retraining a horse

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From "The First Thing I Do," Issue 15, part 1 of our FREE monthly newsletter

Re: retraining a horse

If your horse went ballistic out on the trail last week... it didn't "just happen out of the blue." He's been telling you for weeks or months that he was going to lose it when enough pressure was applied every time he resisted (however slightly) the pull from your lead rope or reins.

If he walks ahead of you while you lead him, he's telling you that sooner or later he'll blow past you as you go through a gate or knock you on your kiester with his shoulder when something scares him bad enough.

If the muscles in his neck bulge toward you instead of relaxing when you put the bit in his mouth, he's telling you that he'll do mach sixty when he gets spooked on the trail.

Deal with these situations by doing two things: First establish a zero-tolerance policy; nip bad behavior in the bud the instant it happens. Example: If your horse inches past you as you lead, do an about-face and back that horse up. Keep him moving till he quits pushing back. (If he freezes pull on his head to pull his butt away from you. Getting those feet "unstuck" will allow you to keep backing till he lightens up.) Be adamant.

Second, get proactive. The first thing I do with any horse – and what I do each and everyday with all five of my own horses – is to see exactly where they stand when it comes to "resistance." Luckily the test and remedy are fun.

And having fun with this is a key point. Realize that every horse has resistance tucked away somewhere. Like an Easter egg, your job is to discover it. Instead of chocolate, your reward is a safer, more pleasant ride. The calmest, coolest, bestest trained horse you have ever seen has a little pocket of resistance hidden somewhere.

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Stop Bucking: If you're riding and look back to see your horse's hind feet ABOVE his rear end - you know you've got problems. A problem that could very well land you in the hospital.

There is a way to truly break a horse from the dangerous habit of bucking. If you've you got the time and patience, the "Stop Bucking" online study course, written by John Lyons Certified Trainer Keith Hosman, will guide you through the process of transforming your horse into a calm partner. Not just a series of exercises, the course first arms you with the theories behind the material, enabling you to "think out of the box," to tailor your plan to your particular horse and situation.

Rein In Your Horse's Speed: This course is for people who have horses that move too fast and who look at our long list of free articles and wonder "Which is right for me and in what order?" It's basically a prescription. You pay Dr. Hosman and he gives you a course to fix things.

Why do you want perfect control over your horse's speed? Because controlling your horse's speed is fundamental to your safety and to getting cool things like:

• a relaxed horse who's thinking about you - not his buddies
• a horse that stops now
• smooth lead departures
• faster barrel-racing times (and no tipped barrels)
• increased maneuverability
• a controlled lope

Say good-bye to bolting, missed jumps, to your fear, to a bumpy trot nobody can sit... For about a buck a day you can take your horse from jackrabbit to calm, cool partner. And keep this in mind: The horse that takes five seconds to stop from a trot will take seven times that long to stop from a gallop. How far away is that barbed wire fence, cliff or child?

Here’s how it works:

• you will be given a link to download a single, rather large, document containing both courses
• each document has five chapters, one for each of five days
• you'll learn theory and/or be assigned "homework" - in a specific order
• learn the material at your own pace

NOTE: BOTH DOCUMENTS WILL BE CONTAINED WITHIN THE SAME DOWNLOAD/FILE

When you take a class in the real world, you buy your textbook, then pay to take the class, right? The teacher assigns readings or exercises from the text, but spends his time with you offering additional insight and setting goals. These courses works the same way - except the text is absolutely free. You'll be assigned exercises and articles to read - often drawn from our existing newsletter archive - in a curriculum specifically designed to slow down the "too fast" horse or snuff out bucking. What they offer then, above the existing articles themselves, is the understanding of "what to do, why to do it and in what order." That's what you'll pay about a buck a day (pun intended) to receive.

'Stop Bucking" is 23 pages long, "Rein In Your Horse's Speed" is 13. They come in a format that every computer can read and print out called "pdf." They're in "magazine format" which means they carry ads - but that's a good thing - because it lowers the price of the courses in the same way that advertising makes a newspaper affordable. And, while the documents run just 23 (and 13) pages long, they cover loads of material. Each of the five chapters within the documents (called "e-books") are designed to get your horse moving at the speed you have in mind rather than a dangerous speed your horse has chosen randomly – or to help you end bucking for good.

Each chapter gives you a plan, a goal, some theory and homework. It may take you a week - and it might take you months to go through this material. Regardless, when you arrive at the other side, you'll have made significant progress in your horse's training.

And you'll save on bills from professional trainers like me.

VERY IMPORTANT: To get the courses for free, you must use the blue "Free with TrialPay" button on this page (below) or the button found on this page.

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Canadian Customers Please Note: Canadians, please be advised (and prepared for the fact that) your order may take up to three weeks to arrive. I ship immediately and first class via the United States Postal Service - but 2-3 weeks seems to be the norm. close

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