Train Your Horse: October 2007

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Horse Training: Insight into Equine Behavior

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Classical Dressage trainer G. Tommy Jensen of There Be Dragons Farm recently presented a lecture on Equine Behavior to a group of horse enthusiasts. The lecture took place in conjunction with Roudenbush Community Center in Westford, Massachusetts. Ms. Jensen explained how to recognize and read equine body language and appropriate human responses to these cues. She also demonstrated with several of her own horses how a person can affect horse behavior simply through body position. This in-depth knowledge of horse/human interaction allows for much more than your usual horseback riding lesson.

Ms. Jensen has been horseback riding since 1976, and a riding instructor since 1986 with a focus on body mechanics of both horse and human. (www.therebedragonsfarm.com)

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Horse Training: Did Your Horse Spill The Paint?

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In the past, I've emailed a lot of info where I describe key principles in horse training.

One I like to harp on is the prin- ciple of "kindness."

Instinctively, most understand the kindness thing. After all, why be cruel to your horse.

Even though that's a given, that's not the principle reason I preach about being kind to your horse.

When I say "treat your horse with kindness" the importance in training is this:

When a horse does as you ask, he should be rewarded with kindness such as a carress on the point of shoulder or forehead.

The thing a lot of people don't get is kindness with punishment. (When I say punish- ment, I don't mean whipping or hitting a horse. Punishment "ONLY" refers to negative reinforce- ment which can be as light as an abrasive tone of voice.)

When a horse needs corrected through negative reinforcement then it's my practice to almost immediately follow up with kindness such as caressing.

The reason is to keep a horse's con- fidence up and principally to reinforce you're still his buddy...even though he did something wrong.

Here's a good story that'll reinforce my point.

About 9 years ago, I moved into another house. My son and I went to get it ready for the move in. At the time, he was around 3 years old.

While I was cleaning parts of the house he was running about.

We were just about ready to leave when I noticed the carpet didn't look right in my bedroom.

I checked it out and found paint had been spilled on it. It was wet and fresh.

Upset, I called him in the bedroom and angrily asked, "DID YOU DO THAT?!!!"

After hearing my tone, he knew he was in trouble. He was nervous. (Hmmm, just like a horse)

Then I said, "I'M MAD AT YOU FOR DOING THAT!!"

Within seconds he started crying. It broke my heart that I had broke his.

Immediately and with extrememe compassion and heartfelt words I said, "I'm not mad at you anymore."

The crying ceased in a few seconds except for the occassional gasps of air he needed to settle himself.

The lesson was, he needed to know he made a mistake but more importantly he needed to know I still loved and approved of him. Had I not countered the negative reinforcement, I think it would've been injurious down the road.

And that's how I see it with horses. You should make sure they're loved and approved of even if they "spilled the paint." For if they continue to feel a little afraid and uneasiness, it'll be harder to train 'em.

But one has to be careful in timing the kindness because you could reinforce the wrong behavior.

For instance, if you go to catch your horse and he runs from you but finally lets you catch him...and then when you catch him, pet him, then say "Good boy" you teach him to run from you.

Why? Because he learns he'll get petted and told he's a good boy "after" he runs from you and later gets caught.

Paul Esh, a featured trainer from http://www.SuperStarsOfHorseTraining.com, tells on his video why this is so important.

It's amazing what you can learn from different horse trainers because each has there unique things they do.

That's why SuperStars of Horse Training exists. You learn from the best of the best of horse trainers. What they do with horses you can too after see what they show you.

To learn more go to: http://www.SuperStarsOfHorseTraining.com

Andy Curry is a nationally known horse trainer and author of several best selling horse training and horse care books. He is also well known for finding, interviewing, and filming expert horse trainers and making their expertise available to horse owners who want to learn different horse training tips and secrets and how to solve behaviorial issues with horses. For information visit his website at www.SuperStarsofHorseTraining.com.

Horse Training: Calm Your Horse With A Sing Song

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Have you ever read, "Talking With Horses." ?

It was written by a horse trainer named Henry Blake.

He's quite the horseman. He has a neat perspective about horses you should read about if you're interested in how to train a horse.

There's something he does around his horses that I really like - he calls it "Sing-Song".

He uses it to calm a frightened horse.

What he says in a sing-song, gentle voice is this:

"There's a clever, boy, there's a clever boy, there's clever little fellow".

That's it. That's all there is to it.

At first glimpse you may be tempted to discount this nifty trick. But there's actually some mojo here.

Now this begs the question "Is it the words that steady him? Is it the tone of voice? What is it?

First, the tone of voice is important. After all, if you said this in a threatening tone of voice it wouldn't calm him. Thus, the pleasant, gentle, calm voice is one of the keys.

Secondly, animals cannot speak a human language although they know certain words mean certain things once they're trained to it.

Plus, when the horse hears "There's a clever boy...." it has no meaning in the sense that you want him to do something...although later on it will have a meaning of "calm down, everything is fine, you won't get hurt, I love you, etc."

Thus, I kind of think it's the rhythm of the words and repetition of it being said over and over. It mesmerizes them.

I like to think of it as a sort of poetry for horses. Often when us humans listen to poetry written in songs, stories, or what have you, the rhyming words reach out and grab you by the ear drums and cause you to pay attention.

You tend to focus on what's being said and forget about what you were just thinking about.

Perhaps you have read some Dr. Suess books. His books exploded with rhymes. Often, the words that rhymed were made up and made no sense. But they were captivating nonetheless.

And it's my humble, unscientific, professional, non-proven opinion that this is part of how this sing-song works on horses. Anyway, I thought you might like this valuable little gem. It's yet another technique one trainer uses that others never heard of yet can add to their bag of tricks.

It's amazing what you can learn from different horse trainers because each has there unique things they do.

That's why SuperStars of Horse Training exists. You learn from the best of the best of horse trainers. What they do with horses you can too after see what they show you.

To learn more go to: http://www.SuperStarsOfHorseTraining.com

Andy Curry is a nationally known horse trainer and author of several best selling horse training and horse care books. He is also well known for finding, interviewing, and filming expert horse trainers and making their expertise available to horse owners who want to learn different horse training tips and secrets and how to solve behaviorial issues with horses. For information visit his website at www.SuperStarsofHorseTraining.com.

Horse Training: Does Your Horse Have The Feel?

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There's an old horse training saying. It says "your horse should have the feel."

Basically, that means if you're leading your horse with the lead rope, does he follow you with virtually no tugging on that lead rope?

As part of the breaking process a horse is taught to lead. That's a natural part of how to train a horse when you're a horse trainer.

when he does, the goal is to have him step in sync (and stop) with you.

When you step, the lead rope has almost no "pull" on it.

That's the goal (in leading, anyway).

When your horse "feels" that pressure from the lead rope, he should move. Thus, he has the feel.

If you've ever seen someone leading their horse and they're tugging and pulling, the horse obviously doesn't have the feel.

Little does that person know he's teaching his horse to not lead with him.

So how do you get a good lead with the horse?

There are lots of ways.

I'll try to describe one of my favorite horse training videos that shows Paul Esh doing this.

When filming Paul Esh for http://www.SuperStarsOfHorseTraining.com, we caught him doing it like this:

You're standing beside your horse at approximately the neck area. You're on his left hand side.

You hold the lead rope in your right hand and point forward. (That's an alert to the horse that something's about to happen).

Then with your left hand you twirl the end of the lead rope and lightly tap him with it.

More 'n likely, that'll get his atten- tion and cause him to move.

So you'll point, take a step, and tap him with the rope.

Walk a little ways. Stop.

Wait a few moments and let him soak it in.

Do it again. You'll find as you repeat this you soon won't have to tap him with the rope. He'll see you point and he'll know to step.

And not too long after that, you won't have to point and step because he'll know your body language and what he needs to do.

Ultimately, he'll have the "feel."

Before you do this with your horse, it is assumed you know him well enough that you're confident you can lead him close to you and he won't jump on you.

If you're not at that stage yet, better teach him to respect your space first. (That's also one Paul taught in our Super Stars of Horse Training filming)

Andy Curry is a nationally known horse trainer and author of several best selling horse training and horse care books. He is also well known for finding, interviewing, and filming expert horse trainers and making their expertise available to horse owners who want to learn different horse training tips and secrets and how to solve behaviorial issues with horses. For information visit his website at www.SuperStarsofHorseTraining.com.

Horse Training: The Horse Training Secret Of The Hot Potato

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Being a horse trainer, there's one big secret you must know to train a horse.

Ever grabbed a potato fresh outta the microwave and suddenly dropped it because...

Your Hand Was On Fire!

` Believe it or not, there's a horse training lesson we can use when thinking about the hot potato.

Here's what it is.

When we teach our horses to give to the pull of the reins, we want them to give so easily that you feel nearly no resistance as you pull the reins.

You wanna get to the point where as you pull the rein, it suggests to the horse to follow the pull.

There is no resistance.

How do you get to that point?

That's the secret of the hot potato.

When you're first teaching horse lateral flexion, begin with a very slight pull.

Then wait.

For how long?

Until you see him give to the pressure.

Look for the slightest give...even an eighth of an inch.

Pet, rub, and say "Good boy!"

Then repeat.

Try for the same.

After you get it a few times, ask for a little more.

Eventually, your goal is to have his head follow that rein pull with virtually no resistance.

Remember to do both sides of the horse.

The secret of the hot potato, in this instance, is this.

When he gives to your pulling of the rein, you give back...immeditately.

Drop that rein pressure like you would a hot potato fresh outta the microwave!

If you've ever rode a horse that was resistant to giving his head it's likely because he doesn't know there's relief.

He's been pulled on and pulled on. And he braces himself for the pull because he doesn't know relief is awaiting him.

Can ya blame him?

Think of it like this.

If you ever had a massage therapist work on a sore muscle and they kept at it and at it and at it...you kinda brace yourself.

It's painful, it hurts, you want it to stop.

You resist.

How do you retrain a resistant horse like that?

Same way I just described.

You'd be surprised how fast they catch on.

But you gotta remember they won't learn it in five minutes.

It'll take patience.

Sam Burrell, a featured horse trainer from http://www.SuperStarsOfHorseTraining.com, reveals how to retrain a horse to give to the bit.

Sam's video is one of our more popular videos because he also shows you how to install and Operating System in your horse (and yourself).

It's amazing what you can learn from different horse trainers because each has there unique things they do.

That's why SuperStars of Horse Training exists. You learn from the best of the best of horse trainers. What they do with horses you can too after see what they show you.

To learn more go to: http://www.SuperStarsOfHorseTraining.com

Andy Curry is a nationally known horse trainer and author of several best selling horse training and horse care books. He is also well known for finding, interviewing, and filming expert horse trainers and making their expertise available to horse owners who want to learn different horse training tips and secrets and how to solve behaviorial issues with horses. For information visit his website at www.SuperStarsofHorseTraining.com.

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Horse Training: Train For Tomorrow

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Ever hear something and you thought to yourself, "Now that's profound!"

The statement was "Always train for tomorrow!"

I've heard it said many a time but for some reason it really hit me.

Sometimes that happens. You can hear something over and over but there's that one day when it makes a big impact.

I wonder why that is?

Where did I hear it? From Sam Burrell.

I'm finishing up with Sam Burrell who is our featured trainer for the January Super Stars Of Horse Training.

Sam is one of our favorites we feature in our horse training videos at: http://www.SuperStarsOfHorseTraining.com

And that one gold nugget of wisdom and many others are part of his golden chest of knowledge he willingly shared.

Anyway, what he meant by it was this.

Don't ask too much from your horse. Get even a tiny try or understanding from your horse.

Let him sleep on it for "tomorrow."

When you come back the next day and work with him you'd swear he was up all night studyin'and practicing it.

How true.

Andy Curry is a nationally known horse trainer and author of several best selling horse training and horse care books. He is also well known for finding, interviewing, and filming expert horse trainers and making their expertise available to horse owners who want to learn different horse training tips and secrets and how to solve behaviorial issues with horses. For information visit his website at www.SuperStarsofHorseTraining.com.

Horse Training: What Rearing Really Is

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Have you ever tried to get your horse to go somewhere (like through a door or in a trailer) and he rears as he approaches?

In this case, the rearing is a symptom of a problem.

The horse is showing resistance and fear - plus a lack of respect for the handler's direction.

To solve this, you must do groundwork away from the spooky object.

You'll want to do exercises that will get him to expand his comfort level AND get his feet moving forward.

We want the horse to learn to move his feet forward (not up) when he feels his life is threatened.

Now when the horse rears, DO NOT pull down on his head.

Why?

Because it could make him rear even higher and perhaps fall backwards. He could even pull you back and land on you.

Plus, the horse will have experienced BIG TIME trauma - and man oh man...that will be hard to fix.

If the horse rears, get away from him moving to his side.

One BIG secret is to be ready for him to do it. Think ahead of him.

If he starts to spring up, pull his head around and move his hindquarters.

Why?

Because if you're a horse, it's pretty dang hard to rear up when your hindquarters are moving and your head is turned.

When he sees he can't rear, he'll even- tually learn to go forward when feeling troubled.

He will discover it's not so bad to move his feet forward and that he'll be okay.

He likely won't learn to move forward the first few times you draw his head around and move his hindquarters...but he'll get it eventualy.

Just keep at it until he does - stay consistent.

If you've ever ridden a horse that rears, you'd know it can be scary and dangerous.

You should know how to prevent it.

In some horse training videos from http://www.SuperStarsOfHorseTraining.com, there are a couple trainers.

To learn more about how they train their horses, be sure to read about them.

Andy Curry is a nationally known horse trainer and author of several best selling horse training and horse care books. He is also well known for finding, interviewing, and filming expert horse trainers and making their expertise available to horse owners who want to learn different horse training tips and secrets and how to solve behaviorial issues with horses. For information visit his website at www.SuperStarsofHorseTraining.com

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Horse Training: Prevention vs. Cures In Horse Training

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If you own a horse that has a bad habit like biting, kicking, shying, bolting, halter pulling, etc. - it's a good idea to look at how that happened.

That's an important horse training principle if you're going to be a horse trainer and learn to train a horse.

Often, horse owners allow it to happen because, frankly, they honestly didn't know any better.

Imagine this.

You're loading a horse into a trailer and just as you get 3 feet from it he starts pulling back.

Quickly, the horse wins the tug of war.

So you walk him away from the trailer in a small circle and try it again.

But this time he backs away from the trailer sooner...say...6 feet from it.

So, you walk him away from the trailer in another small circle and try it yet again.

This time the horse pulls back 10 feet from the trailer.

Then you ask yourself, "Why is he doing this - and why is it getting worse?"

This happened to me years ago when I first trying to get my horse into a trailer.

When I let her win she saw she could do as she pleased - and fairly quickly a bad habit started. And that was because my horse knew she could resist.

How did she know she could resist? Because she experienced it.

Well, I later learned how to get horses in a trailer. But when I went to get the resis- tant horse in the trailer it took a lot longer because she knew she could resist me from before.

One of the lessons I learned from this is this:

If you want your horse to do (or not do) something make sure you are in a position to make it happen. If you're not, don't try to force it because if your horse sees you can't make him do it...he'll use that critical piece of experience and resist you even harder the next time you attempt it.

Thus, if you're teaching Mr. Horse something and you're not in a position to make him do it (or make him stop doing it) then recognize that immediately and don't try to force it.

I get a TON of questions about horses being barn sour. People say, "No matter what I do he goes back to the barn."

Little do these horse owners know they taught their horse to resist them.

Many just get off their horse, put away the saddle, and let the horse win.

Never mind the cure for barnsourness. What about preventing it from happening in the first place.

It starts with getting a horse's con- fidence and obedience mixed with solid training.

The horse should be obedient to do what one asks. When you wanna ride out from the barn the horse should obediently do it. This obedience comes from your ground work and working with the horse.

But even an obedient and willing horse may attempt to go back to the barn - even though he's not confirmed in the habit.

THAT! you can prevent pretty eaisly. But if a horse habitually wins, then you have to make a cure.

Thus, the lesson is prevention. It's a lot easier than curing.

If you want to learn more about this, I urge you go to http://www.SuperStarsOfHorseTraining.com where you can get horse training secrets from many different expert horse trainers.

Andy Curry is a nationally known horse trainer and author of several best selling horse training and horse care books. He is also well known for finding, interviewing, and filming expert horse trainers and making their expertise available to horse owners who want to learn different horse training tips and secrets and how to solve behaviorial issues with horses. For information visit his website at www.SuperStarsofHorseTraining.com.

Horse Training: Does Your Horse Have A Charge Card?

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Kind of a silly question, isn't it? After all, horses don't have MasterCards or Visas.

But some do have charge cards.

What do I mean?

Actually, this is all kind of metaphor about horses that like to "giddy-up" a bit too much.

In other words, they're "chargey".

If you've rode a horse with a tendency to be chargey, you'd notice he starts speeding up to a trot or lope after you walk off on a loose rein.

That's not a desirable behavior to have unless you told him that's what you wanted to do. To learn to train a horse to be a horse trainer, you have to correct this.

One way to correct this behavior is to trot your horse straight for a moment then start him going around in a large circle.

You start to relax by slowing down your own body rhythm. As you make the circle smaller your body rhythm is even more relaxed.

As soon as your horse goes to a walk, take him out of the circle and walk straight.

Carress him on the neck as he walks out straight as a reminder he did good.

If he takes off again after the walk go to the circle again but in the other direction.

You'll notice as you go to a smaller circle it's harder for him to trot and much easier to walk. Thus, be looking for that walk.

And like I said earlier, when he walks then take him out of the circle. Walk straight on a loose rein.

Repeat if necessary.

To better learn how this works you might consider watching a horse training video or two.

At http://www.SuperStarsOfHorseTraining.com you will find videos that teach this very thing.

One in particular is by J.J. Rydberg.

Be sure to read about him.

Andy Curry is a nationally known horse trainer and author of several best selling horse training and horse care books. He is also well known for finding, interviewing, and filming expert horse trainers and making their expertise available to horse owners who want to learn different horse training tips and secrets and how to solve behaviorial issues with horses. For information visit his website at www.SuperStarsofHorseTraining.com.

Horse Training: Does Your Horse Have Baggage?

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A while back I worked with horse trainer Aaron Mills while making horse training videos for http://www.SuperStarsOfHorseTraining.com

Aaron often used the term "baggage."

By that he meant, if you go to touch your horse's head does he flinch and move it away quickly nearly every time?

Baggage.

If you try to saddle him does he move off and not let you?

Baggage.

Later I hosted a horse training teleseminar with Aaron.

During this informative session, Aaron again talked about baggage.

We talked about how to work through it and to get the horse to trust that the baggage is not going to harm him.

We discussed the horse we filmed and how he did it.

Aaron transformed the horse from a "Don't touch or saddle me" scardey cat to an "Okay... you win...go ahead and saddle me - just be careful" horse.

How'd he do it?

As you watch the video it becomes painfully clear how patient you gotta be when you train a horse.

Another obvious thing is how much work it takes.

The next obvious thing is how often the horse does exactly as Aaron wants, then a few minutes later he doesn't.

That's just something you have to work though. That's where the patience thing comes in because you cannot realisticaly expect the horse to do what you ask every time once he's figured it out.

It takes repetitions.

You have to work through it because there's baggage.

You gotta go slow. You gotta look for the littlest cooperation and reward it.

When the video was done, Aaron had the horse following him like a shadow and was able to put the saddle on him and the horse accepted it and stood still with it on.

What a wonderful exercise it was to watch.

Here's a horse who's nature it is to flee and not trust yet Aaron had the horse following him and trusting him.

I don't care how many times I've seen it or done it, it's awesome to watch and exhilir- ating to accomplish.

Andy Curry is a nationally known horse trainer and author of several best selling horse training and horse care books. He is also well known for finding, interviewing, and filming expert horse trainers and making their expertise available to horse owners who want to learn different horse training tips and secrets and how to solve behaviorial issues with horses. For information visit his website at www.SuperStarsofHorseTraining.com.

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When one thinks of Nevis, one generally conjures up an image of the posh Four Seasons Hotel with its magnificent golf course, beach front hotel suites, and its very fortunate guests tanning on manicured sand on the edge of an azure Caribbean Sea as friendly and hard working staff bring frozen daiquiris.

But while the Four Seasons deserves its many accolades, Nevis is much more than a reflection of this world class resort. It's a diverse island, with an interesting economic past that includes the dominance of the sugar industry and a future built around a universal and demanding education system. Although politically unified with its sister island of St. Kitts, it has its own independent spirit and culture. And, while it is a very small island, it has a lot of open space. Very few people live here.

A five hour horse back ride to explore this beautiful and welcoming island? Definitely.

My daughter and I started out from the stables on the main road going towards the airport with our savvy equestrian guide, Malokai. We saddled up and immediately crossed the paved road and rode through a massive coconut grove where freshly fallen fruit lay side by side with older nuts already regenerating into new trees. We rode through a large cattle farm adjoining the Caribbean Sea and then directly onto the beach where the horses immediately broke into a sustained gallop as if to show their spirit to the adoring tourists. Americans love the image of a horse and rider galloping in the surf. Next, we hitched up our legs jockey style as the horses waded stirrup deep into the ocean to avoid a protruding rock jetty and then we were on the beach in front of the Four Seasons. Cautiously avoiding carefully constructed children's sand castles as well as the near ocean sun bathers, we crossed the famous beach without incident and headed inland.

Initially we followed the main coastal highway in Nevis, but before long we started the slow climb into the foothills of Nevis Peak, following the old sugar plantation roads. Built over a century ago, these concrete and rock one lane roads are slowly being encroached by the jungle; but they are built to last and still provide much of the inner infrastructure for the island. The beauty of the island is evident up close as one passes hundreds of fertile mango and avocado trees; the local pyracantha-like plant is espaliered over fences, trees, and houses, with its unique strawberry colored flowers in full bloom. It's islands of rouge against dark green foliage with the Caribbean sparkling in the distance.

The old stone fences that divided the sugar plantation show disarray after so many years, but many have been totally realigned and rebuilt by the islands 36 minimum security prisoners on work details. We ride by the abandoned sugar mills, seemingly defiant but taciturn about their past, with the rock and mortar construction still solid but wood roofs and windows rotted and decaying.

We break for lunch at the Hermitage plantation, which is a working inn and dates from the seventeenth century. It's a trip in a time capsule to another age; only a tourist with a laptop spoils the centuries old image.

And, of course, besides being a great way to see the real Nevis, a five hour horse back ride is an adventure in fitness. Prior to the ride, we stretched and did some functional exercises to wake up our core. We used a 75 mm stability ball for sit-ups, ball passes and various crunches. Serious riding isn't a walk in the park and being successful at it is all about core fitness. Whether you are walking, trotting or galloping, your core is engaged while riding for balance and stability as well as to protect your back and neck from injury. The saddle is not a lounge chair but a balance point so that you can use your core strength and lower body strength to flex in the stirrups and grab the horse with your knees and inner thighs.

So what better way to spend a day--combining a memorable trip into the beauty and history of Nevis coupled with a solid day of core conditioning.

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To the uninitiated horse owner, there are timely facts about horses they should know. In fact, when someone first gets a horse these timely facts should be studied and learned.

These timely facts come from the Jesse Beery horse training manual. Jesse Beery was a famous horse trainer from the 1800's. Interestingly, Beery's training methods are as powerful today as they were when Beery was alive.

Timely Fact #1:

Make your horse your friend, not your slave.

Timely Fact #2:

Almost every wrong act of the horse is caused by fear, excitement or mismanagement. One harsh word will increase the pulse of a nervous horse ten beats a minute. Hoses know nothing about balking until forced into it by bad management. Any balky horse an be started steady and true in a few minutes. I never found one that I could not teach to start his load in fifteen minutes and usually in three.

Timely Fact #3:

Intelligent horsemen have learned that kickers, biters and balkers are natural results of abuse, that not one horse in a hundred is vicious until made so by cruelty; that whipping a horse is as mean and senseless as whipping a baby, and that the most useful, obedient and long lived horses are those treated from birth with kindness and common sense.

Timely Fact #4:

The whip is the parent of stubborness, but gentleness wins obedience. There is no such thing as balkiness in a horse that is kindly treated, and that gets an occasional apple, potato or sugar from his master's hand.

Timely Fact #5:

When a hose is afraid or excited, quiet him by kind words and caress. An excited horse is practically crazy and to whip him is dangerous, foolish and cruel. I have known a single blow of the whip to balk a spirited horse. Whipping a balky horse is barbarous and only increases balkiness.

These timely facts come from the Jesse Beery horse training manual. Jesse Beery was a famous horse trainer from the 1800's. Interestingly, Beery's training methods are as powerful today as they were when Beery was alive.

Timely Fact #1:

Make your horse your friend, not your slave.

Timely Fact #2:

Almost every wrong act of the horse is caused by fear, excitement or mismanagement. One harsh word will increase the pulse of a nervous horse ten beats a minute. Hoses know nothing about balking until forced into it by bad management. Any balky horse an be started steady and true in a few minutes. I never found one that I could not teach to start his load in fifteen minutes and usually in three.

Timely Fact #3:

Intelligent horsemen have learned that kickers, biters and balkers are natural results of abuse, that not one horse in a hundred is vicious until made so by cruelty; that whipping a horse is as mean and senseless as whipping a baby, and that the most useful, obedient and long lived horses are those treated from birth with kindness and common sense.

Timely Fact #4:

The whip is the parent of stubborness, but gentleness wins obedience. There is no such thing as balkiness in a horse that is kindly treated, and that gets an occasional apple, potato or sugar from his master's hand.

Timely Fact #5:

When a hose is afraid or excited, quiet him by kind words and caress. An excited horse is practically crazy and to whip him is dangerous, foolish and cruel. I have known a single blow of the whip to balk a spirited horse. Whipping a balky horse is barbarous and only increases balkiness.

Andy Curry is a nationally known horse trainer and author
of several best selling horse training and horse care books.
For information visit his website at www.horsetrainingandtips.com.
He is also the leading expert on Jesse Beery's horse training
methods which can be seen at www.horsetrainingandtips.com/Jesse_Beerya

Horse Training Techniques From The 1800's - What's Old Is New And What's New Is Old

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Was he the world's greatest horse trainer of all time? Would his picture be in the horse trainer's Hall Of Fame? Perhaps.

His name was Jesse Beery. Before he was twenty he became a world class horse trainer. He was so well known, there were more people who heard of him than didn't.

Jesse Beery learned how to train horses almost entirely on his own because there were few people who knew how to train a horse.

Beery's parents discouraged horse training as a career but later okay'd his passion. From then on there was no stopping Beery from achieving greatness.

Beery's first inclination to train horses happened when he drove a horse and buggy to a friend's house. As Beery exited the buggy the horse spooked and ran home. During that long walk home Beery was determined to make his horse stay put.

As he worked with his horse he discovered ways to get a horse to do what he wanted. Although nearly killed in training incidents and laughed at from friends and neighbors, Beery soon became THE authority on horse training.

Beery's methods solved numerous problems with horses that seemed unsolvable. If a horse was hard to shoe, ran away, pulled while tied, spooky, and more...Beery knew how to fix it.

As if his accomplishments weren't enough to keep him busy, Beery wrote a Horse Training manual describing how to do what he did. Unfortunately, few copies exist today and those that do may be hard to read due to the poor condition of these very old books.

Beery's book may be available in used book stores if one is motivated to search. Be prepared for a time consuming search - but if a Beery book is found in good condition, be ready to pay a handsome price.

There may be an alternative. Beery's book was recently revived by horse trainer Andy Curry. Curry discovered Beery's book in a used book store by accident.

Curry says, "This is one of the most amazing books I've EVER read about horse training. Beery explains his methods so clearly it's like he's there with you...holding your hand...showing what to do. Every responsible horse owner should have a copy of this book - period!"

His name was Jesse Beery. Before he was twenty he became a world class horse trainer. He was so well known, there were more people who heard of him than didn't.

Jesse Beery learned how to train horses almost entirely on his own because there were few people who knew how to train a horse.

Beery's parents discouraged horse training as a career but later okay'd his passion. From then on there was no stopping Beery from achieving greatness.

Beery's first inclination to train horses happened when he drove a horse and buggy to a friend's house. As Beery exited the buggy the horse spooked and ran home. During that long walk home Beery was determined to make his horse stay put.

As he worked with his horse he discovered ways to get a horse to do what he wanted. Although nearly killed in training incidents and laughed at from friends and neighbors, Beery soon became THE authority on horse training.

Beery's methods solved numerous problems with horses that seemed unsolvable. If a horse was hard to shoe, ran away, pulled while tied, spooky, and more...Beery knew how to fix it.

As if his accomplishments weren't enough to keep him busy, Beery wrote a Horse Training manual describing how to do what he did. Unfortunately, few copies exist today and those that do may be hard to read due to the poor condition of these very old books.

Beery's book may be available in used book stores if one is motivated to search. Be prepared for a time consuming search - but if a Beery book is found in good condition, be ready to pay a handsome price.

There may be an alternative. Beery's book was recently revived by horse trainer Andy Curry. Curry discovered Beery's book in a used book store by accident.

Curry says, "This is one of the most amazing books I've EVER read about horse training. Beery explains his methods so clearly it's like he's there with you...holding your hand...showing what to do. Every responsible horse owner should have a copy of this book - period!"

Andy Curry is a nationally known horse trainer and author
of several best selling horse training and horse care books.
For information visit his website at www.horsetrainingandtips.com.
He is also the leading expert on Jesse Beery's horse training
methods which can be seen at www.horsetrainingandtips.com/Jesse_Beerya.

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