Knowing Your Horse: A Guide to Equine Learning, Training and Behaviour

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I ride an imaginary horse any time that I’m traveling. If I’m in the car, or on a plane, I spend a great deal of time riding an imaginary horse through various scenarios. When I do that, I’m preparing myself mentally for the next time I’m in the saddle and that scenario occurs. That kind of mental preparation—and immersing your brain in “horse”—is key to building confidence. If you understand how your horse learns and why your training is effective, you can train faster, more ethically, and more sympathetically. Knowing Your Horse will be a key resource if you want to better understand your horse’s behaviour and make the most of that understanding to improve your training techniques.

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However, I am obviously now lifting his feet everyday and he is much happier, and I can lift and clean, albeit not taking too long so yes we are getting there. The farrier cast a glance over his feet, but I think he was a bit relieved to be honest that I was not expecting him to mess around with themAs I have already said, we are working on it everyday and hopefully when the farrier comes, sooner rather than later, it will be a more happy and safe

Knowing Your Horse: A Guide to Equine Learning, Training and Knowing Your Horse: A Guide to Equine Learning, Training and

I guess the farrier saying 'you did not tell me he was still wild' sort of said it all although I hasten to add he did not actually say that to me Morse was on his best behaviour and generally interested in all that was going on and was watching everything quite happily over his stable door. When they come in from the field which parts of them are dirtiest; that usually means they’ve spent extra time rubbing that spot in the mud! Groundwork is an excellent way to bond with your horse and reassure them when facing new obstacles. The more time you give your horse to adjust and accept their surroundings the more comfortable and relaxed they will be.There are two more things that I think are critically important for the confident rider. The first is that you should always act with supreme confidence around your horse. I have zero tolerance for arrogance, but your confidence communicates your leadership to your horse. When your horse feels led, he feels safe. Understanding your horse takes time, and there’s no substitute for that. But just putting in the time is not necessarily enough. People can spend years and years with their horses and never improve their abilities or confidence at all. It’s how we spend that time, rather than how much time we spend, that makes the difference.