*Training does not mean you are breaking a young filly or colt, it is about fixing unwanted behaviors and the owner/handler's way of correction.* It is a way of teaching horses using correction not abuse. Horses do not learn from discipline they learn from praise and encouragement. *Think like a horse...
Vices Chart
Horses benefit from Natural Horsemanship. *IF you work them in their language they retain it better.
Horse Terminology on-The Horse's Level of Training
Spooky – easily startled. A spooky horse is not suitable for a beginning rider of any age.
Shying — responding to a sound, movement, or object by suddenly jumping to the side or running off. A horse that shies a lot is said to be “spooky.”
School horse – an experienced, usually older horse used as a lesson mount; also called lesson horse. Good school horses make wonderful first mounts, but they are rarely for sale.
Sing sour – the attitude of a horse that doesn’t enjoy being ridden in an arena and looks for ways to leave the ring or quit working.
Mouth, hard or soft – describes the horse’s relative responsiveness to the reins.
Broke – trained; a “dead broke” horse is a well-trained and obedient one.
Vices that NEED To Be Worked With...
- Barn Sour: this issue is the when your horse/pony objects to leave the proximity of the barn. The common ways they try to get their way are limited: pulling the lead rope or reins out of your hands, spinning around you in a circle while leading or spinning you around while riding away from the barn, biting, rearing, kicking, backing up excessively and bucking. Those behaviors can be dangerous and deadly. The horse/pony needs to learn that you are 100% in-charge. To fix a Barn-Sour Horse: you need to take things slowly but surely. 1.Start by walking him 10 feet away from the barn door and immediately circle back. 2. Repeat and go a little farther each time and *remember to circle back. Watch his mood and as soon as he gets too "worked-up" circle and walk him back to the barn before he can get uncontrollable. Watch for when your horse walks calmly farther and farther away. If your training goes has a set back, go back to square-one.
- Buddy-Sour: is when your horse/pony gets "worked-up" when he leaves his pasture-mate(s). A horse considered "buddy-sour" maybe limited to: whinnying, squealing, dragging handler/rider,pulling reins or lead rope from our hands, becomes head strong and will be in a hurry to get back to their buudy/buddies. When you work with a Buddy-Sour Horse this is what to do: keep in mind that you cannot fix this over night it takes time. You need to repeat at the training so your horse retains it. You can move on once your horse becomes 100% calm and relaxed while being lead away from his buddy or barn. You need to be very patient and consistent to overcome this issue.
- IMPORTANT: Another very important factor in training is to remain in control at all times. If, at any point in the training, the horse begins to ignore your requests, you are no longer in control and you must back-track to the point in training where you can control him. Once you are back at that point, you can begin to progress again.
- http://www.equusite.com/articles/ground/groundBarnSour.shtml
* Training is a way of teaching horses using correction not abuse. Horses do not learn from discipline they learn from praise and encouragement.
Horse Terminology on-The Horse's Level of Training
Spooky – easily startled. A spooky horse is not suitable for a beginning rider of any age.
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Shying — responding to a sound, movement, or object by suddenly jumping to the side or running off. A horse that shies a lot is said to be “spooky.”
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School horse – an experienced, usually older horse used as a lesson mount; also called lesson horse. Good school horses make wonderful first mounts, but they are rarely for sale.
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Sing sour – the attitude of a horse that doesn’t enjoy being ridden in an arena and looks for ways to leave the ring or quit working.
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Mouth, hard or soft – describes the horse’s relative responsiveness to the reins.
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Broke – trained; a “dead broke” horse is a well-trained and obedient one.
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Vices that NEED To Be Worked With...
- Barn Sour: this issue is the when your horse/pony objects to leave the proximity of the barn. The common ways they try to get their way are limited: pulling the lead rope or reins out of your hands, spinning around you in a circle while leading or spinning you around while riding away from the barn, biting, rearing, kicking, backing up excessively and bucking. Those behaviors can be dangerous and deadly. The horse/pony needs to learn that you are 100% in-charge. To fix a Barn-Sour Horse: you need to take things slowly but surely. 1.Start by walking him 10 feet away from the barn door and immediately circle back. 2. Repeat and go a little farther each time and *remember to circle back. Watch his mood and as soon as he gets too "worked-up" circle and walk him back to the barn before he can get uncontrollable. Watch for when your horse walks calmly farther and farther away. If your training goes has a set back, go back to square-one.
- Buddy-Sour: is when your horse/pony gets "worked-up" when he leaves his pasture-mate(s). A horse considered "buddy-sour" maybe limited to: whinnying, squealing, dragging handler/rider,pulling reins or lead rope from our hands, becomes head strong and will be in a hurry to get back to their buudy/buddies. When you work with a Buddy-Sour Horse this is what to do: keep in mind that you cannot fix this over night it takes time. You need to repeat at the training so your horse retains it. You can move on once your horse becomes 100% calm and relaxed while being lead away from his buddy or barn. You need to be very patient and consistent to overcome this issue.
- IMPORTANT: Another very important factor in training is to remain in control at all times. If, at any point in the training, the horse begins to ignore your requests, you are no longer in control and you must back-track to the point in training where you can control him. Once you are back at that point, you can begin to progress again.
- http://www.equusite.com/articles/ground/groundBarnSour.shtml
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