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The horse whisperer
Who exactly is “the horse whisperer”? Is there, or perhaps more correctly, was there only ever one horse whisperer? Depends a lot on who you talk to and how big their ego is. Monty Roberts laid claim to being the horse whisperer of the movie (“The Horse Whisperer”) fame. However, that notion was counter-punched by…
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Pull Harder
Seems that with some folks their go-to solution for a horse not moving is pull harder (from the ground). For the horse pulling is a whole new experience, they are a prey animal, not a predator, pulling is not a normal part of any horse’s daily routine, but they can get very good at it…
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Working your groundwork
In my view there are three main reasons for doing groundwork 1. To desensitize a horse safely; 2. To exercise a horse; or 3. To prepare a horse to be ridden. If I am trying to desensitize a horse from the ground it is usually to objects that the horse might be led over, such…