Horse Training: What pet rocks and horses have in common

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What do pet rocks and horse
training have in common?

Well, Pet rocks were created
by Gary Dahl, an out-of-work advertising
executive.

He got the idea listening to some
people complaining about their pets one
night. Those people said the perfect pet
would be a rock.

The next two weeks, Dahl spent
his time creating the Pet rock and its
instructions and packaging.

The Pet Rock debuted in August
of 1975 and sold for $3.95. Two months
later, Dahl was shipping 10,000 Pet Rocks
a day to customers.

A year later, the fad died.

That's the thing about fads. They
die.

Some people think owning horses is
a fad.

I see it as a dream.

Lots of people dream about it but
never do it. So I say "Way to go" to you
for doing it.

And since you have a horse, it's
important you try to work with your horse
often.

Working with a horse once a week
isn't gonna cut it. Especially if you're
in training with him.

When you first start with a horse
you should be out there every day. You
should at least do "something" with him
albeit minimal.

But doesn't it seem that doing
something minimal with a horse is a waste
of time?

Nope.

Spending time with a horse, even
if it's just a few minutes, helps create
a bond.

As a matter of fact, if you suddenly
found yourself hurting for time, you can
still work with and train your horse.

It doesn't have to be anything fancy.

As an example, a great way to catch
your horse with halter in hand is to teach
him that he gets to eat when and only "after"
his halter is on him. There are more tricks
you can do if you're time challenged. To see
more go to:
http://www.horsetrainingandtips.com/horse_training_withnotime.htm


If your horse usually runs from you
as you approach with a halter in hand, then you
gotta regroup, get sneaky, and recondition him
to it.

Here's one suggestion to try.

You know those pieces of twine you get
from the small bales of hay? (The ones that
show up every where even though you disposed
of them...)

Get one of those and coil it up in your
hand so your horse can't see it.

When you catch your horse put the twine
around his neck much like you'd put a lead rope
around his neck.

The twine now becomes a make-shift lead
rope.

Give him a small treat "after" you have
the twine on him.

Repeat this a few days so he learns that
being caught and having the twine on him means he
gets a treat. What you're really aiming for is
for him to associate something positive with being
caught and haltered.

You don't always have to give a treat.
In fact, I'd alternate between treats, petting,
and atta-boys.

When you can tell he's accepted this way
of thinking, then let him see the twine as you
approach. When he sees the twine he associates
it with something positive.

When he's acclimated to that, slowly intro-
duce the halter again.

If your horse is so adverse to being caught
with the halter, you may have to let him see you
with it before you enter the corral...and then
lay it on the fence so he drops his threat defense.

Over time, you'll simply have to get
creative and introduce the halter more and more.

Practice the ol' advance/retreat method
where you advance with what you want to do and
when you see him beginning to negatively react,
then retreat to remove the threat and pressure.

You want to get to the point where when
your horse sees the halter, he knows something
good is going to happen.

So once you get to the point where you can
halter him without a chase, do different things
with him like brushing "after" he's haltered.

Don't always rush off to work him just
after he's got a halter on because he'll associate
the halter with work. Even us humans don't like
that.

If you sense a "distance" between you
and your horse, perhaps you need to give him a
confidence lesson. For more on that, see my
Jesse Beery information.


Sincerely,

Andy Curry
www.horsetrainingandtips.com


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