You Can't Fool A Horse

Written by Jeffrey Rolo


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A proficient horseman at work should be cool, calm and collected, three essential qualities to maximizerepparttar productivity of a training session as well as create an all-around positive aura over human-horse interactions. Keep in mind that you arerepparttar 125740 horse's leader, and as suchrepparttar 125741 horse will take his cues from you. If you are agitatedrepparttar 125742 horse will recognize something is wrong and either feel you are angry with him or you are annoyed with something else he cannot detect but probably should be also be concerned about. The horse will not be able to focus onrepparttar 125743 lesson or your requests well at all, nor will he be able to draw strength from you when he becomes concerned about a foreign object or behavioral request.

It is essential that you try not to visit or work with your horse when you are in a negative frame of mind since these undesirable emotions will disturb your equine partner. Try to take a few minutes, or even hours if necessary, to collect your emotions and clear your mind of life's daily irritants.

When we see a loved one is feeling down, it often puts a damper on our day too since negativity tends to breed negativity. The same will happen with your horse, so do not underestimate your horse's ability to detect your feelings.

Jeffrey Rolo, owner of AlphaHorse and an experienced horse trainer and breeder, is the author of the above article. You will find many other informational articles dealing with horse training and care as well as games and other horse fun on his website: http://www.alphahorse.com.

Copyright © 2005 AlphaHorse. All Rights Reserved.


Picking Up A Horse's Hoof

Written by Jeffrey Rolo


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There is a slight difference between lifting a rear foot and front foot, even though your basic positioning and actions are nearly identical. When you lift your horse's rear foot he will probably give a little jerk that you might misinterpret as a kick. This is a common reflex reaction among horses and nothing for you to worry about.

Secondly, when you raise your horse's rear leg you'll want to step into him a bit so that your hip is underneath his leg. Rest his leg on your thigh, grab his hoof and gently flex it upwards. By doing this you lend him some support and more importantlyrepparttar position of his leg and his flexed hoof will prevent him from being able to kick you.

Cleanrepparttar 125739 hoof, lower it cautiously as you didrepparttar 125740 first and praise him. Congratulations – you're halfway done! The opposite side will be done exactlyrepparttar 125741 same way, but try to return to his front and startrepparttar 125742 opposite side rather than move around his rear. It's bad practice to approach or circle all butrepparttar 125743 most trusted horses viarepparttar 125744 rear in such close quarters since a horse would be within range to strike.

When lifting any hoof try to make sure your horse is properly squared (balanced evenly on all four legs) so that when you lift one hoof he can easily balance on his remaining three. At no time shouldrepparttar 125745 horse actually lean his weight on you! Even when you rest his rear leg on your thigh you're not allowing him to use you as a crutch.

Once you have picked your horse's hooves a few times it will probably become very simple and take less than 5 minutes to clear all hooves. Most trained horses will raise their hoof for yourepparttar 125746 moment they feel your leg run down their leg.

It is a very good idea to control your horse's head while you are picking his hooves. This can be done by attaching his halter to crossties or asking a partner hold your horse's head. By controlling his head you ensure your horse can't move away from you while you're trying to pick his hooves, or worse… turn around and take a bite at your rear!

Jeffrey Rolo, owner of AlphaHorse and an experienced horse trainer and breeder, is the author of the above article. You will find many other informational articles dealing with horse training and care as well as games and other horse fun on his website: http://www.alphahorse.com

Copyright © 2004 AlphaHorse. All Rights Reserved.


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