{"id":74,"date":"2008-10-10T08:12:51","date_gmt":"2008-10-10T14:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=74"},"modified":"2008-10-10T08:12:51","modified_gmt":"2008-10-10T14:12:51","slug":"the-horse-training-secret-of-the-bird-balancing-on-a-wire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/general\/the-horse-training-secret-of-the-bird-balancing-on-a-wire\/","title":{"rendered":"The Horse Training Secret Of The Bird Balancing on a Wire"},"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><strong>&#8220;The Horse Training Secret Of The Bird Balancing on a Wire&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve seen a bird perched on a wire<br \/>\nbefore, right?<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s perfectly upright.<\/p>\n<p>Not too far forward. Not too far back.<\/p>\n<p>What would happen if he was too far<br \/>\nback or forward?<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, he&#8217;d probably fall and have<br \/>\nto regain his balance.<\/p>\n<p>But when he&#8217;s in balance, he&#8217;s sitting<br \/>\nthere perfectly.\u00a0 No wavering.\u00a0 No straining.<br \/>\nNo problem.<\/p>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s take that analogy and apply<br \/>\nto our horse.<\/p>\n<p>When your horse is in the bridle, you<br \/>\nwant him balancing off it like the bird on the<br \/>\nwire does.<\/p>\n<p>That means when your horse feels the<br \/>\n&#8220;slightest&#8221; pressure, he moves off it and<br \/>\nadjusts to where there is no pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Just like the bird on the wire that<br \/>\nleans forward or backward to adjust its balance,<br \/>\nso does the horse in the bridle.<\/p>\n<p>As you can imagine, the horse must be<br \/>\nwell trained to be that sensitive to the pressure.<\/p>\n<p>But OH!!!,&#8230;what a great horse to ride.<\/p>\n<p>I love this analogy of the bird on the<br \/>\nwire.\u00a0 But I gotta be honest and tell you&#8230;it&#8217;s<br \/>\nnot my brain child.<\/p>\n<p>Nope.<\/p>\n<p>It came from Kenny Scott.<\/p>\n<p>World Reining Champion<\/p>\n<p>Kenny Scott is a Colorado horse trainer<br \/>\nwho has won the world competition in reining.<br \/>\nPlus, he&#8217;s won so many other competitions that<br \/>\nhe&#8217;s got trophy&#8217;s coming out of his ears.<\/p>\n<p>The video is about controlling all four<br \/>\ncorners of your horse.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-kennyscott.html\" title=\"Click HERE To Get Your Kenny Scott DVD\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Click HERE To Get Your Kenny Scott DVD<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nKenny&#8217;s trained nearly all his life. Horse<br \/>\ntraining is all he knows.\u00a0 And Man!&#8230;does he ever<br \/>\nknow it!<\/p>\n<p>When Kenny describes the bird on the wire<br \/>\nanalogy, he&#8217;s really talking about collection.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve talked about collection before.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, collection is where your<br \/>\nhorse is balanced, you have control because he&#8217;s<br \/>\nwaiting to be told what to do, his hind legs<br \/>\nare under him doing the driving, his front legs<br \/>\nare light and responsive for turning, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the full Kenny Scott video.\u00a0 It&#8217;s one lesson<br \/>\nafter another in training principles and golden<br \/>\nnuggets you can base your training on.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-kennyscott.html\" title=\"Click HERE To Get Your Kenny Scott DVD\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Click HERE To Get Your Kenny Scott DVD<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>***********************<\/p>\n<p>Be watching next week for some new announcements!<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been working like crazy behind the scenes<br \/>\nputting together some exciting additions to our<br \/>\nproduct line.<\/p>\n<p>************************<\/p>\n<p>Have a good day&#8230;\u00a0 stay safe around your horses!<\/p>\n<p>Charlie<\/p>\n<p>P.S. 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