Horse Training - Bombproofing Tips #5

Bombproofing Your Horse
Series #5


Yesterday I detailed info about your
horse's comfort zone and how to determine
where his is.

I briefly stated that we need to expand
your horse's comfort zone to get him more used to
spooky objects.

When I say "expand his comfort zone"
I'm saying to push him slightly beyond what's
comfortable for him. We don't want to push
so much that he's totally nervous and out of
control.

Before we expand his comfort zone there
is an important question to ask ourselves. That
question is this: When I expand my horse's com-
fort zone, will it "likely" have a good, positive
outcome?

If the answer to that question is "yes"
then you have the "key" to sucessfully initiating
the bombproofing exercise.

On the contrary, if the end result is that
your horse won't do what you ask and it sabatoges
his confidence, then getting him bombproof will be
harder - especially if the experiences are often
negative.

So, for example, if you're riding your
horse on a trail and ask him to depart the trail
and step in some vegetation that's very different
looking from the trail, he may at first resist.

But when you get him to do it and he finds
it didn't hurt him (remember the instincts from the
first emails I sent) then he gets more confidence
to expand the comfort zone.

And the more times you have success with him
expanding his comfort zone, the more he trusts you and
your judgement.

That's it for today.

Be watching for series #6.

Sincerely,

Andy Curry
www.horsetrainingandtips.com

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