Horse Training: Why Lincoln would've been a great trainer

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Why President Lincoln
Would've Been A Great Horse Trainer



Honest Abe.

Everyone knows who he is.

Among many things, he was famous for
his speeches.

There's a myth that he hurriedly
composed his Gettysburg Address on the back
of an envelope while in a train on the way
to Washington D.C.

The truth is Lincoln started writing
the speech two weeks before the event.

Plus, he wrote at least 5 drafts before
he spoke it.

Why?

He didn't want to spontaneously speak
because he was afraid he might say something
foolish.

No wonder he was such a great man.

If Lincoln would've been a horse
trainer I have no doubt he would've been famous
for that as well.

Horse training takes effort to be
good. Judging how meticulously Lincoln
prepared his speeches, it indicates he would've
been meticulous with horses - he would've been
willing to give the effort.

Putting in effort isn't hard if one is
willing to go about it intelligently.

By that I mean "studying it".

Learning about horses. Their ways.
Their instincts. Why and how they are so
easily inspired with fear. Why and how they
react. Why and how they learn.

"Why" indeed.

That's the most important lesson we
can learn from horses. And that is "why" they
do what they do.

For instance, I can teach my horse to
"not" crowd my space. So I can use a voice
command to make him move away...or however I
choose to do it.

I'd start by understanding how his brain
works.

The first thing I'd consider is his
built-in fear. I know it wouldn't take much to
get him to move away from me because of his
"prey" nature.

So, I can slightly inspire his fear to
make him move and soon associate that with voice
commands or movements.

Knowing his nature, I would treat his
fear with "kid gloves" because I only want to
exert enough mental pressure to get him to move-
nothing more.

Then, I'd pet him. Not just for a reward.
But to let him know..."I still love him and I appreci-
ate him doing as I ask."

Yes...Lincoln would've learned that kind
of knowledge if he were a horse trainer.

Back in his day, people "had" to know that
knowledge or die. They depended on horses so much
that horses "were" transportation. Horses were the
farm tractor. Horses were how people lived.

If they didn't take of horses and show them
love, kindness, patience, and good training...they
simply would not have survived.

You'd be shocked just how "savvy" they
were back then. So much of what we use today in
horse training came from those old timers.

We often kid ourselves that we know more
today than our forefathers.

And with many things we do.

We have more technology and there are things
we can do better.

But the horse's mind is always the horse's
mind. It really doesn't change.

The truth is, there is not any "mind-bending"
new training techniques. No overnight discoveries.

Nope.

Just good 'ol reliable techniques and under-
standing of how it all works.

The old timers had it figured out.

One of the great old timers was Jesse Beery, who, as
you may know, was a famous horse trainer from the
late 1800's.

What he learned and taught people is phenomenal
because he learned it on his own and was good at teaching
it.

He put his writings in a horse training manual
and I am the only one who has it available. If you'd like
to read about it, go here:

http://www.horsetrainingandtips.com/Jesse_Beerya.htm


I often wonder what Lincoln and Beery would've
thought of each other had they met.

They were both such men of compassion and an
insatiable desire to learn and understand.

That's what made Jesse Beery a great trainer -
and would have made Lincoln a great horse trainer too.

One thing's for sure - he was a great President.



Sincerely,

Andy Curry
www.horsetrainingandtips.com


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