I am sure we have all had the experience of a computer that has crashed or even smoked and failed to work at the most inconvenient time.
Unfortunately this is a fact of life with computers and machinery, sometimes the just fail to work.
Theses experiences with computer are usually followed by the dreaded thought of what happened to my work or data, 'Did I back it up?.
Sometimes there is a need to replace all the software.
Imagine if that happened for your horse.
Just as software is the brains and operating system for your computer, basic ground work and halter training are the operating software for your horse.
Without the basic operating system your horse will lock up just like a computer.
So in order to install your horse's operating system you need to imagine your horse divided into four parts; head and neck, shoulders, barrel (ribs) and the hindquarters.
Now the installation of the operating system is all about communicating with your horse as to how you want him to move each of these parts.
We often communicate with ourselves sub-consciously, by moving various fingers or limbs from time to time.
This is because our operating system has been installed, tested and refined over a period of time through consistent repetition.
In order to install an operating system in your horse you require a basic understanding of the use of reins, their effect upon the snaffle bit and how they guide your horse.
Take for example the 'direct rein' (leading rein), as the name implies it is directly connected to the horse and is used to teach lateral flexion.
During the initial stages of teaching your horse to flex you take the 'direct rein' mid way between the horse's eye and your hip.
This allows the horse t see the rein.
Within a short period of time your horse will see your hand coming and will know what to do, this is called pre-cueing or pre-teaching.
However, be careful not to allow your horse to anticipate the movement required.
You can use similar techniques when teaching your horse other rein effects especially the 'indirect rein' or neck rein.
As with teaching leg cues, the key to teaching rein cues is consistency, always use the cues in a consistent manner so as not to confuse the horse.
When teaching leg aids, you begin at the walk on a 5 meter circle and use your inside leg touches and releases to propel the horse forward and provide and aid to turn around, the outside leg is off the horse.
You gauge the correct bend by seeing your horse's inside eye.
Once the walk is good you can move onto the trot, lope and canter.
http://everythingbutthehorse.
net/training-your-horse/
Unfortunately this is a fact of life with computers and machinery, sometimes the just fail to work.
Theses experiences with computer are usually followed by the dreaded thought of what happened to my work or data, 'Did I back it up?.
Sometimes there is a need to replace all the software.
Imagine if that happened for your horse.
Just as software is the brains and operating system for your computer, basic ground work and halter training are the operating software for your horse.
Without the basic operating system your horse will lock up just like a computer.
So in order to install your horse's operating system you need to imagine your horse divided into four parts; head and neck, shoulders, barrel (ribs) and the hindquarters.
Now the installation of the operating system is all about communicating with your horse as to how you want him to move each of these parts.
We often communicate with ourselves sub-consciously, by moving various fingers or limbs from time to time.
This is because our operating system has been installed, tested and refined over a period of time through consistent repetition.
In order to install an operating system in your horse you require a basic understanding of the use of reins, their effect upon the snaffle bit and how they guide your horse.
Take for example the 'direct rein' (leading rein), as the name implies it is directly connected to the horse and is used to teach lateral flexion.
During the initial stages of teaching your horse to flex you take the 'direct rein' mid way between the horse's eye and your hip.
This allows the horse t see the rein.
Within a short period of time your horse will see your hand coming and will know what to do, this is called pre-cueing or pre-teaching.
However, be careful not to allow your horse to anticipate the movement required.
You can use similar techniques when teaching your horse other rein effects especially the 'indirect rein' or neck rein.
As with teaching leg cues, the key to teaching rein cues is consistency, always use the cues in a consistent manner so as not to confuse the horse.
When teaching leg aids, you begin at the walk on a 5 meter circle and use your inside leg touches and releases to propel the horse forward and provide and aid to turn around, the outside leg is off the horse.
You gauge the correct bend by seeing your horse's inside eye.
Once the walk is good you can move onto the trot, lope and canter.
http://everythingbutthehorse.
net/training-your-horse/
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