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Is Your Horse Hungry To Learn?


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1. “Is Your Horse Hungry To Learn?”

2. Last Day to get the new book:
“Horse Training Wisdom” for free

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1. “Is Your Horse Hungry To Learn?”

When Kenny Scott was being filmed for his
DVD, he made a comment worth passing along.

During filming he said:

“The first 30-45 days it seems
like a horse is hungry to learn.
But your first 8-10 rides it
seems like you’re not getting
anywhere in a hurry.”

Then Kenny said:

“After that, the next couple weeks it seems like they’re
trying real hard to learn and make you happy.”

Okay.

With that said, I want to expand
on why Kenny’s comments are important.

First, when you start working with
a horse you may get frustrated and think
you don’t know how to get your horse
to do anything.

Why?

Because like Kenny said, the first
8-10 rides it seems like you’re not
getting anywhere in a hurry.

So, the first lesson is to simply
understand…that just happens.
It’s okay that your horse won’t seem
to get it right away.

As a matter of fact, if you’re not
a horse training pro…it’s “STILL”
okay your horse doesn’t get it right
away. (even if you ARE a pro)

Why?

Because maybe you’re refining your
technique.

Not only that, horse time is slow.

Getting a horse to do something is
not a fast process.

Sometimes it’s faster than other times,
but it’s not normally a fast process.

The next thing to note is Kenny’s comment
about the horse being real hungry to learn
in the next 30-45 days.

Not only that, they try real hard to
make you happy.

This is important to know because horses
generally just try to get along.

They’re not out to pick a fight or refuse
what you ask (unless someone with the wrong
attitude and hands got a hold of him before you did.)

They’re trying desperately to figure out what
you want and after those first 8-10 rides you’ll
see a definite improvement of learning and
willingness to learn.

Just be careful not to teach too much.

Look for places to quit.

Fix what needs fixed and if something
doesn’t need fixed, then there’s no need
to mess with it.

The old saying: “If it ain’t broke,
don’t break it” applies here.

These wise words (and gobs more) come
from Kenny Scott.
If you want to read more about him,
click on the following:

http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-kennyscott.html

One other thing I want to point out that Kenny mentioned.

When you work with your horse be “REAL”
careful to distinguish between him not
understanding what you want vs. bad behavior.

Not understanding requires patience and
figuring out a way for him to “get it.”

Bad behavior is punishable – but the punishment
can NOT outweigh the crime.

Be fair to the horse.

If you’re not sure, then ask yourself
these questions.

1.  Did he understand- did I explain
so he could understand?

2.  Was I in his way?

Veddy, veddy important.

http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-kennyscott.html

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2. Last Day to get the new book:
“Horse Training Wisdom” for free

You can get the new book “Horse Training Wisdom”
two ways:

1. Buy it for $17.00, or
2. Get it free with any purchase over $50.00

Read all about the book and the details here:

http://horsetrainingresources.com/blog/horse-training-wisdom/

Lots of folks have enjoyed it so far.  Perhaps
you would, too?

http://horsetrainingresources.com/blog/horse-training-wisdom/

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OK… that’s it for today…

Go forth, enjoy your horses…  but do it all safely.

Charlie

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A sweet note from KB:

“Hi Charlie,
Just wanted to say ‘God bless you’ for what you do
and for your big generous heart~”

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Horse Training Secret #3: Can You Feel The Pressure?


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1. “Training Secret #3: Can You Feel The Pressure?”

2. LAST DAY for the Special on OLD Horse Movies online

Do you like old horse movies, western movies and TV shows?
Get access to over 45 movies and shows online PLUS
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1. “Training Secret #3 – Can You Feel The Pressure?”

Today, I reveal Secret #3 of the series to being
a successful horse trainer.

It doesn’t matter if you want to do it
professionally or just wanna know what to do.

Secret #3 is this:

“Horses are ‘into pressure’ animals.”

That’s it.

But here’s what it means for us.

When your horse feels pressure he’ll have
a built-in tendency to push back.

If you’ve ever pushed on a horse and he
wouldn’t budge or he pushed back…this is why.

Just like it is natural for your horse
to eat, it is natural for him to push against
pressure.

Thus, he has to be taught to “yield” to
pressure.  Just this subtle yet powerful piece of
information often stops the frustrations of horse
owners.

Often, this is blown by an impatient horse
owner because this takes time to do and the horse
owner doesn’t understand that.

Let’s say you want to teach your horse
to yield to your leg pressure.

Do you get on the saddle and start with
your leg?

You can if you like a workout, can hold
your leg in a position for a l-o-n-g time and have
the patience of Job.

Instead, do it from the ground.  Every
thing taught from the ground transfers to the
saddle.  It may have to be refined…but it still
transfers.

Thus, if you start by teaching your horse
to move his forequarters to the right, start by
putting a little pressure on his left side.  Apply
pressure in the area just behind his left elbow.

If you’re still unsure, go ahead and put
the saddle on and get on him.  Put your left foot
forward a little.

Notice where you’re touching the horse when
you apply pressure.

That’s where you’ll apply the pressure from
the ground when teaching him.  You need to apply the
pressure in the same area from the ground as you will
from the saddle.

Otherwise, Mr. Horse won’t “get it.”

Same goes for applying pressure to move
his hindquarters, and so on.

Never, never, ever (did I say “never”?)
start teaching to move from pressure by applying
heavy pressure.

Always start with light pressure.  You
ultimately want your horse to move from light
pressure.

If you teach him to move from heavy pressure,
you will wear yourself out!!!!!

Teach him to move from light pressure.  Any
time you apply a few ounces of pressure from a leg
aid or a rein pull…you want Mr. Horse to react.

This takes time and patience to teach but
is crucial in horse training.

Also, when you apply pressure, try to make
the applicator of pressure as similar to the aid as
possible.

In other words, when you apply pressure with
your foot just behind his elbow, do your best to
replicate the aid.

And that means you’ll likely be using your
hand to replicate what your foot will feel like.  So
when using your hand to teach moving from pressure,
try to make it feel like what your foot will feel like
when the horse feels it.

Does that make sense?

It helps to see it being done by a professional
showing you how so you understand the process.

One of the best examples I can think of
in showing this is from Sam Burrell.

http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-samburrell.html

Sam is one of our featured trainers.  He goes over
this in a LOT of detail and how to do it.

Watch Sam do it – it’ll create a dramatic change
in how you work with your horse and you will be
amazed at what YOU can do!

http://horsetrainingresources.com/dvd-samburrell.html

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2. LAST DAY for special on OLD Horse Movies online

Do you like old horse movies, western movies and TV shows?
Get access to over 45 movies and shows online PLUS
you’ll get 3 Bonus downloads immediately.

This is one of those crazy sales that don’t happen very
often.  I’ve hardly talked about this at all….

We have rights to over 45 horse-related movies, Westerns,
TV shows, etc. and put them up on a special website.

It’s dead-simple to use and you get access to everything
on day one.

Wholesome, fun entertainment.

Good, wholesome entertainment by real people, on real
horses and without computers.  Really fun to watch!

Whether it is Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Bonanza, The Rifleman,
Mr. Ed or others, we have it all.  Over 45 shows!

I love watching these old movies and shows.  But I find
they are very addictive.  I’ve had the tough job of
watching most of the shows as my web genius added
them to the website :>)

It’s really too bad they don’t make these kind of
shows any more.  If they did it would probably have
to have all kinds of computer generated stuff to
sell to the newer crowd.

Memories.

I don’t know about you, but I grew up watching ALL
of these shows and they bring back a lot of memories -
GOOD memories – when life was simpler, when it seems
there was a much greater sense of right vs. wrong,
good values and strong morals.

That’s why I was so drawn to put up a website like
this and that’s why we’ve priced it so low.  I want
EVERYONE to be able to get in to see these.

Simple, easy to use.

We sought out the licensing issues then started
designing the site to be really simple and easy
to use.  Then the issue of pricing came up.

I said it had to be very inexpensive.  Which meant
LOTS of folks would need to join to make it work.
It’s a significant business risk to make an investment
like this (in this economy) and then PRAY folks
want to join. But it’s not my economy – it’s God’s.

We launched this site about a year ago and folks
have been enjoying it.

So – I thought we’d take a couple days to open it
up at a significant discount for a couple days
and give a chance to more folks to take advantage of it.

One payment.

1. One year subscription:  Normally $19.95 – today: $9.95

2. Two Year Subscription: Normally $34.95 – today: $17.00

PLUS – if you act NOW – you also get THREE bonus
book downloads.

But ya gotta do it NOW to get those prices and the bonus books.

Here’s the link:

http://www.oldhorsemovies.com/membership-signup/

Other folks I asked thought I should charge at least
$10.00/month.  I didn’t want to do that.  I knew that
many, many more would be able to enjoy these classic
Westerns and TV shows if I only charged a single, flat fee.

So, there it is.  One very low payment PLUS 3 free
downloads you can use right now.

You will never be billed again.  It is a one-time payment.

http://www.oldhorsemovies.com/membership-signup/

Now’s the time to do it.  If you like the old movies
and shows it’s sort of a no-brainer.  And, you get three
valuable bonus downloads to boot!

http://www.oldhorsemovies.com/membership-signup/

That’s it for today.  Stay safe out there….

Charlie

P.S. You can still use the coupon code CHARLIEHORSE
and get 10% OFF any order.  Enter the coupons code
in the box on the checkout form and be sure to
click APPLY.

Sue sent a nice note a while ago:

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“Hi Charlie,

I have been to lots of clinics, read lots of books, watched lots of
DVD’s and got overload.  You emails are the best form of information
for someone like me who works alot and can’t spend endless hours
training.  You emails are to the point and easy to comprehend, which
makes doing what you say fun.  I have 4 horses and have probably
heard.” Keep the feet moving” a hundred times, but It obviously
didn’t penetrate until this email…….

Thanks for the emails and bless you for all the hard work on
keeping us horse people up to speed.

Sue”

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Horse Training Secret #2 – You Might Be Surprised!


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Horse Training Secret #2 – You Might Be Surprised!

2. Do you like old horse movies, western movies and TV shows?
We’ve got over 45 of ‘em for you at a terribly low
price if you act now.  Plus – 3 Bonus downloads you’ll
get immediately.  How about for less than $10.00?
Yeah – that low…..

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1. “Horse Training Secret #2 – You Might Be Surprised!”

Most kids grow up respecting adults and
authority figures.

When an adult says something to them, it’s
sort of instinct that what the adult says is
what the kid does.

As an adult, I know that about kids – I have 5
of my own and have worked with hundreds of others.
Generally – you get their attention, ask them
to do something and they do it.

MOST of the time I will receive respect from kids.
(At least, that’s my experience)

Are there exceptions?  Sure.  But most of
the time it works that way.

I have a friend who’s son has become
defiant to some degree.

He used to just do what his Mom and Dad said.
However, if they yelled at him for a wrong
behavior, it would hurt him.

They learned how to get him to do things he
was supposed to do (or not do) without yelling at
him because yelling seem to make it worse.

No one likes to be yelled at.

You see, the kid already had it built
in his nervous system that when the grownup
says to do something then, by golly, ya better do it.

The exceptions, of course, are predators
and other idiot adults who prey on kids knowing
a kid typically does what the adult asks.
(But that’s a different discussion.)

Now, let me ask a question:

“What if you knew something about
someone where that piece of knowledge
allowed you to be their boss, leader,
or mentor – could you get them to do
something you ask?”

The answer is almost always yes.

You know a child has this built-in respect
for adults and you can use that to garner requests,
correct behaviors, get obedience, and so on.

I say all that to lead into this…

Likewise, horses have something built into
them that allows you to get obedience.

Do you know what it is?

The secret, my friend, is in the feet.

And here it is:

“Horses become submissive when you get
them to move their feet.”

A few examples?  Respect of space.

If you have a horse bumping into you,
leaning on you, following too close while leading,
bites at you, etc….try making them move.

The training secret is they MUST know the reason
they’re being made to move.  You can’t make them
move a minute or two after the behavior.  It needs
to be associated with the wrong behavior immediately.

Just like the alpha horse does in the herd,
she makes that horse move.  In the mind of the
horse she’s forcing to move, he understands she’s
the boss because she made him move.

Think of it like the bully on the bus.  The
bully walks up to the kid sitting in a seat
and says “Get up…that’s my seat.”

If the kid being picked on doesn’t challenge
the bully, in his mind the bully is boss, leader,
and the one to be respected.  So he moves.

So, if you want submission, which is necessary
in training a horse, get them to move their feet.

Years ago I had a horse that used to rear
occasionally because she wanted to do things
her way.

The first thing to do is check for pain.
You don’t want to try to correct a problem if
the horse is reacting to pain.

If I don’t see there’s a physical reason for it
I’m going to assume she’s being defiant.

So…make her move her feet.

Just as her feet touched the ground from the
rearing I moved her forward and made her work.
I made her move her feet…a lot.

Did that cure it?

Nope.  Not the first time I tried it.

She tried it two other times shortly thereafter
and I did the same thing.  Got her to move
out and kept her working right after the rearing.

Did that cure it?

Yep.  No problems for 4 years then we sold her.

There are some things to know when you’re
moving a horse’s feet.

Be careful of the horse that’s extra skittish.
Only use as much pressure as you need.  Then back off.
After all, you got ‘em to move, that’s all you need.

[Remember what I've been preaching - pressure/release.]

On the other hand, some horses need a lot
of motivation to move their feet.  They might
be real stubborn or very lazy (or both).

One way to do that is to move toward them
with energy.  You may have to be very animated.

Being animated may entail moving your arms
far more than normal, much more body language
than usual, etc.

Again, as soon as you get movement…back off.

[Pressure - Release]

There you have it…Secret #2.  Get them
to move their feet.

Surprised?   It’s one of those basic things
that seasoned trainers know instinctively and
green owners need to learn.

Now – go forth and work with your horses.
Please – do it all safely.

Charlie

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2. Do you like old horse movies, western movies and TV shows?
We’ve got over 45 of ‘em for you at a terribly low
price if you act now.  Plus – 3 Bonus downloads you’ll
get immediately.  How about for less than $10.00?
Yeah – that low…..

This is one of those crazy sales that don’t happen very
often.  I’ve hardly talked about this at all….

We have rights to over 45 horse-related movies, Westerns,
TV shows, etc. and put them up on a special website.

It’s dead-simple to use and you get access to everything
on day one.

Wholesome, fun entertainment.

Good, wholesome entertainment by real people, on real
horses and without computers.  Really fun to watch!

Whether it is Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Bonanza, The Rifleman,
Mr. Ed or others, we have it all.  Over 45 shows!

I love watching these old movies and shows.  But I find
they are very addictive.  I’ve had the tough job of
watching most of the shows as my web genius added
them to the website :>)

It’s really too bad they don’t make these kind of
shows any more.  If they did it would probably have
to have all kinds of computer generated stuff to
sell to the newer crowd.

Memories.

I don’t know about you, but I grew up watching ALL
of these shows and they bring back a lot of memories -
GOOD memories – when life was simpler, when it seems
there was a much greater sense of right vs. wrong,
good values and strong morals.

That’s why I was so drawn to put up a website like
this and that’s why we’ve priced it so low.  I want
EVERYONE to be able to get in to see these.

Simple, easy to use.

We sought out the licensing issues then started
designing the site to be really simple and easy
to use.  Then the issue of pricing came up.

I said it had to be very inexpensive.  Which meant
LOTS of folks would need to join to make it work.
It’s a significant business risk to make an investment
like this (in this economy) and then PRAY folks
want to join. But it’s not my economy – it’s God’s.

We launched this site about a year ago and folks
have been enjoying it.

So – I thought we’d take a couple days to open it
up at a significant discount for a couple days
and give a chance to more folks to take advantage of it.

One payment.

1. One year subscription:  Normally $19.95 – today: $9.95

2. Two Year Subscription: Normally $34.95 – today: $17.00

PLUS – if you act NOW – you also get THREE bonus
book downloads.

But ya gotta do it NOW to get those prices and the bonus books.

Here’s the link:

http://www.oldhorsemovies.com/membership-signup/

Other folks I asked thought I should charge at least
$10.00/month.  I didn’t want to do that.  I knew that
many, many more would be able to enjoy these classic
Westerns and TV shows if I only charged a single, flat fee.

So, there it is.  One very low payment PLUS 3 free
downloads you can use right now.

You will never be billed again.  It is a one-time payment.

http://www.oldhorsemovies.com/membership-signup/

Now’s the time to do it.  If you like the old movies
and shows it’s sort of a no-brainer.  And, you get three
valuable bonus downloads to boot!

http://www.oldhorsemovies.com/membership-signup/

– Charlie

P.S. Did you enjoy te old Mr. Ed shows, Roy Rogers,
Gene Autry and others?  I sure did.  Wind back the
clock, sit down and enjoy a few shows any time
you want.  There’s hours of viewing pleasure
waiting for less than ten bucks.

Click the link below:

http://www.oldhorsemovies.com/membership-signup/

Another couple notes from readers:

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“Charlie,

I get your emails every day and get so much out of them.
Keeping two horses “in line” can sometimes be a challenge,
but I find that the information you offer as well as the
aids you retail are priceless!

I wanted to write to you and ESPECIALLY thank you for
this, though….   [part of an email I wrote on Thanksgiving]

~~~~~~~~~

This was so wonderful to read and I agree with every word.
I just wanted to share this with you and let you know how
much I appreciate you having said this…and for all the
horse wisdom you share!

God Bless you and your loved ones!

Judy K.”

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