Training horses using area
Jul 7th, 2008 by Carolyn Resnick Method
What I would like to talk to you about today is how to use an area to develop a willing attitude in a horse.
The reason that you need to think about an area is that horses are very territorial. Also, if they have experienced a predator in a certain area, when they return there they are insecure. How we can use this to work for us is that we can take our horse to the arena where we are going to be doing the training and we can get him to the fall in love with the area by feeding him his favorite food there and then taking him home again. So when he comes back to the arena, the horse says, “Boy, I just love being in this arena” and that’s how I use territory in relationship to training a horse.
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Thank you for this post. I will try this with Dee in the parts of the arena where she is especially fearful.
Thank you for this entry. It gives me new respect for the platform my husband built and helped me drag to the center of the round pen. The horses know they get their belly scratched when they stand two feet on it. It hadn’t occurred before that this is doing some of what you are talking about — creating a delightful association with the round pen. I think I will not only end at the platform, but start there as well. Thank you.