It’s about me.
Not me myself.
It's about the word 'me'.
One of the most useful and effective
horse training tricks I've learned from trainers
is that of Aaron Mills.
I mean...I REALLY like this. I use it a lot.
You see, when we filmed Aaron, he took
on a horse with problems the owner thought were
insurmountable.
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The owners couldn't catch him to
put a halter on him - much less saddle him.
From the horse's point of view the
saddle might as well have been a mountain lion.
So as Aaron typically does, he started
from ground zero.
Put the horse in the round pen, get him
moving, and see where he's at.
After the horse circled several times
Aaron would ask him to whoa.
When he stopped, Aaron said,
'Me, me, me'
Of course, this was new to the horse
and he didn't think anything of it.
While stopped, Aaron approached the horse.
Aaron repeated 'Me'.
As Aaron got closer the horse would
lean to the direction he was getting ready
to run toward.
Aaron takes another step and then....
Off went the horse.
Aaron knew the horse wouldn't stay there.
He was ready for it and expected it.
So the horse takes off away from Aaron
in the round pen.
Aaron drives him around and around.
Soon Aaron asks him again to whoa.
When he does, Aaron says 'me, me, me'
and then approaches him again. He repeats 'me'.
Again the horse leans...ready to leave.
Soon he leaves and the process happens
again and again.
As you watch this, a metamorphasis starts
to take place.
Sooner 'n you'd think, the horse begins
to understand what Aaron wants when he says 'me'.
But even though he knows what it means
he doesn't trust Aaron....yet.
Interestingly, Aaron is presenting the
horse a choice.
He's not forcing him into submission.
He's talking the horse into making a choice
to either stay with Aaron, or take off.
Aaron just keeps chippin' away at the
horse's decision to leave him.
Each time he leaves, Aaron makes it harder
for him to leave.
Again...chippin' away at the horse's decision
to leave Aaron.
Pretty soon, you see the metamorphasis go
to level two.
The horse now decides that he may stay with
Aaron because it beats runnin' away all the time.
That running away is for the birds - it's
tiring. It's hard.
Still, the horse has doubts.
He's not as inclined to run from Aaron but
he's not about to let a saddle touch him either.
Again...chippin' away at the horse's decision
to leave.
Aaron keeps up the 'me,me,me'.
The horse has now figured out that 'me' means
to stay with Aaron and pay attention to him.
And THIS, my friend, is the magic in Aaron's method.
Once that horse learns what 'me' means....
Once that horse made the decision it was
a lot easier to stay with Aaron rather than run...
Once that horse focused on Aaron because
he knew 'me' meant listen to me, pay attention, or
your decision not to won't be pleasant...
Aaron had him.
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Get that horse connected with you in this
manner and you will be shocked how that transfers to
the saddle.
When you're out riding your horse, you're
very often the only friend that horse has.
And because they are such social animals,
you can get 'em zero'd in on you.
They soon become so familiar with the 'me'
that they trust it.
When they trust it, it's something they know.
When it's something they know, it gives them
confidence.
And when you're out riding and your horse
spooks, it's an extrememly valuable tool to use while
on his back.
When he spooks and suddenly forgets you're
on his back, you can remind him very quickly and begin
using 'me'.
He knows 'me'.
He's learned to come back to you.
To listen to you.
To look to you to tell him that all is okay.
It's a technique I think everyone should know.
You'd be shocked how effective it is.
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Here's an example of how I took Aaron's technique
a little further.
In our Jesse Beery Horse Training Course, there's
a section where he uses metal bowls tied together with
ropes as a specific training tool.
http://www.horsetrainingresources.com/beery/It looks sort of like a wind chime when you've
tied them together correctly.
Anyway, when they clang together it's really
scary sounding to a horse.
If you stand outside the pen and shake the
bowls on the rope to clang together, watch
your horse's reaction.
The ol' head will come up.
His eyes will fly open.
He'll wonder what on earth that is.
And doing it outside the pen is the first place
to do it because it's far enough away from him that he
won't feel as threatened.
I want him to first get used to the sound
before it gets close to him.
The next step is I bring it into the round pen.
And I just lay them in the middle and walk away.
I watch.
Those bowls are like the 800lb gorrilla in the room.
The horse knows dang good and well they're there.
His curiosity will cause him to eventually
check them out. (Curiosity, by the way, is a very
powerful 'built-in' tool you often use in horse
training)
He'll cautiously sneak up to them.
Ready to jump back and leave in case they
come and get him.
Soon, he'll get fairly comfortable with them.
That's when I do the next step.
This next step is like the super glue of
getting your horse to stay with you when
he wants to leave.
You'll be amazed at how you can get your
horse to make the choice to stay with you when he's
scared...or to run.
And you CAN get him staying with you.
It'll send chills up your spine when you
watch him decide to stay with you when he's scared.
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OK... that's it for today. Stay safe around your horses!
Charlie
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