| Here's a simple way... to help your horse learn twice as | | | | 1. pulling on a rein |
| fast. | | | | 2. using a spur |
| We are all pressed for time, seems there is just not | | | | 3. using a quirt or whip |
| enough of it. There is the job, family duties, maybe | | | | 4. using a stud chain |
| social events, all competing for our time. Our horse is | | | | Do I want you to quit using the above? No, just stop |
| ignored and we end up with a 10 year old | | | | using them when the horse does anything close to |
| "greenbroke" horse, which can mean anything from | | | | what you want. Let me give you some examples; |
| they buck or, spook sometimes, to they still need to be | | | | You pull the left rein to turn your horse left, the second |
| gee-hawed to go left, or right. They may still be trying | | | | he starts left quit pulling, if you want to turn left more |
| to figure out go and whoa. Well I have found some | | | | ask again, as many times as you need to but reward |
| easy ways to double the results I get when training | | | | the horse for the try. |
| horses, you can do the same if you will try. | | | | You put your spur against your horse to move over, |
| Tip #1 - Rub you horse all over | | | | when he moves the slightest amount take that spur |
| You must be able to rub your horse from one end to | | | | out of there, do it again if you have to, but reward that |
| the other, neither end is more important than the other. | | | | try and soon you won't even need to wear those |
| You should, be able to handle the mouth and ears as | | | | spurs as the horse will move off your leg, because |
| well a rubbing under the tail, start stroking with the hair | | | | you reward that try. |
| on each side of the tail. When the horse unclamps the | | | | Tip #3 - Reward your horse for the right behavior. |
| tail and raises it, you can then rub under the tail. | | | | Now you can consider the end of punishment as a |
| You must be able to do this or you may have to go | | | | reward, and that is true, but the term reward will be |
| back and redo the training later, like I did. I had a paint | | | | used to mean giving something extra to the horse for |
| stallion in for training and he already had four months | | | | trying to do the "right" thing. If you can find a way to |
| put on him by an other trainer, but he still was spooky | | | | reward the try in the horse, you will have your dream |
| and not a nice ride at all. I noticed that he did not like his | | | | horse, that partner you wanted or some of you |
| ears touched but I was trying to hurry and moved on. | | | | maybe had as a kid. Kids can be givers easier than |
| Three weeks later he threw himself over backwards | | | | adults, my grandson gave me a kiss today, my brother |
| while being bridled. You better believe I spent about | | | | never did, because he was almost an adult when I |
| three days on ears 101, then bang he got it and | | | | was born. Learn to be a kid again, reward your horse |
| changed, was one laid-back easygoing pussycat from | | | | with:some graina soothing voicea rub on the necka |
| then on. | | | | drink of clean cool watera handful of grassa modern |
| Be smart and learn to rub your horse, rub don't pat or | | | | horse treata chunk of carrota slice of applegetting off |
| slap them, that is not soothing to them. What would | | | | his back |
| you like a back rub or a back slapping? | | | | The list is almost endless, the trick is to give the |
| Tip #2 - Stop punishment when wanted behavior | | | | reward at the right time for the right behavior. quit |
| occurs. | | | | training at the good spots |
| Whoa! you say, what's this punishment talk? Well I | | | | If you will take the time to follow these tips, you can |
| would like you to realize there are a multitude of things | | | | double the size of your horse training toolbox. You |
| we do to a horse that are "punishment" in the horses | | | | probably already know the punishment side of training |
| mind, maybe not your mind, but definitely in the horses | | | | use it right and add the reward side to double your |
| mind. | | | | training results. |
| Here is a little list of punishments according to the | | | | Put your ego aside, be a giver to your horse and they |
| horse: | | | | will give back to you in ways you can only imagine. |