>>NH isn't always one specific type of
training.<<
Really? How so? I'm not being critical or
anything, I just don't know anything about NH. My introduction to it
wasn't good and I've never looked twice.
NH is more a thought
process and philosophy, not so much any type of training. Treat a
horse as a horse but within the parameters of keeping ourselves
safe. I can groom you, but you can't groom me. I can walk into
your space, but you're not allowed in mine unless I ask you to. I
gain your trust and respect by treating you like a horse and having
control of your movements, just as an alpha mare would. Horses are
flee animals and react with fear. In most cases if a horse charges,
rears, runs, it is out of fear and fear is sometimes turned into
aggression when the option to flee is eliminated. Just like
cornering a wild animal. They're not so cute any more and are very
dangerous. NH is being active, not reactive... being able to see,
feel, touch, hear, etc what the horse will do before he/she does
it. It's savvy, a relationship, a partnership, and
understanding.
>>If you can't read a horse it doesn't
matter what type of training technique you use, it's not going to
work.<<
Yep, that's so true. I've been blessed with
a pretty natural feel, and I started young, I think that helps. I was one
of those teenage slave labor girls that all riding schools have, and it
paid off. By the time I was 16 I was working two jobs and catch riding
several horses, I would do anything to afford my habit!
Steph
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