Training To Solve Your Horse Problems
If you have not studied horse training in any detail you will need to be aware that the topic can be hard to make sense of. Even more puzzling is a horse with attitude and behavioural issues.This causes the owner stress and frustration. Several people simply do not realise that the issues commonly lies with the trainer and not the horse.
Firstly we must try to unscramble the horse's behaviour. Most riders will have experienced at some point or another a horse becoming spooked. This often means that the horse is nervous and agitated, frightened that something is going to "get him". Every time the horse and rider go for a ride it is not a relaxing moment for either one of them.
If we presume that the rider is the reason that the horse spooks we need to ascertain how the rider is doing this. An inexperienced rider may not notice that he has a poor seat and is infact sitting tensely in the saddle. He also may be stiff as a board and has white-knuckles from gripping the reins so tightly. The horse can sense these things and will feel the same tension the rider is feeling. A horse is able to get into the habit of feeling this way. This will make the horse's spookiness and the rider's unease beacuse the rider an d the horse are intensifying each other's fears and anxities.
The rider must first take responsibilty for his actions and reasoning and then later in the horse. You must try and loosen up in the saddle. If you lighten up and have fun, the horse will recognise this and signal that he is aware of the change. Then you are required to speak with him to give him confidence. The horse's behaviour will quickly change resulting in a more relaxed and enjoyable horse to ride.
Whether or not the rider is aware of it, he or she is infact training the horse. Try to remember that on each occasion you interact with your horse you are effectively training him. The horse will respond in accordance to the praise and encouragement that he is awarded. If the praise is consistent, the horse's reaction will become a habit. If the stimulus is tense and nervous it causes fear and leads to a spooky horse.
This is just one example of how you can be the reason for the horse’s behavior. It is important to note that this is not true a 100% of the time but it is a sound place to start. In nearly all cases, it is where the problem initially began.
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