Horse Training Tips and Horse Training Methods

Don't take this from your horse

2005-07-18T13:18:00.000-07:00

Don't Take "THIS"
From Your Horse!

A few days ago I wrote about a char-
acteristic you never want to zap out of a
horse. And that is "curiosity."

The other you want to be careful with
is sensitivity.

Sensitivity is a terrific training tool
already built in the horse. We just have to be
careful how we use it.

For instance, I've seen horse's taught
to move forward and turn their hindquarters using
spurs.

I'm not exactly for that - on the other
hand that may be the only thing that works as
a last resort.

The thing is, if you go spurin' the
horse too much he could become sort of numb
to it.

His sensitivity to it can disappear
and to try and get it back is...well...dang
hard to do.

That's why it's so important to treat it
with kid gloves right off the bat. Better to
do something right the first time than try to
fix it later.

The rule of thumb is, always start with
the least threatening thing and increase the
pressure as needed.

Another example is being careful with
the reins. I like to use primarily snaffle bits
because they're easier on the mouth.

I like a larger bit because a smaller
one can cut the nerves in the horse's mouth and
you'll dang sure lose sensitivity there.

That's not good when you're trying to
get your horse to bend his neck and give you
his head.

I like my horse's neck to bend so well
that when I pick up the reins and give an ever
so slight pull, his head comes with it. His
head moves like a door on freshly greased hinges.

Now that's sensitivity.

That comes in handy for when you need
your horse's head if he rears or tries to bolt.

So the deal is this. Be careful with
your horse. Sure he's a big animal and all. But
use his brain (and yours) to get him to move.

Like my friend Bob Decker says:

"You can 'ask' a horse
to do about anything."

Adios until manana.

Andy Curry
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Horse Training: You gotta put your foot down!

2005-07-15T12:59:00.000-07:00

How To Get Your Horse To
"WANT" To Pick Up His Feet

So often, horse owners unknowingly
teach their horses to "not" have their feet
picked up.

I think it's mostly a lack of under-
standing why you should do certain things
when working with a horse.

Here's an example.

If you pick up a horse's foot and he
let's you...but pulls away and wants to put it
back down...and you let him...then you are
training him to put his foot down when "he"
wants to.

The ol' cliche of "You gotta put
your foot down" applies here when your horse
tries to put "his" foot down.

The trick is to hold his foot. When he
stops trying to take it back and relaxes, then
give it to him. This teaches him to relax and
that when he does, he can have his foot back.

Thus, the right is easy (when he relaxes).
The wrong thing is when he struggles - it's work
for him. When he sees it's easier to relax and
give you the foot...then it all falls into place.

(By the way, this all goes without saying
that you must be careful around your horse's feet
and legs because it can be hazardous. Please use
caution and common sense.)

Remember to do all feet.

Do this daily because repetition will lead
him to understand and trust you with his feet. The
more you work with him, the easier it'll be to get
his feet up and stay up.

The thing "not" to do is let him have his
feet when "he" wants to put 'em down. The goal
is to not allow that.

At first, it may be difficult for you. Perhaps
he's a bit strong and it's kinda hard for you. But
keep at it.

Make sure not to get impatient. If you have
a horse that's difficult in this area, then it'll
take time.

But it's worth it.

You will surprise yourself at just how well
you can teach your horse to hold up his feet. Just
keep at it.

One more thing, as you get him to hold his
feet up...work on holding it longer periods of time.

As you hold it longer, then start messing
with his feet. Tap on 'em lightly. Pick the crud
outta the hooves. Etc.

The more you work with his feet like that
the more he'll see it won't hurt him and he'll trust
it.

Adios until manana.

Andy Curry
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Brat Camp reveals good horse training sense

2005-07-14T13:12:00.000-07:00

Last night I watched "Brat Camp" on
TV.

It's about kids in age from about 14
to 19 whose parents are at their wits end and
the kid is outta control.

One of the brats was a compulsive liar.
One a drug user who stole money from her dad. One
had a violent temper. And so on.

As the camp field directors skillfully
pushed the kids to their apparent physical and
mental limits, the kids started to gush with emotions.

That's exactly what the camp field direc-
tors wanted because they dealt with their emotions
via drugs, anger, lying, etc.

One kid named Frank really stuck out in
my mind. He had the bad temper. He didn't
discuss things...he simply decided to fight you
with fists and words.

One of the camp field directors was a
master at diffusing his temper.

How'd he do it?

Words.

He'd "talk about it." He'd eventually
talk and lead Frank into a positive direction.

Had he forced Frank and got in his face,
the outcome would've been far different.

This particular scene in Brat Camp reminded
me about my horse training friend named Bob.

Bob's horse training philosophy is this:

"It's hard to force a horse into doing
something - but you can talk 'em into it"

I like that philosophy.

As I've looked through the Horse Trainer
Owner's Manual (See below), that's the philosophy
that's implied in it.

Talking a horse into something first requires
you get his trust. Once you have his trust, you can
talk 'em into dang near anything.

Getting trust is a gradual process. You keep
at it day after day. A little at a time.

As long as the horse knows he's not gonna get
hurt or have to work hard at long, boring patterns and
such,...you can build trust pretty easily.

Then,...you can talk your horse into doing
what you ask.

Adios for today.

Andy Curry
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Why horse training is like pigeon bones

2005-06-30T13:49:00.000-07:00

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Did you know the bones of a pigeon
weigh less than its feathers?

Isn't that odd?

There are things in life that seem
like they shouldn't be the way they are.

Horse training can be like that.

In fact, just today I was working
on breaking a horse for a friend.

I was introducing the saddle blanket
to him so he'd get used to it before I move
on to the saddle.

As I entered the round pen with the
saddle blanket, the horse freaked out.

The way he reacted you'd a thought
I was going to beat him with it.

Anyway, I laid it down in the middle
of pen and walked away from it.

Why'd I do that?

Because while it sits there and does
nothing, the horse begins to see it's not gonna
eat him for lunch.

The horse became more comfortable with
it after a few mintues.

Then I went over to it and gave it a slight
kick to move it. The horse watched it move
and it set him in motion again.

After a few minutes, he was okay with
it.

Since I taught the horse to follow me...I
had the horse walk around the pen with me. We
walked big circles at first. Then we walked
smaller circles all the while getting closer to
the saddle blanket.

Before long, I had the horse eating
a small handful of sweetfeed off the blanket.

That's a little trick I learned in the
the Horse Trainer Owner's Manual. (See below)

Another technique I used is gradation.
(also in the Horse Trainer Owner's Manual)

Gradation is where you introduce bits
at a time instead of bites.

It's like the old age question: How do
you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.

That wise old phrase applies to horse
training too.

You train a horse a little at a time -
that's what gradation is.

When I was introducing the saddle blanket
to the horse I shrunk his comfort level just a
little at a time.

I could tell when I exceeded his comfort
level too much because he would get fearful or
snort at the object.

So, I retreated the object of fear to
show it wasn't going to hurt him.

Then, I edged in on his comfort level
again. Each time going further than the last
until I could rub him all over his body with it.

Didn't take too long really.

Honestly, if you've never seen a horse
training technique in your life...but you under-
stood the nature of horses (like what's taught
in the Horse Trainer Owner's Manual), you could
create your own techniques.

Am I saying you don't need to learn any
horse training techniques?

Naw.

Knowing techniques is good...and fun.

I'm just saying the most important thing
you can learn about horses is their nature.

Techniques are surprisingly easy to see
how and why they work once you understand a horse's
nature.

That, in my mind, is the biggest key in
horse training.

Talk to you tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Andy Curry
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Horse Training: Horses, men, and mosquitos - a scientifi fact

2005-06-29T13:25:00.000-07:00

Mosquitos, Men, and Horses

They say men are bad.

But did you know, like "some" men,
mosquitos prefer blondes?

Apparently, that's a scientific fact.
But I'm not sure anyone's taken the time to
figure out why.

Just like mosquitos are drawn to blondes,
horses are drawn to certain people.

A lot of that has to do with under-
standing your horse's nature.

Page 45, Volume One of the Horse
Trainer Owner's Manual relates this a bit.
It says:

"The conciliating voice, the kind
look and caresses give him pleasure
and have the effect of quieting him,
of inspiring confidence in us and
make him disposed to obedience."

Thus, it's easy to get a horse to be
drawn to you. Treat them according to their
nature, and you won't have problems like you
would going "against" their nature.

Of course it depends on the horse's
background and history. In other words, if
he was abused, and felt abused, he'll likely
not want to be around you - even though you
weren't the one abusing him.

But generally speaking, a horse will
be fairly easy to bond with and get him coming
to you.

Thinking a minute about the horse's
environment, we can use that as one of our
tricks to keep him drawn to us.

One of the things in the horse's
environment is...

Lack of talking.

I know it sounds obvious, but horses
don't talk to one another like you and I do.
In fact, so much of their communication is body
movement.

That also explains part of why a horse
is so cotton pickin observant. They have to be
to learn the pecking order. (Plus, they're a
prey animal and always on the lookout for when
they need to run).

I often see people get frustrated while
teaching their horse and then talk to their horse
with malice. Not the way to do it.

First, patience is needed. Second, the
horse should be set up to succeed in what is
asked. Third, too much threatening voice and
the horse grows fearful.

If the fear grows to far, it will con-
sume him and all he can think of is being
scared. It creates resistance.

You've heard of resistance free training
no doubt. That's much like what I just described.

I like resistance free training but I
think it's a bit misunderstood.

As well as people unwittingly inspiring
fear in their horse, I also see people be too
nice. I get the impression resistance free
training is interpreted as "be real nice to
your horse."

What works for me is to inspire the
horse to move. Inspire him just enough to get
the reaction you want. Then inspire no more
because that's all that is needed.

Because a horse's nature is easily
excitable, I only inspire action in the least
amount as possible.

It helps to get his respect but doesn't
cause a serious fear-reaction in him.

So like a mosquito drawn to a blond,
I want my horses drawn to me...and that, for
the most part, is a deep explanation of what's
going on behind the scenes.

See you tomorrow.

Andy Curry
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Horse Trainig: Andrew Jackson thinking

2005-06-28T13:29:00.000-07:00

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Did you know our former President
Andrew Jackson didn't know whether the earth
was round or flat?

That may sound amusing, but at the
time he was alive...they didn't have a way
to prove, without a doubt, if the earth was
round or flat.

Eventually it was proven. Proof is
a good thing - it feels good to know something
is the way it is.

Horses, too, need proof to believe
something.

You'll often see a horse not want
to be caught by his owner despite being fed
and petted by him.

Why?

Depends.

A big reason is feeling mistreated-
such as a lack of praise for a job well done.

Yes there are those who expect a lot
from a horse and don't feel the need to praise
them for good work and good choices.

I, on the other hand, don't go by that
philosophy.

Whether human or horse, the entity is
deserving of a pat on the back (sorta speak)
when the job is well done.

It creates confidence. It creates a
bond. It morally forces the human or horse to
like you more.

I've been a manager of lots of employ-
ees. When they feel ignored or unappreciated,
their work isn't as productive.

Same with horses.

When you ask 'em to do something they're
not used to doing...or they don't understand
what you want...they can get nervous about it.

They just need a little reassurance they're
doin' okay. And when they do what you ask...make
a big deal out of it.

The Horse Trainer Owner's Manual reveals
a lot on horse instincts and how to apply it during
horse training for powerful results. This is just
one of them.

If you've purchased your own copy, I
trust you've been reading it. Your results should
outperform your old results if you've been using
the info.

See you tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Andy Curry
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Horse Training - Does your horse have Andrew Jackson thoughts?

2005-06-28T13:20:00.000-07:00

Horse Training: What pet rocks and horses have in common

2005-06-16T09:08:00.000-07:00

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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:
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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
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Horse Training: It's not what you think

2005-06-15T15:48:00.000-07:00

It's Not What You Think

Hollywood and Horse Training have a
bit in common.

In Hollywood, you're often fooled by
what you see on the screen.

If you're a M*A*S*H fan maybe you knew
the outdoor scenes were shot at the 20th
Century Fox Ranch now in Malibu Canyon State
Park.

But most of the footage was shot at
Fox Studios where the M*A*S*H compound measured
only 45 feet by 90 feet with a Korean landscape
backdrop and a rubber floor.

Thus, you weren't always watching auth-
entic scenery. It wasn't what you thought. You
were fooled.

Us humans can be easily fooled sometimes -
just like in training horses.

Whenever a newbie to the horse training
world starts working with horses, he or she
tries various techniques that often don't work
on a horse.

Why?

Because what's "really" going on is
not what you think.

Amuzingly, new horse owners have a tend-
ency to think horses behave in much the same way
as dogs and/or cats.

A perfect example is trying to load a
horse into a trailer when he doesn't want to go.

You might see one person in front pulling
on the lead rope hurting the horse's neck while
another is in the trailer with hay in hand trying
to "bait" the horse into stepping in.

But it's not working for them because...

"It's not what they think."

You see, there are lots of reasons a horse
won't step into the trailer.

If he's "never" done it before, it's often
a claustrophobic thing and/or doesn't know what to do.

But if a horse has been in and out of a
trailer and now won't, it's likely he's associated
some negative thing with it.

So the trick is to get him over that.
And that could take several hours to correct.

Knowing that "correcting" takes a long
time, it makes sense to correctly teach a horse
the first time and not overwhelm him with lots
to think about.

When you teach a horse to load in a
trailer, you want to teach him to move forward at
your command.

When you point, he moves to the direction
you point.

When you finally get your horse up to the
trailer and you're pointing and he knows you want
him to keep moving...which means he must go in...then
you have conveyed (communicated) to him what he
needs to do.

Obviously, at first he may not go in...in
fact...probably won't. But he knows what you want.
And from there, you can work to get him in.

All these things come together as you learn
about horses and how they think, act, learn, and react.

I often get asked, "Should I learn 'how' to
do something? Or is it more important to know 'why'
to do something?"

The answer to both these questions is a
resounding Yes!

There are literally hundreds, if not thousands
and thousands of techniques you learn to teach a
horse to do various things,...but the most valuable
thing you could "EVER" know is the...

"Why!"

My trailer loading video shows you how to
get a horse to load - and it answers much of the
"why".
But if you "really" want to know the "why's"
of horses and horse training, I urge your to see the
Horse Trainer Owner's Manual.

So, if your horse isn't doing what you
ask and what you're asking isn't working, maybe
what's going on behind the scene is not what
you think.

So step back, regroup, try something else,
make sure you're not getting in your horse's way,
set him up to succeed, and keep at it.

Talk to you tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Andy Curry
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Horse Training - The Thomas Edison philosophy

2005-06-14T15:12:00.000-07:00

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Like a novice horse owner successfully
training a horse the first time, Thomas Edison
was absolutely shocked when his phonograph
worked the first time.

Funny thing is, he wasn't trying to
invent a phonograph. He was actually trying
to create...

a Telephone Answering Machine!

Yep,...it's true.

And Edison was blown away when it worked
on his first try.

The problem was that he couldn't see
how you could leave a message for someone via
the telephone.

Ultimately, the device became the phono-
graph.

It's funny how people set out to do
something and the outcome is very different than
what they sought.

I've seen that happen with training horses
again and again.

People just learning step out with the
horse to try various things and they learn some-
thing quite valuable.

The part that makes me smile is that the
horse taught them something.

But really,...that's how it works. That's
how,...over thousands of years...we've been able
to train the horse - by learning what works with it.

We noticed what worked, we kept using it,
and we passed it to the next generation.

I promise you there isn't a horse trainer
alive that was born with automatic insight.

They learned their knowledge from other
horse people and horses themselves.

They pull from their bag of tricks every
"best working trick" they have. And if it doesn't
work, they try another.

But mostly, horse trainers have a bag of
tricks they stick to because what they use is what's
worked for them.

It also depends on their philosophy.

Richard Shrake calls his training "Resistance
Free" because his philosophy is if the horse is feeling
fear or excitement, he'll resist learning.

So Shrake looks for the horse's green lights
before he continues to teach a horse.

That philosophy is not shared by all
horse trainers. (But I kind of like it)

My philosophy is to not trigger the horse's
fear button.

A scared student doesn't learn and has
trouble trusting.

Thus, I want the horse to be comfortable
around me. My philosophy is that he learns faster
and looks forward to being with me.

That's exactly what I want.

Jesse Beery, the famous horse trainer from
the late 1800's, was big on making your horse your
friend...not your slave.

He, too, knew the value of befriending the
horse.

What's your philosophy?

Sincerely,

Andy Curry
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Horse Training Methods: The horse computer

2005-06-10T14:18:00.000-07:00

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IBM hopes to build an amazing
computer by 2007. They want it to perform
a "Million Billion" operations per second.

If you combined the computing speed
of today's 500 fastest computers in the
world, it wouldn't even do 1/32 of what
IBM hopes to achieve from "one" computer.

Can you imagine? Trillions of
operations in one second or less.

Amazing.

Us humans can only think of one
thing at a time...or so they say.

That's especially true with horses.
They can only think of one thing at a time.

That's an important piece of
knowledge for the average horse owner.

Here's why.

If you're out trail riding and your
horse begins to spook...you can nip it in the
bud.

How?

By getting him to focus on you.

If you catch his "spooking signals"
in time, you can direct his attention to
something else and curtail it.

Remember, horses can only think of
one thing at a time - have them think about
what "you" are asking him to do.

Let's say you're out in some farmer's
field and you ride past a tarp covered hay
stack and the tarp is shaking in the wind.

If your horse isn't used to it, it
will probably inspire a bit of fear in him.

So now you can "ride away" from the
hay stack. As you ride away begin to ride
in a circle - a fairly big circle.

As you ride away, make him walk be-
cause moving fast inspires excitement and you
don't want to inspire more excitement than
he already has.

Get your horse's mind on paying att-
tention to you wanting to ride this circle.

As you ride this circle, you change
gaits from walking, to loping, etc.

As you circle, move closer and closer
to the spooky object.

Keep note of your horse's fear level.

When or if you see him fearing the
object, then retreat away from it but always
go back to it.

Don't let him feel punished from a
severe tone of voice or being kicked in the
ribs.

Remember that this is like helping
a child overcome fear of a dark closet and
your job is to show him there's nothing to
fear - you persuade...he learns.

Like you would hold your child's hand
you will talk confidently and encouragingly
to your horse.

Pet him too.

The problem lots of people run into
is punishing the horse for spooking. While
the horse begins fearing an object and won't
move, the rider chastises the horse. Raises
his voice. Spurs relentlessly in the flanks.

What the unsuspecting rider just did
was inspire another fear in the horse.

Next time the horse walks past the
spooky object he will not only fear the object,
he will now fear being punished.

Ouch!

Sometimes, horse training is counter-
intuitive. It helps to have a mentor or guide.
If you don't have that, a manual is the best
thing. (ie. The Horse Trainer Owner's Manual)
So learn all you can.

That's it for today.

See you manana.

Sincerely,

Andy Curry
www.horsetrainingandtips.com

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Can your horse belch in outer space

2005-06-08T15:53:00.000-07:00

Did you know if you were in space...

You could not belch!

Why?

Because there's no gravity in space
to seperate liquid from gas in your stomach.

You also can't cry in space because
the tear stays locked in the tear duct...no
gravity to pull it down.

Makes me wonder if you can vomit in
space or not.

Did you know horses can't vomit?

That's one of the reasons they get
colic.

Ever see a horse get colic?

It's good to know the signs.

One sign is they'll turn to their rib
area and bite at it.

Another is they'll kick up at their
stomach.

Another is they'll drop to the ground
and roll.

Also, if you see your horse acting out
of his norm, then that's another warning signal.

A couple years ago I came home in the
evening and fed my horses. My gelding named
Rocky was standing in a corner area.

When I called them he didn't come. He
just stood there.

I remember thinking, "Hmmm...that's
strange."

The next morning I fed them and didn't
see Rocky.

I stepped in the corral area to look
for him and discovered him lifeless, dead, and
stiff as a board.

He died from colic.

Naturally, I was upset. He was a nice
horse.

Looking back, I knew the night I saw him
standing in the corner and not eating that some-
thing was wrong.

For some reason, I didn't act on it - and
I knew I should have.

So, I'm writing this to you so you won't
have to go through it. I don't want you to suffer
your horse's death like I did...it ain't purty.

Learn to look for the warning signs.

See you manana.

Sincerely,

Andy Curry
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Horse Training: How many ways are there to do it?

2005-06-07T13:04:00.000-07:00

Did you know there are 293 ways to
make change for a dollar?

Likewise, there are umpteen ways to
train a horse.

Is one better 'n the other?

Depends on what you believe.

A trainer I recently spoke with here
in Colorado agreed that horse owners should take
what they like from what they learned then use it.

My trainer friend said this: "I tell
people to chew the meat and spit out the bones."

That was his way of telling people to
use what they want.

Here's a training exercise I like to do
with my horses. It's called "poling."

I like to do this because it significantly
reduces your horse's skittishness and sensitivity
to being touched. It helps settle him down.

This gold nugget comes from Jesse Beery.
He was a famous horse trainer from the late 1800's.
Many of his methods are "still" used today because
they are so effective.

You can read about Jesse Beery and his methods
at:
http://www.horsetrainingandtips.com/Jesse_Beerya.htm

After you have taught your horse the confidence
lesson, whoa-ing, and get-up,...poling comes next.

So take a light pole about 6 feet long and
let the colt feel it with his "fingers," (his nose)
and then bring it gently back over the mane and down
his front legs - then back over the back and against
his quarters.

Here's the important part.

If your horse gets excited anytime, start
again in the front and back again until he is bored
with it. In other words, when he could care less
about having his quarters and legs touched with
the pole, then that's what you're lookin' for.

How long will this take?

Roughly 10 to 15 minutes.

You will be surprised how effective this
is on your horse - especially of horses that have a
nervous disposition.

Now if you have a minute, go out and try it.
It's easy and it does wonders for your horse.

If you want to know more killer horse
training techniques of Jesse Beery, be sure to take
a look at the information. Again that web address is:

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

Sincerely,

Andy Curry
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Horse Training: Can your horse climb stairs?

2005-06-04T09:48:00.000-07:00

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Back in "them thar days" fire houses
had the fire engines pulled by horses because
they didn't have the gas engine developed yet.

The firemen stayed on the second floor.
When the alarm sounded, the firmen raced downward
to the fire on a stairway.

But did you know the "circular stair-
way" came from back in those days?

You'll be shocked why.

When they had straight staircases
the horses figured out how to walk up to the
top.

Can you imagine being asleep in your
firehouse bed, opening your eyes, and seeing
a big 'ol horse staring you in the eyes?

So, that's why they went to circular
staircases. Horses can't climb those.

That just goes to show you that you
can do remarkable things with a horse because
a horse can do remarkable things.

If you have ever experienced frustra-
tion while training or riding a horse just
know that you can solve it.

After all, if horses can figure out
how to climb a staircase, they can be taught
all kinds of things.

Here's a trick you can teach your
horse.

Teach a horse to get a handkerchief
from your pocket.

Here's how.

Lay a handkerchief in your hand and put
a few cut up apples or pieces of sweet feed on it.
Allow the horse to eat the food. He will naturally
get a hold of the handkerchief.

After he gets eager for the food you can
raise your hand with the handkerchief and food to
your upper torso and slightly under your jacket or
coat.

Now that he's learned you want him to take
hold of the cloth, you may put it under your jacket
without the food. And when he takes it out, you
may give him some food out of your hand.

In a short time he will root his nose under
your coat back under your arm to find it in antici-
pation of his reward. Now that he understands what
you want him to do, a carress will do as a reward and
he will soon do what you want when you say...

"Find it."

Cool, huh?!!

(My only warning is: "Be careful". I don't
want you to feed an overzealous horse and maybe
get hurt or bit. It's entirely at your discretion.)

There are lots of tricks you can teach a
horse. Many are kindergarten simple yet amaze the
onlookers.

This trick I just taught you is from Jesse
Beery's info. It comes as a bonus with the Horse
Training Guide. (See below)

See you tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Andy Curry
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Horses and ducks

2005-06-02T17:06:00.000-07:00

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See if you can correctly answer this
question.

"When a duck quacks, it does not make
an echo...even in a canyon known for
echoes."

Is the answer "True" or "False"?

If you said "True", then you guessed
right.

It "is" true that a duck's quack
does not echo. And the funny part is...

...no one knows why.

That makes me wonder if a horse's
neigh echoes. I'll bet it does.

But if it didn't, scientists probably
wouldn't know why either.

Fortunately, we "do" know a lot
about horses and why they act like they
do.

Even in the times before Christ,
much was understood about horses...but it
was only understood by the astute observers.

Consider Alexander The Great.

Besides conquering many countries
and being one of the winningest war Generals,
he was especially adept with horses.

When he was a boy (in his teens),
he saw several men working with a rearing
horse. The men couldn't calm the horse down
enough to even try to get on him.

The King (Alexander's father) announced
that anyone who can "Tame this wild beast"
shall earn my admiration and knighthood.

Alexander immediately said, "Hey!...I
can do it!".

Although laughed at, Alexander tried
it.

Did he succeed?

Yep.

Alexander recognized that the shadows
of the men were scaring the horse. When the
men moved, the shadows moved and inspired
fear in the horse.

When Alexander took over, he moved
the horse and faced him into the sun. That
way the shadows were behind him and horse
had only to see Alexander.

Very quickly the horse calmed down
and Alexander mastered the horse.

Alexander's father was so moved that
he cried tears of joy.

Now if you think about it, there's
a big lesson in that true story.

And that is this.

A horse's characteristics don't
change a whole lot over time. How they think,
act, and behave is fairly constant.

This is a story that came from the
time before Christ. It happened more than
2,000 years ago.

Back then horses had the "built-in"
fear. Today, they still have the built-in fear.

It is part of the horse's DNA and what
makes a horse a horse.

Recognizing that, we have to learn to
deal with it. We have to learn to manage his
fear. We have to learn to get him to look to
us for confidence and encouragement.

We want the horse to trust us and to
trust us he shouldn't fear us.

That's one of the reasons horses don't
want to be caught - fear. Another is they
think they're going to be worked to death and
they don't wanna participate-thank you just
the same.

Naturally, there's lots of reasons
horses do what they do and it's up to us to
learn them so we can help our horse.

If you think about it, it's not much
different than raising a child. As the child
grows he or she becomes their own person.

A personality develops and you have
to work within the personality's confines to
nurture this person along.

My teenage son has had a personality
shift in the last 6 months. He's sort of a
Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hide. Laughing, poking fun,
and enjoying life one minute, and the next day
about as friendly as a hungry bear.

I complained to my mom about it one
day and said, "I was never like that...was I?"

She just laughed.

Anyway, I'm learning about my son and
every day it's new. And with horses, it's
learning every day too.

The more you learn, the better you
become and the more effective you are with
them.

While we may never know why a duck's
quack doesn't echo, there are things we "do"
know and can learn.

So do yourself and your horse a favor
and learn all you can about him.

Sincerely,

Andy Curry
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Frog logic and horses

2005-05-31T16:22:00.000-07:00

Did you know that if a frog keeps
its mouth open for too long...

...it will suffocate!

Strange, isn't it?

You know what's just as strange?
Trying to solve horse problems using logic
and then it backfires on you.

Here's an example.

If you've ever been on a horse that
reared there's a tendency to pull back on
the reins as he rears. Why? I don't know.

But pulling back on the reins is
rattlesnake dangerous because you can actually
pull the horse over on top of you.

People that's happened to didn't know
any better - they did what "seemed" logical.

If your ever rears, lean forward and
give him loose reins.

The next thing to do is drive him
forward with energy just as his feet touch
the ground. He'll find it dang hard to
rear again as he's moving.

Then while he moves you'll want to
quickly double him. (Doubling is explained
in the Horse Problem Solving manual).

A horse has to be at a near stop (or
complete) stop to rear. So the answer is to
keep him moving so he can't.

Honestly, I've heard horror stories
of people hitting their horse over the head
with a 2 x 4 or beer bottles to try to get
'em to stop.

As you've likely guessed...that ain't
exactly good idea. It's dangerous to your
horse, it won't stop rearing, and it will
create animosity between the horse and rider.

See you manana.

Sincerely,

Andy Curry
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Horse Training: How Camaros teach us a valuable lesson

2005-05-26T13:06:00.000-07:00

The Horse Training Lesson
Taught By Camaros

In 1967 the Camaro was created by
General Motors.

They called it "Camaro" because in
French it meant "pal" and GM said the real
mission of the car was to be a close companion
to its owner.

But a French executive corrected
them and said "Camaro" doesn't mean anything
in English or French.

The lesson there is to know for sure
before you do something. And knowing for sure
means checking with an expert.

Same goes for horse training. When a
horse is misbehaving or needs to learn some-
thing, the owner should know how to solve it.
And that's learned by talking with an expert
or referring to a guide.

Interestingly, even if you don't know
"how" to do something you can often figure it
out just by understanding the horse's nature.

As a for instance, a mistake often made
when handling a young horse is to treat him like
a buddy.

If the colt thinks you're his playmate
instead of the leader, he'll try being rough
and tough with you as he would another playmate
horse.

Thus, he must be taught early on that
you are the boss and you must be respected.

He shouldn't invade your space, bump
you, bite, and for sure not threaten or kick.

If you watch horses interact, the
subordinate horses would "never" threaten
the dominat horse.

The dominat horse gets that respect.

And if the colt learns that early on
and accepts you as boss from the get-go, then
training will be so much smoother from then on.

Adios for today.

Sincerely,

Andy Curry
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What your horse is saying

2005-05-25T12:49:00.000-07:00

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An actual case from the courts produced
these quotes:

Defendant: Judge, I want you to appoint me
another lawyer.

Judge: And why is that?

Defendant: Because the public defender isn't
interested in my case.

Judge (to public defender): Do you have any
comments on your defendant's motion?

Public Defendant: I'm sorry, Your Honor, I
wasn't listening.

This little story reminds me how I
used to be while training horses way back when.

A mentor of mine taught me to listen
to my horse.

Obviously, the horse doesn't talk.
But what he meant by listening was paying
attention to what's going on.

For instance, when you're trying to
teach the horse something and he starts to
get it, you'll likely see him lick his lips.

That's an indicator that he's getting
it.

A big thing to listen for is when the
horse is inspired with fear.

If you don't catch that, it could mean big
trouble for both of you.

A fear message from your horse speaks
volumes if you know what to look for.

One is the head raises high.

Another is while riding he starts to
slow down and even stop. It's likely he's
spotted something and it has his attention
and he's weary of it.

You can help him look for what's spooking
him because he'll be looking towards it.

But be warned. You may not see it.
Often, horses will see something that scares
them and we don't see it.

Why?

Because we're not in the horse's shoes.
What scares them may be so innocuous to us our
eyes glaze right over it.

To listen to the horse means we must
first learn about him by using powerful aids like
the Horse Trainer Owner's Manual. (See below)

When we know his nature, how he thinks,
learns, reacts, etc.,...we become better trainers
and horse care givers.

How?

By understanding them. You can make
quantum leaps in your effectiveness with horses
by understanding them. It'll do wonders for
your ability to train them.

And speaking of doing wonders for your
ability to train, I'm looking for ways to help
you and others learn as much good horse training
info as possible.

To do that, I need to ask you a few questions.
All you have to do is point and click to answer them.

If you haven't already, would you take 30
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Sincerely,

Andy Curry
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Horse Bloopers

2005-05-20T15:32:00.000-07:00

Just like Hollywood has bloopers, us
horse people have bloopers too.

In the Wizard of Oz there's a blooper
I bet you didn't realize was there.

In the scene where Dorothy, Tin Man,
and the Scarecrow are dancing down the Yellow
Brick Road singing "We're Off to See the
Wizard,"...that's where the blooper is.

Have you seen it? .

It's an interesting blooper be-
cause unless you knew it was there, you'd
miss it.

Horse training is that way too.
Unless you know for sure that you're doing
something right, you could easily be doing
it wrong - AKA: Blooper.

One blooper is overdoing a lesson
with the horse.

I've seen many a horse owner drill a
horse on something again, and again, and again.
There's a misconception that unless you repeat
it over and over and over with the horse, then
he won't get it and remember it.

What's important is knowing when to
stop. When the horse "gets it", you can do it
with him a few more times then stop doing it.

The next day, you can review it to
keep it locked in memory, and so on.

For instance, if you teach your horse
to double...you only do it with him 3 or 4 times
a day.

Doing it too many times is a good way
to make the horse hate working with you. That,
in turn, makes the horse hard to catch.

Doubling is hard for the horse to do
because it causes him to move his body in smaller
circles that are uncomfortable.

But for the rider, it's a great way to
get that mental control over the horse. If you
review my blog, you can find info on how to
double.

Oh...almost forgot to tell what the
Wizard of Oz blooper was.

A crew member can be seen in the
background among the trees. For years there
were rumors he committed suicide over it -
but the rumors were false.

Adios for today.

Andy Curry
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Why horses and New York are similar

2005-05-20T15:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I flew from Colorado to
New York for a seminar.

I was a bit late at the ticket counter.
Since most checked in earlier than me, I got the
seat in the last row next to the bathroom.

I had no idea plane bathrooms were
used as much as they were.

I think everyone on that stinkin'
plane used the bathroom...everyone but me.

Nearly every passenger answering the
call of mother nature brushed up against me
as they hurried to the john.

I sat next to a 6'5" kid whose legs
were so long he was pinned in his seat be-
cause his knees were pushing against the
seat in front of him.

I think he was mad about too because
whenever I asked him a question, he just
grunted.

The young mother sitting to my
right across the isle was struggling with her
two-year old daughter. Every time the two-year
old wanted down, her mother clamped on so
she couldn't get free.

Then the little girl would let out
a scream that'd make an audiologist worry
about his own ear drums.

Finally, the plane landed and I
quickly nabbed my luggage.

Then I got on a shuttle with 10 other
people. As we passed the thousands of
tall buildings, not a word was said by any
passengers...including me.

I was awestruck.

Never been to New York before. I
think there were more people in a two-block
radius than there are in my hometown.

The driver dropped me off at my
hotel. I checked in, deposited my luggage
in my room, and hoofed it around for a bit.

The traffic flow of people walking
down the sidewalks was incredible. I had
to actually look for a spot to step into
the flow or get trampled.

And never mind stopping to look
around. If you do, you gotta get out of
the human traffic flow if you're gonna gawk.

At first I found it exciting. But
that didn't last long. I quickly missed my
little ol' home town.

My home town is what I know. It's
relaxed, it's calm. It's agreeable.

Come to think of it, that's how I
like my horses too. Calm, relaxed, and
agreeable.

When they're like that, they're fun
to ride. Not many worries or stresses.

Bein' in New York city causes me
worries. I'm not used to it. It's not
what I know.

But if I "wanted" to live in
New York I'd have to get used to it. I'd
have to learn the intricacies. How it
all works. Where the roads lead to and
so on.

People who have horses that stress
'em out need to do the same - they gotta learn
how the horse works, thinks, acts, etc.

Trial and error don't cut it. It's
better to learn and study about 'em.

A horse could get pretty messed up
with someone learning it by trial and error.
(Plus, the person could get hurt.)

There are a handful of good horsemen
whopeople learned by trial and error but not many.

Jesse Beery was one. That famous
trainer from the late 1800's nearly got killed
a few times from mishaps...but he became a
respected, well-known horseman.

Plus, he wrote a Horse Training Manual.
I've reproduced it and made it available. (See
below). Far as I know, I'm the only one you can
get a copy from.

And if you want to take the worry and
stress out your horse training I urge you to
learn Beery's methods.

It's very detailed, well-explained, and
has pictures.

It's also loaded with problem solving
solutions for various horse behaviors. So if
your horse bites, balks, kicks, bolts, or what-
ever...chances are the solution is in this manual.

Just so you know, doesn't matter to me
if you buy a copy. I'll still eat steak tonight
regardless.

But it'll sure open your eyes and teach
you some reliable, timely stuff.

In the manual, the first lesson to teach
the horse is the most important one. It's the
confidence lesson.

It teaches the horse to look to you for
guidance and to have confidence in you. That's
the starting place - and it's easy to do when
you know how.

Teaching your horse the confidence lesson
is also a great bonder between the owner and horse.

Think of it this way.

When you were a kid and scared at night,
the first place you ran to was Mom and Dad.

Why?

Because you had "confidence" that
you were safe around them. That they were going
to take care of you. That you wouldn't be bullied
by them.

Thus, you were willing to do what they ask.
Even if it seemed hard. You were willing because
you felt good about 'em.

Contrast that with "not" feeling good about
them.

If you felt mistreated by your parents you
wouldn't want to do anything for them, would you?

But if you did, you'd do it begrudgingly.

Eventually, the parents would say things
like, "Getting junior to do 'anything' is like pulling
teeth."

A horse can react in the same way as the kid.

The interesting thing is this. You can have
great intentions toward your horse. You could think you
were treating him just fine. But if you misunderstand
the horse's "ways", he could think he's being mis-
treated.

I know, I know. It sounds confusing.

But it's nothin' a little bit of studying
and learning won't cure.

Often, people try to humanize a horse's
feelings. Instead, see what the horse is doing and
put it into human perspective.

Well, I think I'll grab a bite to eat.
So I'm gonna get lost in the crowds of people
and go find a good ol' burger joint or steak house.

See you tomorrow.

Andy Curry
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Does your horse know Murphy?

2005-05-19T07:21:00.000-07:00

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Does Murphy's Law apply to horses?

Did this Murphy guy even own a horse?

I don't know if he owned a horse or
not but I DO know his laws often apply to us
horse owners.

Murphy's Law originated by an engineer
named E.A. Murphy, Jr.

He was not an optimist.(As if that
wasn't obvious)

He was the first to grunt the words:

"Anything that can go wrong 'will' go wrong."

Now I'm not a pessimist but I "am" a
guarded optimist.

With me, the cup is always half full.
But when it comes to horses I really prepare
for trail riding because if something can go
wrong you want to nip it in the bud before it
does.

Santapaulina, a great horseman from
a few centuries ago said: The edge of a
precipice is not the place to test the horse's
obedience.

I'd add that the trail is not a place
to test the horse's obedience either.

Trail riding is typically exploding
with obstacles and detriments. And if you're
on a horse whirling out of control the Murphy's
Law is about to be exercised and proven it
still applies.

The trick is to NOT go riding until your
horse is obedient to your requests. That means
you can calm him when he spooks, stop him when
he wants to bolt, and so on.

Obedience is therefore the anti-venom to
Murphy's Law.

How do you get a horse's obedience.

First, it's crucial you understand how
horses think, react, learn, etc.

Then you use those tools to garner his
obedience.

As an example, not all horses act the
same way. Some are far more nervous and excitable
than others.

If you go in the round pen and get your
horse taking a few laps to warm him up, you can
often get him moving with little trouble.

I like to use a coiled rope and slap it
on my leg as I approach the horse at about the
girth area.

As I approach while making the slapping
noise it triggers his prey mindset and he begins
to move.

As he does, the pressure of me approaching
and slapping the rope must be backed off.

The nervous horse will snap to attention and
start running around immediately. His mindset is
that he must move "NOW" in case harm is about to
happen.

There are some horses that don't get as
motivated as fast and it takes more pressure.

It's crucial you decrease the pressure as
soon as they do what you want.

Keeping the pressure intensified confuses
the horse because he can't reason like us humans
and know what you want.

In a way, if the pressure is kept up and
he's moving, he's thinking "What's wrong??!!! What
does he want??!! Why does he want to hurt me?!!"

But if you back off the pressure, he's kind
of thinking, "Oh..ok. He's not scaring me so I must be
doing it right."

Then he gets more relaxed.

A relaxed horse is pretty easily trained.

But imagine if you're training a horse
that won't relax. He keeps feeling that pressure and
can think of little else than fear and wanting to
escape.

Pretty tough to teach a horse anything if
all he thinks about is escaping the trainer because
he's scared.

So when you're running a horse around the
round pen, it's good to stop 'em, have 'em come to
you, and then pet them.

Pet them a lot. The touch helps desensitize
them and communicates that you're not gonna take 'em
to the glue factory.

What I just told you is a tiny piece of knowl-
edge featured in the Horse Owner's Manual. If you own
a copy, be sure to read it several times. Your ability
with horses will amaze you because knowledge is power.

And knowledge will bridge a gap with your horse
most people never fully understand. It's a great feeling.

Andy Curry
www.horsetrainingandtips.com

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Horse Training With Harry

2005-05-13T13:02:00.000-07:00

Harry The Horse Trainer

Ol' Harry was quoted as saying:

"The only things worth learning
are the things you learn after
you know it all"

His quote especially applies to
horse training.

Here's why.

You can read all you want about horse
training - but until you get out there and put
it to practice, it doesn't mean much.

That's when you find out the value
of what you learned.

It's funny. When you work with
different horses, you find they don't all
react to the same things.

When one technique works on one, it
may fail on another.

That's when it's valuable to to learn
all you can. The more you know, the better you
become with horses.

Take, for instance, giving a horse a
quick lesson on not turning his butt to you.

If you're out and about in the corral
or round pen and your horse's rear end comes
towards you, then you should twirl the lead
rope and pop him on the butt.

Because of the horse's "touchy" nature,
he'll likely move away...and in a hurry.

The ideal thing is for him to face you.

That's him showing respect for you.

Think of it as kinda like a child smartin'
off to the parent and not looking the parent in
the eye.

Depending on your parenting style, you
may raise your voice to get the kid's attention
and respect.

Some parents give a "swat" on the back
end to get attention.

Depending on the response you get you
adjust your reaction to get the response you
want.

With horses, you want to always do the
least threatening thing possible. The less you
inspire fear the better.

And remember to pet 'em quickly after
you chastise or get a good response because it
gives the horse confidence in you and his relation-
ship with you.

And like Harry said, it's what you learn
after you've learned it all.

But where do you start learning this
horse training stuff? It can be overwhelming.

My suggestion is start with books. You
can re-read them anytime. You can hi-light
important stuff.

You don't have to rewind them like you
would a video to relearn something. (Don't get
me wrong, videos are a good teaching tool - but
it's hard to take a TV and video out to the
round pen with you for review as you work with
a horse)

Jesse Beery, the famous horse trainer
from the late 1800's, wrote a killer horse training
manual if you haven't read through it yet. You
can see it at:

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

But like ol' Harry said, it's what you
learn after you've learned it that counts. That
means you gotta put it into action.

And you can put it into action once you've
learned it. So get busy learnin' and get busy doin'.
You'll be surprised how much fun you'll have.

Andy Curry
www.horsetrainingandtips.com

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108 Year Old Horse Training Guide!

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Horse Training and the run away bride

2005-05-11T12:28:00.000-07:00

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Have you wondered if the news is
ever gonna stop talking about the runaway
bride Jennifer Wilbanks?

Surely there are more important
things to report.

Not only that, the poor girl simply
made a mistake.

Yeah...it was a biggee...but a mis-
take nonetheless.

She said she was overwhelmed with
fear.

Judging from her weird escapades I'd
say that was true.

Everyone has their own way of dealing
with fear. Hers was running away on a bus and
making it look like she was kidnapped.

Not very smart.

But, it was an act of desparetion. It's
true that when the mind is in desperation it
doesn't think straight.

That applies even more so with horses.
Sometimes they get so overwhelmed their minds
get locked up in fear and they react to it by
running away and even attacking.

Plus, sometimes the horse's rider gets
locked up in fear and doesn't know what to
do - especially if the horse gets out of control
sometimes.

For instance, if a horse won't stop
and he starts to go faster and starts to bolt -
that's pretty scary. And if you don't have
much riding experience, it's especially scary.

In that scenario, the problem lies with
not having a horse that stops on command.

It's amazing how often I see people put
up with a horse that won't stop when given the
command.

There are methods for teaching a horse
to stop so well it's like having brand new brakes
on the car.

Jesse Beery, the famous and incredibly
effective horse trainer from the late 1800's
knew how to make a horse stop on dime. (Plus
Beery was a prolific problem solver)

And the best part is he wrote about it
and it's in his horse training manual that is
only available from my site. You can see it at:

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

So...if you ever own a horse that won't
stop, bucks, bites, bolts, balks, kicks, pulls when
tied, and lots of problems...

...or you just wanna know how to train a
horse, check out Beery's info. You'll love it.

And if your horse acts like the runaway
bride, you can teach him to keep his cool.

That's another thing Beery teaches. (And it's
one of the most important!)

Andy Curry
www.horsetrainingandtips.com

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Why hope makes you a horse training guru

2005-05-09T09:23:00.000-07:00

How Hope Makes You
A Horse Training Guru

Hope is a good thing.

It's a proven remedy for depression al-
though not always a cure.

Hope even helps us with our horses
for the times we feel like a failure because
our horse doesn't do what we want.

We'll seek out solutions to our horse
training challenges "hoping" we find the cure.

And if we just keep at it, we "will"
find that cure because hope kept us looking.

Yes, hope is good. Hope is found in
an amazing array of things.

Take lotteries for instance. Hope
is what fuels them. The hope of winning
keeps people spending money for them.

Lotteries have a long history. They
aren't just a fad that recently started. In
fact, they date back to the 1700's.

The original 13 colonies were financed
by lottery money - and the US government used
them to help pay for wars.

Lotteries are how Harvard, Yale, and
Princeton got started. (Betcha didn't know that)

The hope of winning...the hope of being
rewarded...that's how many humble beginnings became
great things.

And if your experience with horses is
humble, you can turn it into great things too.

There is hope.

Maybe you've had a horse behaviorial
problem and you "hoped" you or a trainer could
fix it.

I encourage you to look to yourself
for that hope rather than sending a horse off to
a trainer.

Sure there times a trainer is necessary
because you could get hurt or some other compelling
reason.

Rather than hoping a trainer fixes a problem,
I hope you look to yourself because you "can" do
amazing things.

Let me prove it.

Maybe you know the answer to this question
but I'll ask anyway.

When you approach a horse, do you know
how to correctly approach him so he won't feel
the need to run from you?

The answer is to "not" approach him
from behind.

One obvious reason is you may get kicked.

But horses are a prey animal. Prey animals
get pursued from behind. So if you going towards
them from behind they get the feeling of being pur-
sued.

Feeling pursued, you want to escape because
you feel threatened.

So the answer is to approach towards their
shoulder. They can see you just fine. You're not
sneakin' up behind 'em. You don't come across as
threatening, and so on.

Now if you already knew this, there's "proof"
you can do this horse thing. After all, you knew it.

And if you didn't know it,...YOU DO NOW!

Again, proof you "CAN" do this horse thing.

Sure, there's more to know than that...but all
great things have humble beginnings.

I don't know where you're at with your horses.
Whether your doing great with 'em or having troubles.

Even if all is okay with your horse, you're
bound to experience some problems - that's just part
of owning a horse.

It will ruffle your feathers but you can
find the solution. You can solve it.

You don't necessarily need a trainer to
fix it for you.

Just keep learning and you'll surprise
yourself at just how advanced you are.

There is hope!

Sincerely,

Andy Curry
www.horsetrainingandtips.com

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

2005-05-08T12:42:00.000-07:00

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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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