Horse Training Creativeness: The 5th Of 6 Keys To Developing A Partnership With Your Horse
The 6 Keys To Building A Life Long Partnership With Your
Horse. Today I am going to ask you to think about being creative when playing with your horse. I would like you to remember that when I use terms such as horse training and natural horsemanship I am actually referring to playing with your horse. Of the 6 keys, the two most difficult to grasp are mind-set
(attitude) and creativeness (imagination). Of these two
creativeness is the most difficult. This is where you need
to work on your self and play with your hose. You need to
ALLOW your creativeness to come through. Think about when
you were a child, how active your imagination was, and how
creative you were. As adults, we have forgotten how to use
our imagination and creative powers. When playing with your
horse it's important that you learn to use your imagination
and be creative again. You need to challenge your self and your horse. Don't be
satisfied with mediocre results. As I have mentioned
earlier, there are only six things a horse can do - move
forward, backward, left, right, up and down, and there are a
thousand challenges for each. An example might be, moving your horse (forward) into horse
trailer, not much of a challenge unless he hasn't been
loaded in a trailer before, but let's say he hasand is good
at loading forward, a greater challenge might be to load him
by backing him in. Now you are challenging both you and
your horse. The next time you are out riding, look for all the
challenges that are staring you right in the face.
Let's say your horse won't cross a stream, but
you work at this challenge until you get him to cross. Now
what? How about getting him to side pass through the
stream or even back through the stream. How many other
creative ideas can you come up with? Great, now you'
re using your imagination! I think it's important to note that most people are
generally looking for answers in a logical way. They want
rules and regulations and apply them to horses. Things can
change quickly when you're dealing with horses and a
dogmatic approach is not the answer. You need to be
flexible and change as the situation dictates. In horse training or natural horsemanship there are no rules
or regulations that fit all situations only goals and
principles and adjustments you will need to make to fit the
situation. Once you have the knowledge about mindset, understanding,
patients, approach and equipment, then you need to put in the
time it takes to be successful. The last ingredient need,
is to be creative, use your imagination to come up with
adjustments to fit any situation you may be in with your
horse. Remember, things can change quickly when training your horse. Rather than training your horse to put up with your shortfalls, use the six keys. Have fun with your horse(s)! Mike This article is brought to you by Perfect Horse Gifts If you like this article and would like to learn more
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Equipment? Having the proper equipment, understanding
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