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Adventure Horse Riding in NYS Smilla13@gmail.com (Mary Dixon) www.RideNYS.com
3/9/17
It Simply Takes the Time It Takes !
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| Going down a steep step. |
This is one of the better lessons in horse riding that I
have learned. The actual quote goes as
follows: it takes the time it takes and
it will take less time
.
The translation of this is that every single horse is
different. What may take one little darling
only 5 minutes to learn, it may just as easily take another horse 5 days or 3
weeks or whatever to learn the same darn thing.
So, it can be frustrating.
And aggravating. It is really Important to remember that when you
are teaching or training your horse, it is NOT about the GOAL – it is
about the partnership.
Once we adults get that darn GOAL THING in our heads when it
comes to horses we get stressed out, crappy, impatient and all kinds of bad
things.
We got into horses because we love them and to relax and
have fun. Once we start doing the stupid
goal thing we’ve negated all the reasons we got into horses in the first place
.
So, spend the time needed with your horses – take breaks –
you don’t need to do “drill” sessions that is bothersome to you and your darling. Try to make it a game.
Each session generally, though not always, gets better. And takes less time.
When you stick with it for however long you need to do it, it will go from maybe 3 hours to do something to just 5 minutes, then pretty
soon, it takes no time whatsoever.
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| Sacking Out. |
Adventure Horse Riding in NYS Smilla13@gmail.com (Mary Dixon) www.RideNYS.com
3/2/17
The Living Patience Pole !
My hot Paso
Fino has a really tough time standing still – especially on her way back to or
simply facing the barn.
I request her to
stand still – she can stop but when wound up she jigs around – then I ask again – she jigs again – then I ask
again.
Well, you get the picture.
Clinicians
use what they call a patience pole to teach their horses to stand still and
learn to be patient. They stand there
for hours at a time.
I, instead,
have become the living patience pole.
When, eventually and finally she stands still, we just sit there and
wait – and wait – and wait – for 5 minutes or 10 minutes which feels like an
eternity – can you say boring?
We do this
over and over and over and over again at various places where she gets
jiggy. It takes bunches of repetition
but it works. She is getting it. Sometimes.
HINT: You do not want to be crabby when doing this –
and you can just spend 10 or 15 minutes at a time on it –however much you can
stand without going crazy.
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