| Have you ever wanted to learn Indian horse training | | | | the horse and take him to water. The water had to be |
| secrets? Did the tribes actually have an Indian horse | | | | fairly deep for a very important reason. If the horse |
| trainer? | | | | ever bucked, the water would make him tired very |
| Do you know how the Indians got so good with horses | | | | quickly and he'd have to quit bucking because he |
| and equine training? They kept learning. | | | | would simply run out of energy. Plus, if the Indian got |
| In fact, it was the Mohican Indians who really studied | | | | bucked off, he would have a pretty soft landing. As |
| the equine. | | | | you can imagine though, the horse didn't have a lot of |
| To break the horse they never broke his spirit by riding | | | | bucking power in higher water despite his powerful |
| and riding until he gave in. Instead, they'd take lots of | | | | strength. |
| days handling the animal. They'd talk to it. Feed it. And | | | | Another important part of Indian horse training is how |
| very, very, very gently get on his back. | | | | quickly they developed a relationship with their horse. |
| In fact, they'd spend hours over the animal's back with | | | | Their horse was revered. It was honored and treated |
| a blanket. Once the animal understood what the | | | | as one of their best friends. It turns out this is key in |
| Indians wanted then they had no trouble riding him. It's a | | | | horse training because the better a horse is treated |
| great technique. | | | | (most of the time), the more he willingly does for you |
| And that's just one of the ways equines have been | | | | and the more he trusts you. In turn, you're able to trust |
| trained throughout history. | | | | him more since he's more amicable. |
| Another Indian horse training technique was to blindfold | | | | |