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The other necessity is the absolute belief in one's infallibility. Horses usually do what you "expect" them to. As long as you expect them to be perfect, they will attempt it. I totally expect my horses to pay attention to what I say, what I want, and what is proper to do. They rarely let me down.

Maryanne

On 8/25/07, Jim Holland <lanconn@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Absolutely...and one other thing...when you ask a horse to do something, be
pretty darn sure he WILL do it, and have in mind what the "right" answer is.
Whether you "ask" by pressure or "ask" by whopping him on the butt with a
lead line, when you get the right answer, release the pressure and go back
to what you were doing without holding a grudge.  Correct instantly, reward
for the "right" behavior, and continue to apply "pressure" (what that
pressure is depends on the horse) for the "wrong" behavior until you get the
"right" answer. Training methods that abuse or punish the horse without
giving him the opportunity to understand what it is you want or providinghim
with a "right" answer are a pet peeve of mine!

Horses learn VERY quickly that it is MUCH easier to go along with the
program! <grin>  In an established herd environment, you NEVER see much more
aggression than "laid back ears".  However, once you establish that
position, you MUST enforce it...EVERY time you interact....because every
time you are in the presence of your horse, you are training...whether you
think so or not.

Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic

Richard T. "Jim" Holland
Three Creeks Farm
175 Hells Hollow Drive
Blue Ridge, Ga 30513
(706) 258-2830
www.threecreeksarabians.com
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From: Maryanne Gabbani [mailto:msgabbani@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 4:35 PM
To: Jim Holland
Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Parelli (and other clinicians)-BAD BEHAVIOR

You got it Jim. I have about 16 horses right now and have been training them
for the past 20 years...granted, very hit or miss at first. I used the same
theory with the horses that I used with my kids:

1. It's easier to deal with a thinking being, so teach them to think.
2. What's cute in a baby, sure as hell isn't necessarily cute as an
adult...prune behaviours that are going to be liabilities later.
3. Correct mistakes immediately when it's clear that you are correcting a
particular behaviour. Later on it could be interpreted as just aggression.

but that said, every horse is different and each is trained differently. My
cranky, independent, run-for-the-horizon in the desert 22 yr old mare was my
8 to 12 yr old son's favourite horse until one day she slipped in the sand
and he suffered a broken back. She probably saved his mobility by standing
stock still as Nadim lay with his hand clenched on the reins and then walked
quietly out of the desert with him. There were no jeeps or mobile phones in
the area then. She's now the favourite lesson horse to a number of roughly 8
year old girls, all of whom love her. In her heyday, most of my experienced
riding friends blanched at the thought of a ride on Dory.

Maryanne
On 8/25/07, Jim Holland < lanconn@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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