How To Use Horse Training Thinking To Solve Dang Near Any Problem With A Horse
What many horse owners don’t understand is often the handler, not the horse, is causing the problem. That being said, that is the first consideration in unscrambling the horse’s ill behavior. For instance, a common problem riders have is a horse being spooky. In layman’s terms, that means a horse is nervous and afraid something is going to “get him”. Thus, whenever the horse and owner go for a ride it’s not usually a relaxing moment. Also, maybe he’s stiff as a board and has a white-knuckle hold on the reins.
When the horse is in the habit of feeling it then the horse’s spookiness is also the rider’s. Two deathly scared kids are walking home at night. They both hear sounds and see things. So it is with the rider and horse. Maybe not to that extent, but still it happens. And since the rider is human and capable of reasoning, then he or she must be the one to interrupt the pattern of behavior.
The rider must loosen up while in the saddle. The horse simply reacts to the stimuli he gets. If the stimuli is tense, causes fear reactions, and so on, the result is a spooky horse. Although there are slight variations in technique between veterinarians, the procedure is fairly standardized. The first stage is an examination in the stable. He or she will listen to the heart and lungs and inspect the eyes with an ophthalmoscope. By flexing the limbs before trotting the horse, the vet can make some subtle signs of lameness more obvious. Then there is a period of strenuous exercise.
Then the vet has to consider all the abnormalities that the examination has revealed, and assess whether they will interfere with the horses future health. But by having your horse vetted you should ensure that you are off to the best possible start. You’re late for work one day. You look at your watch and notice you have about three minutes to feed your horse before you have to leave. Plus, it seems to worsen every day. If you only want a pet that eats a lot of hay, then you can keep him if it is affordable. If you want to ride him but you know you won’t have time then consider selling him. For instance, you have about two minutes to feed your horse before you go to work. So you rush outside and get some hay for him. Backing him up is a great way to keep him “tuned up”.
You get your horse to move. When you get your horse to move you earn more and more of his respect. Getting a horse to move is using the horse’s psychology to get it in his brain that you are the boss. There are more exercises to do than just backing. Say you have a horse that won’t come to you.
The reason he won’t is likely because of fear or doesn’t trust you. Horses love to be brushed.
