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FW: FW: [RC] Teaching rearing - Mike SherrellWell, maybe I'm sentimental or undisciplined, but I aim for intelligent cooperation from my horse rather than blind obedience. I'm not sure I would want a horse that would ride off a cliff if I asked it to. Actually I am sentimental and undisciplined. I enjoy the ride the most when my horse is happiest, so I let him eat a lot when we're not on the move, I let him stop in the shade some of of the time, if he turns his head towards water I stop and see if it's reachable, that kind of thing. I might get more resistance this way than if I were rigid at all times, but I have to balance that against the satisfaction I get from the feeling that he's getting something out of these rides too. Right now I'm trying to figure out when he gets sluggish 10 or 15 miles into a ride on a summer afternoon in the high 90s or more, if it's because he's hot, tired, or lazy -- i.e., how insistent I should be about speeding him back up. Sorting out the factors is complex, but I think cool weather will help give me the answer. Regards, -----Original Message-----
From: Susan [mailto:glenn218@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 1:24 PM To: mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: FW: [RC] Teaching rearing Obviously he'll rear. You probably still want to teach him the cue so
he'll do it when YOU want him to. He'll do all sorts of stuff if you ask
him...which may help you get him past scary or stupid things.
Sure...why go through a tub of water when you can go around?
BECAUSE I SAID SO, THAT'S WHY!
Now, the horse is in control thinking for the rider. Most of what we
ask a horse to do, especially in an arena, is stupid. But, if I want my
horse to jump a liverpool instead of going around it, that's what I want.
I'm the one with the oposable thumb so I call the shots.
Mike Sherrell <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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