your horse, you should.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s fun and it gives that extra feeling<br \/>\nof knowledge and confidence you should have.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, you may find some holes in your<br \/>\nhorse&#8217;s training and you can fix them.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to see this done, you can<br \/>\nsee it on Sue&#8217;s DVD. To see more, click the<br \/>\nfollowing:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Sue Robertson Groundwork\" href=\"http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-robertson.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-robertson.html<\/a><br \/>\nA couple more things.<\/p>\n<p>If your horse doesn&#8217;t want to pay attention<br \/>\nto you, then make him do &#8220;S&#8217;s&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll learn to put his head down and pay<br \/>\nattention to you.<\/p>\n<p>If he wants to go left, you make him go right.<\/p>\n<p>Never, ever let your horse decide what to do.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because when you&#8217;re in the saddle and he<br \/>\ndecides what to do&#8230;you&#8217;re in for a wreck.<\/p>\n<p>He should &#8220;ALWAYS&#8221; look to you for instructions.<\/p>\n<p>Never, ever, ever let him decide what to do.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s more to the driving thing,<br \/>\nbut this gives you a great start.<br \/>\nI suggest you get Sue&#8217;s DVD to learn a<br \/>\nlot more about this and a whole lot more.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you try it because it&#8217;s good for<br \/>\nthe horse and you.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Sue Robertson Groundwork\" href=\"http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-robertson.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-robertson.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>============================================<\/p>\n<p>Ok&#8230; that&#8217;s it for today.<\/p>\n<p>Take a kid riding&#8230;teach them early.<br \/>\nThey&#8217;ll remember it for a lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>But PLEASE &#8211; Stay safe out there.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie<\/p>\n<p>P.S. The Horse Library is the best bargain on the<br \/>\nInternet for online horse training videos, books,<br \/>\narticles, movies, and more. Have you checked<br \/>\nit out yet? You&#8217;re missing out if not:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Horse Library\" href=\"http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/TheHorseLibrary.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/TheHorseLibrary.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you get your free copy of Black Beauty yet?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Read below&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>=============================================================<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;thank you charlie! for black beauty, i had read the book<br \/>\nas a child, but had forgotten how much i loved it! how i<br \/>\nhad identified with the horses in the story, how much i<br \/>\nwanted to just jump into the book &amp; right all the wrongs<br \/>\nthat were done to them! rereading black beauty has in a<br \/>\nway put me back in touch with my horse feelings,<br \/>\nfeelings that sort&#8217;a got swept aside in the every day<br \/>\nhustle&amp;bustle of this fast paced life we live, though<br \/>\ni&#8217;m way past youth, it brought a little back!<br \/>\nthanks!!! &#8230;&#8230;skeet&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>===============================================================<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the download link for your free copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Black Beauty\" href=\"http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/BlackBeauty.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/BlackBeauty.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The State Of Our Horses Address&#8221; (and a free book for you) A couple weeks ago our president delivered his State of the Union Address&#8230; So here I am with my: &#8220;The State Of Our Horses Address&#8221; &lt;applause&gt; Thankyou. 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