| Horse owners should understand an important element | | | | can see what's happening independently of each other. |
| about their horse that will make training them easier | | | | This means that when your horse is looking at you |
| and more successful. | | | | with one eye, you only have half his brain - thus, you |
| We are talking about your horse's brain. Your horse's | | | | have only half of his attention. If you don't have all his |
| brain has two halves that are not connected. You've | | | | attention, then you don't have the horse. |
| probably heard trainers say, "be sure to do both sides | | | | This means if you're about to teach your horse |
| of the horse". What this means is whatever technique | | | | something, you need his attention. Think of it like this. |
| you do with your horse then you must do it on his | | | | Have you ever talked with someone and when you |
| other side once he gets it on one side. In other words, | | | | do they look off somewhere and then look back to |
| if you get him used to a plastic sack on his left side | | | | you? That's rude. You don't have their attention. Why, |
| then you have to do it on his right side. Why? Because | | | | then, would you allow your horse to do the same |
| his left brain side does not communicate with his right | | | | thing? There'll be times you can't have both eyes |
| side brain since they are not connected. | | | | because of the way you're training your horse. |
| Think of this. Your equine has an eye on both sides of | | | | However, when you can have his eyes on you, then |
| his skull. His right eye is looking at what's going on to his | | | | make sure you do. It makes training a horse easier and |
| right, to his front right, and behind him on the right. The | | | | more successful. |
| left eye is doing the same but on his left side. His eye's | | | | |