Since there are many training techniques as there are trainers, I have established some rules, and wanted to share with you, so that you can use them in your method. I cant believe how many people don't even realize to keep these things in mind! People do stupid things that could hurt themselves or there horses, and every training is ended with a tense horse.. Its always good to enter into a training session with this mind set.
1. The training must be safe for me.
obviously its never a good idea to end up in the hospital during any horse training. We are more important then any horse. horses may not mean to hurt us, but they are big animals with a mind of their own. The training techniques we use, must insure our safety first. Accidents will happen, but we must try and minimize danger. Some people don't realize how dangerous being around horses can be!
2. The training must be safe for my horse.
So what if we get a horse in the trailer in a frantic state!? Most likely we will be taking an extra trip to the vet for stitches when we get him out... No technique is of use if you have to get your horses head stitched, or he busts a leg. We should take all the precautions to keep both horse and human safe.
3. The horse must be calmer after the lesson then before it started.
This is the horses way of telling us that he understands what we are teaching him. Its important that the horse stays calm throughout the process. Pain distracts. The more pain you give him, the less he will be able to concentrate on you. its like if i gave you a math problem but smacked you on the knuckles with a ruler, you would have a harder time working on the math question.. Right? The same is when jabbing him with spurs, sticks and other stuff... If a horse is nervous, he is telling us he isn't sure of what we want him to do!
A calm, and responsive horse is the best proof of success. When you see a chill horse doing what he is told, you know he has been taught well..
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