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Home » Two Simple Exercises for Gaining Respect

Two Simple Exercises for Gaining Respect

April 28, 2017 by John Leave a Comment

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Two simple exercises helped my horsemanship at the very earliest stages of my learning.  My career as a clinician is very, very young.  What I can help teach people are the things I learned about gaining a horses respect and making them safe.  I don’t really strive to be a clinician in the classic sense.  My goal is to blend an adventure riding experience with a learning experience.

Recently, I got to complete my first one-day adventure ride and clinic.  The day began with a little philosophy talk, then moved to dealing with obstacles.  Afterward, we went on a trail ride and let our horses simply walk down the trail.

Preparing for My Clinic

In preparation for the clinic, I wanted my students to come prepared.  In an effort to get everyone thinking about dealing with obstacles, I wanted them to have two simple exercises down pat.  These two exercises can help your horse calm down in difficult situations.  They can help you gain more of your horse’s respect.  Most importantly, these two simple exercises get your horse using the thinking side of his brain.  The more he can use the thinking side, the less he will use the reactive side.

The first of these two exercises is yielding your horse’s hindquarters.  When you get a horse to cross his back feet you take his power away.  It’s that simple.  Once you have control of his power, you can direct his energy.

The second exercise is the sending exercise.  Sending your horse gets him moving forward.  Very little happens in horsemanship without forward movement.  Your horse needs to trust you and think about what you’re asking.  Having control of your horse’s power and being able to direct that power will greatly improve your relationship.

The video below explains these two exercises and how to begin the training process.  It works best if you have a basic, good relationship with your horse.  Be safe.  This is a quick video used to help my students prepare for our obstacle course clinic.  If you don’t think you or your horse is ready, keep working and learning.

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