{"id":83,"date":"2008-11-05T10:52:26","date_gmt":"2008-11-05T16:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=83"},"modified":"2008-11-05T10:52:26","modified_gmt":"2008-11-05T16:52:26","slug":"mathematical-flash-cards-and-horse-training-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/general\/mathematical-flash-cards-and-horse-training-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathematical Flash Cards And Horse Training Success"},"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;Mathematical Flash Cards And Horse Training Success&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s trainer Andy Curry discussing some youthful<br \/>\nlearning experiences&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Around 5th or 6th grade, I was having<br \/>\ntrouble with math.<\/p>\n<p>Truth told, I hated it.<\/p>\n<p>It never added up for me. (Pun intended)<\/p>\n<p>For some reason, I&#8217;ll never forget<br \/>\nthe night my mom tried to help me with math.<\/p>\n<p>We were doing flash cards in the living room.<br \/>\nShe&#8217;d hold up a card with a times-table and<br \/>\nI was to say the answer.<\/p>\n<p>She was getting real frustrated with<br \/>\nme because I didn&#8217;t know many of them.<\/p>\n<p>It got where I&#8217;d say the answer and if<br \/>\nit was wrong I&#8217;d blurt out a back up answer<br \/>\nthat was &#8220;ALWAYS&#8221; wrong.<\/p>\n<p>When I couldn&#8217;t answer the problem, I&#8217;d say another<br \/>\nanswer just because I felt dumb for not knowing<br \/>\nthe actual answer.<\/p>\n<p>Within minutes, mom saw I was guessing.<\/p>\n<p>Made her mad.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re guessing!\u00a0 Now stop that nonsense<br \/>\nand think. THINK!!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The madder she got, the worse I did.<\/p>\n<p>Within a minute or two, I was such a<br \/>\nnervous wreck I couldn&#8217;t answer any of &#8217;em right.<\/p>\n<p>In my youthful wisdom, I stood up and<br \/>\nsaid, &#8220;I&#8217;m going to take a shower.\u00a0 Then I&#8217;ll<br \/>\ncome back and try it again.\u00a0 I can do better.<br \/>\nI just need to not think about it for a little bit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, my mom let me take a shower.<br \/>\nIt was probably because she needed a break too.<\/p>\n<p>When I came back after the shower, it<br \/>\nwas nearly like I had studied for a week.<\/p>\n<p>Honest to Pete, I answered nearly all<br \/>\nthe flash cards correctly.<\/p>\n<p>Good thing too.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t like my mom<br \/>\nbein&#8217; mad at me.<\/p>\n<p>Now I told you that to tell you this.<\/p>\n<p>Always look at your horse&#8217;s emotional<br \/>\nstate while working with him.<\/p>\n<p>If he&#8217;s gettin&#8217; mad when you work with<br \/>\nhim then it&#8217;s time to back off and talk him out of it.<\/p>\n<p>How do you talk him out of it?<\/p>\n<p>Just ride him around on free rein and<br \/>\nquit pullin&#8217; on his face and stop the stabbin&#8217;<br \/>\nand jabbin&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Just like when I was getting upset and<br \/>\nconfused with the flash cards, I needed a break.<\/p>\n<p>The break, as you know, did wonders for me.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why your horse needs a break.\u00a0 Just cuz he&#8217;s<br \/>\na horse doesn&#8217;t mean he doesn&#8217;t get upset.<\/p>\n<p>I know there&#8217;s a tendency for many to<br \/>\nthink something like: &#8220;By golly, I don&#8217;t care<br \/>\nif he&#8217;s mad.\u00a0 He&#8217;s gonna do what I say.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You will find that won&#8217;t get you anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, you&#8217;ll go backwards.<\/p>\n<p>If you wanna fight with your horse, knock yourself out.<br \/>\nYou won&#8217;t win &#8211; I promise you.<\/p>\n<p>This is what Sam Burrell mentions as one the<br \/>\nmany tricks he relies on when training.<\/p>\n<p>You can see more about Sam by clicking on the following:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/HorseTrainingResources.com\/dvd-samburrell.html<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another goody Sam reveals.<\/p>\n<p>Do you know if your horse is burned<br \/>\nout from training?<\/p>\n<p>If he is, do 2-3 days of no-stress riding to wherever.<br \/>\nJust have fun and ride.<\/p>\n<p>How do you know if he&#8217;s burned out?<\/p>\n<p>For one, progress starts to deteriorate.<\/p>\n<p>Things they&#8217;ve done well will start to<br \/>\nget worse. (Like me and the flash cards for instance)<\/p>\n<p>The body is uptight &#8211; that&#8217;s another.<\/p>\n<p>Tail swishing is another.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a REAL BIG sign:\u00a0 The horse was<br \/>\ndoing something well and you keep asking<br \/>\nand asking and it gets worse.<\/p>\n<p>What do you do then?<\/p>\n<p>Back off!<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/HorseTrainingResources.com\/dvd-samburrell.html<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for today&#8230;\u00a0 stay safe around your horses!<\/p>\n<p>Charlie<\/p>\n<p>P.S. New to horseback riding?\u00a0 Our book:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Horseback Riding: The Complete Beginner&#8217;s Guide&#8221;<br \/>\nwill take you from knowing nothing to ready to ride.<br \/>\nIt comes with some great bonus books as well. And, as if<br \/>\nthat wasn&#8217;t enough, it will save you lots of<br \/>\nmoney on lessons to boot!<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/RidingBook.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Mathematical Flash Cards And Horse Training Success&#8221; Here&#8217;s trainer Andy Curry discussing some youthful learning experiences&#8230;. Around 5th or 6th grade, I was having trouble with math. Truth told, I hated it. It never added up for me. 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