Horse Training Bombproofing Series 11

Bombproofing Your Horse
Series 11

A couple days ago I promised to tell
you about a cool way to consequence your horse
without touching him.

I learned this from an old horse psychology
and training manual I read a long time ago.

When a horse is doing something you
don't want, say "eh!" in a sharp voice.

"Eh!", in a sharp tone, is an unpleasant
sound to horses and soon they will know they are
doing wrong when they hear it.

Onward.

Yesterday, I talked at length about
safety stuff. Real important if you like staying
healthy and injury free.

Now, let's discuss some stuff you'll
do on the ground.

First, we need a plan. What are we gonna
do?

The goal is this: We want Mr. Horse to get
so used to a scary object that he gets bored with it.

Whatever the object is, he may have to step
on it, in it, over it, or by it.

Start by making the object as least frightful
as possible. That means you may have to make it small
enough it doesn't scare the holy stuffin's outta him.

So if you're using a sheet, for instance, make
it small and increase it's size later on.

I realize you can't do this while out on the
trail but there are things you can do that resemble
simplifying.

For instance, if you're trying to cross water,
find a place that's the least threatening.

The next thing to do is try the object. In
other words, try walking him by it, on it, through
it, over it...or whatever it requires.

You may have to do one of the following to
get your horse to comply:

1. Make him follow another horse.
2. Have him follow you
3. Have him moving forward - don't let him stop
4. Make him cross his legs

On this last point #4, if your horse stops
you can get him moving by pulling his head sideways.
When you pull him off balance he's got to move and
once moving you can again go forward.

Lastly, have someone get behind him with a
whip. When your horse sees someone behind him with
a whip that may be enough motivation to make him
move. If not, have the person tap his rear with
the whip. Don't tap hard but rather increase the
pressure of the tapping until he responds.

A word of caution. Whoever does the whip
tapping needs to stand clear of the horse's back
legs in case Mr. Horse wants to kick.

Tell ya more tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Andy Curry
www.horsetrainingandtips.com

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