They Won’t Show You This On TV

[@comesahorseman]

"You have to actually do it." And this is where many people talk about doing it, but don't actually *do* it, so the horse doesn't change. Talking is fine, but what changes things is actually doing something effectively.

[@stevenbertrand8508]

wow I love that horse!

[@ruthhamilton4882]

I think he is a Fjord cross...never seen one I didn't like. A lot

[@sidilicious11]

He’s gorgeous!

[@rrrrrr-ry3cn]

As a dog trainer I rarely see horse trainers separate a cue from a correction, the 1 once is the cue, when the horse didn’t move he just got a correction for not listening to the cue… it’s that simple

[@bekkibuenviaje9680]

Interesting. I specialize in ABA (applied behavior analysis) which is for humans, and it’s the same. You pair a stimulus or cue and action, then do error correction right away if the behavior response is not what was wanted. With humans you reward successive approximations of the behavior you want.

[@sketchalater4656]

I find this works well for all sorts of things with horses. The concept of starting off light, and then going heavy then light again. Much better than being naggy, and constantly kicking and squeezing. Obviously, I wouldn't do this with a young/green horse in the beginning. But for those horses who know darn well what the cues mean, but choose to lumber along, this is perfect to get things moving

[@charliewhon6548]

Great video! Thank you. The whole point when I teach my riding students the principal of think, ask, tell command. I get them on the lunge line in their first lesson and tell them: “now we are going to talk about you cleaning your room.” At this point the student usually rolls their eyes and the parent sitting on the bench is smiling from ear to ear! I go through explaining the phases of their parent mentioning to their child that their room needs to be cleaned. I make it fun and give a Saturday morning scenario of them eating the cereal and planning their day of fun. Then they have a choice. If they choose no, then the parent asks their child to clean their room. They now have another choice. Do I play Nintendo and clean my room later. If still no room cleaning, the parent tells the child and probably starts to threaten that they are about to have a privilege taken away or a consequence applied. If still no, then the command and maybe a spanking or another type of punishment (like not being able to go to a friend’s house) that makes the child reconsider for the next time. And we do this until the child hears the parent mentioning the dirty room and they just go clean it because they know what’s coming next. We want our horses to be the very same way. When I sit up and start getting into my riding position, my horse best be waiting for my seat to ask for movement and follow with relaxed energy. That’s how we get horses that seem to work for a rider without it being very noticeable what the rider is doing. The problem is, horses, just like children, know who is serious and who is just full of hot air. If people would just realize that eventually the horse is much more relaxed and happy when they are responding to the least amount of ask than if they are being continuously pestered by weak and half hearted aids.

[@mingram008]

That’s very well put!

[@pixiesplantation]

I hope you made it a point to make the owner of this horse aware that this is a problem THEY created. Inexperienced riders see this and hop on the “respect me” train too quickly. They created the problem bc they suck at riding. Ego check…that’s all I’m saying 👌

[@mingram008]

I’m guilty as well. I help a guy whom trains dogs for security contractors and I have owned big dogs my whole life. Consistency is the key to working dogs and now I see it with horses as well. I’m bad about repeating leg cues, at the same pressure, when I don’t get a response, and then the horse isn’t even paying attention to leg cues. I have a new plan now.

[@PONYHEAVEN]

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