{"id":651,"date":"2013-04-29T13:57:21","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T19:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=651"},"modified":"2013-04-29T13:57:21","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T19:57:21","slug":"horse-training-whats-holding-you-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/training-tips\/horse-training-whats-holding-you-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Horse Training: What&#8217;s Holding You Back?"},"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><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Horse Training Tips<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0What&#8217;s Holding You Back?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a title=\"Horse Training Tips\" href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/bigstock-Lunging-A-Horse-3381970.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-652\" style=\"border: 3px solid black; margin: 5px;\" title=\"Horse Training Tips\" src=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/bigstock-Lunging-A-Horse-3381970-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"Horse Training Tips\" width=\"240\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/bigstock-Lunging-A-Horse-3381970-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/bigstock-Lunging-A-Horse-3381970-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/bigstock-Lunging-A-Horse-3381970.jpg 1891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>I got a few folks a little mad at me a while<br \/>\nback after they read my horse tip titled:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s Time To Take Control and LEAD&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And a few unsubscribed from my email list<br \/>\nbecause they didn&#8217;t want to hear some truth<br \/>\nand what I would call &#8220;tough love&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>I just hope they see the light<br \/>\nbefore they and\/or their horses get hurt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hear My Heart:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My heart is for you and your horse to enjoy<br \/>\neach other. \u00a0But when folks are heading<br \/>\ndown the wrong trail or don&#8217;t have a true<br \/>\nsense of reality, then I need to speak up<br \/>\nand tell it like it is. \u00a0I don&#8217;t apologize for<br \/>\nspeaking truth and hope you feel the same.<\/p>\n<p>There are lots of folks out there that won&#8217;t<br \/>\ndo that because they&#8217;re too concerned about<br \/>\nwhat people think of them and then they<br \/>\nwon&#8217;t buy their products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Truth Prevails:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I got news for these guys &#8211; they wouldn&#8217;t<br \/>\nanyway. \u00a0I won&#8217;t hide behind a false facade<br \/>\njust to make you feel good and then carry<br \/>\nthe responsibility for you getting hurt<br \/>\nor not living up to your responsibility<br \/>\nas a horse owner and ultimately enjoying<br \/>\nyour horses! \u00a0I gotta be able sleep at night!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s tip is a little different.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I titled it &#8220;What&#8217;s Holding You Back?&#8221; because<br \/>\nI hear from folks all the time saying they<br \/>\nare frustrated, confused, emotionally hurt,<br \/>\nphysically hurt or injured and a lot more.<\/p>\n<p>After I read dozens of letters and talk<br \/>\nto lots of folks describing all kinds of<br \/>\nproblems they are having with their horses,<br \/>\nI can get a pretty clear picture of what<br \/>\nissues folks have. \u00a0I see patterns and<br \/>\nand can quickly size up situations.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t get me wrong. \u00a0Any experienced horse<br \/>\ntrainer would tell you that there are some<br \/>\nhorses that are more challenging than<br \/>\nothers to train.<\/p>\n<p>And some horses get it better than others.<\/p>\n<p>However, what is frequently not considered or<br \/>\neven talked about by many, is the fact that<br \/>\nmany horses have had BAD (wrong) training or<br \/>\nhave been mishandled a lot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Understand This:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MANY horses have been allowed to exhibit<br \/>\nbad habits, disrespect and other ills, only<br \/>\nworsening the situation. \u00a0The horse doesn&#8217;t<br \/>\ncare &#8211; they will do what&#8217;s easiest for them<br \/>\nwhen there is a void of corrective action.<\/p>\n<p><em>Please read that last paragraph<\/em><br \/>\n<em> again and let it soak in.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Horses will take the path of least resistance<br \/>\nwhen where is no corrective action. \u00a0They don&#8217;t<br \/>\ncare about how you feel if they have other<br \/>\nthings in mind (food, water, safety, fleeing<br \/>\npressure, etc.). \u00a0If they don&#8217;t respect<br \/>\nyour space and your leadership they&#8217;ll<br \/>\nkick, bite, squeeze you in the stall,<br \/>\nstep on you or worse. \u00a0Surprised?<\/p>\n<p>Problem horses can be even worse since you<br \/>\nbasically have to go all the way back to<br \/>\nthe beginning like they&#8217;ve never been<br \/>\ntrained before. \u00a0You have to undo all the<br \/>\nbad training and bad habits they already<br \/>\nhave BEFORE you can go forward and succeed.<\/p>\n<p>If you think a 1,000+ pound horse with<br \/>\nlightning-fast nerves and reactions cares<br \/>\nwhat you think when threatened or pressured<br \/>\ntoo much when it is his nature to flee, then<br \/>\nyou need a dose of reality. \u00a0He&#8217;s not a<br \/>\npuppy dog. \u00a0He has a very strong desire<br \/>\nfor self preservation and has the strength,<br \/>\nspeed and a reaction time faster than you<br \/>\ncan blink an eye.<\/p>\n<p>For some of you, especially if you haven&#8217;t<br \/>\nbeen around horses much yet, you may not<br \/>\neven recognize that.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: medium;\"><strong>What Is Holding You Back?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>So what is holding you back? \u00a0What type of<br \/>\nproblems do you have and what will it<br \/>\ntake to get you to the point where your<br \/>\nhorse responds to your commands and cues and<br \/>\nultimately respects your leadership?<\/p>\n<p><strong>It Starts With You, Pilgrim:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>May I suggest it starts with you? \u00a0It&#8217;s not<br \/>\nthe horse &#8211; it&#8217;s your handling and training<br \/>\nof the horse that needs attention.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have a real clear understanding<br \/>\nof how a horse thinks, learns and responds<br \/>\nthen you would do no better than to start<br \/>\nthere.<\/p>\n<p>I am not suggesting at all that you don&#8217;t<br \/>\nhave the DESIRE to do better. \u00a0And I know<br \/>\neveryone is is pulled by limited resources,<br \/>\ntime, schedules, family, and more.<\/p>\n<p>But we all have to come to the realization<br \/>\nthat nothing will improve until we take<br \/>\naction to learn and apply proper training<br \/>\ntechniques to horses that need correction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It Starts With You Taking Action:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My goal is to help you learn and understand.<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s why we exist as a company.<\/p>\n<p>Somewhere beyond your desire, passion and interest<br \/>\nin your horses is your responsibility to do<br \/>\nwhat you need to do to train them properly,<br \/>\nteach good horse manners and learn how to<br \/>\nhandle and ride safely.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a good start I would suggest. \u00a0And it&#8217;s<br \/>\nbeen proven by thousands that have come before<br \/>\nyou &#8211; so you don&#8217;t have to second-guess whether<br \/>\nit&#8217;s effective or not:<\/p>\n<p>1. 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