Comments on: Gaining respect http://www.carolynresnickblog.com/gaining-respect/ "Take my Quick Quiz to discover your true relationship with your horse!" and join me to learn all about horsemanship and horse training at liberty Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:13:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Marion http://www.carolynresnickblog.com/gaining-respect/#comment-103 Marion Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:58:19 +0000 http://www.carolynresnickblog.com/?p=46#comment-103 Hi Carolyn, Thank you for your response. I ordered The Waterhole Rituals about a week ago, maybe it will arrive today! It's cold and rainy and perfect for snuggling down with a great DVD. Marion Hi Carolyn, Thank you for your response. I ordered The Waterhole Rituals about a week ago, maybe it will arrive today! It’s cold and rainy and perfect for snuggling down with a great DVD.
Marion

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.carolynresnickblog.com/gaining-respect/#comment-99 Carolyn Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:49:30 +0000 http://www.carolynresnickblog.com/?p=46#comment-99 You must have been reading my mind. When I look around and find that the training is not working, it is from trying to train when the magnetic connection is not shared between horse and human in the moment of the request. People learn how to present themselves better when working at liberty because they can clearly see when the connection is lost when the horse leaves them rather than chooses to follow their lead. When the connection is in place in the moment of a request, it is a horse’s nature to follow your lead automatically. It is the whole secret to my work. My rule of thumb in the training of horses is anything that I ask of a horse, I do not ask until the horse is happy with me in the moment, with the environment and respects me as his leader. The horse must see that my communication makes sense to him. I never take anything for granted. What ever time it takes, I take it. The Waterhole Rituals develop and prepare the horse daily for a working connection and attitude and for the horse to have a desire to follow my lead and perform. Thank you for your response Carolyn You must have been reading my mind. When I look around and find that the training is not working, it is from trying to train when the magnetic connection is not shared between horse and human in the moment of the request.

People learn how to present themselves better when working at liberty because they can clearly see when the connection is lost when the horse leaves them rather than chooses to follow their lead. When the connection is in place in the moment of a request, it is a horse’s nature to follow your lead automatically. It is the whole secret to my work.

My rule of thumb in the training of horses is anything that I ask of a horse, I do not ask until the horse is happy with me in the moment, with the environment and respects me as his leader. The horse must see that my communication makes sense to him. I never take anything for granted. What ever time it takes, I take it.

The Waterhole Rituals develop and prepare the horse daily for a working connection and attitude and for the horse to have a desire to follow my lead and perform.

Thank you for your response

Carolyn

]]> By: Marion http://www.carolynresnickblog.com/gaining-respect/#comment-96 Marion Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:05:24 +0000 http://www.carolynresnickblog.com/?p=46#comment-96 I really liked this post. Carolyn, I have the impression that you check in regularly with your horse to see if the 'magnetic connection' is present, if it is , then you proceed, if not, then you stop the training and refocus on regaining it. Would this be the case? Marion, Australia I really liked this post. Carolyn, I have the impression that you check in regularly with your horse to see if the ‘magnetic connection’ is present, if it is , then you proceed, if not, then you stop the training and refocus on regaining it. Would this be the case?
Marion,
Australia

]]> By: Stina http://www.carolynresnickblog.com/gaining-respect/#comment-95 Stina Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:36:26 +0000 http://www.carolynresnickblog.com/?p=46#comment-95 hi dee and carolyn interessting question and answer yes Dee, try to feel what makes you happy, when you train your horse and you somehow dont feel satisfied or happy with yourself try another approach. i dont like punishing my horses, but i demand respect and fairness, i love rewards - lots of rewards (treats) instead of giving your horse more rounds in the pend, try more carrots when the horse stand longer still where you want it sometimes you might need a helper who give the rewards while you mount and then when you are up give treats, so if the horse stand still he gets the rewards only when you are up good work! br stina hi dee and carolyn

interessting question and answer
yes Dee, try to feel what makes you happy, when you train your horse and you somehow dont feel satisfied or happy with yourself try another approach.

i dont like punishing my horses, but i demand respect and fairness, i love rewards – lots of rewards (treats)

instead of giving your horse more rounds in the pend, try more carrots when the horse stand longer still where you want it

sometimes you might need a helper who give the rewards while you mount and then when you are up give treats, so if the horse stand still he gets the rewards only when you are up
good work!

br stina

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