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"Whoever Moves First Loses," from my FREE monthly newsletter
From the Horse Body Language Series:
"As common sensical as this sounds, you'd be amazed how often somebody will ask (at a clinic) how to fix a behavioral issue - and swear they've been strict with their horses - and yet I can see several screaming signals from the horse that he's spoiled, spoiled, spoiled. The owner, no disrespect if I'm describing uh, you, is wholly oblivious.
There's a little something we can do to take back (sustain, or solidify) our rightful spot as leader and it comes down to this: Horse are programmed by nature to understand that "Whoever causes the other to move is the boss." Watch a group of horses in the pasture. At feeding time you'll see that the boss mare can easily move the others away from the trough as she approaches. Granted, she's earned this respect by backing up the threats she makes today with kicks made yesterday - but this underlying understanding is the point here. From today forward, each and every time she gets the other horse to move without lifting a finger, so to speak, she further cements an understanding of just who's calling the shots. "I don't get out of your way, you get out of mine." You can take a cue from nature by instituting a similar measure.
When working, walking or otherwise moving near our horses, we need to begin expecting the animal to move away as we approach as did the Red Sea from Moses. If your horse is between you and the gate, don't walk around the horse to the exit, expect the horse to move out of your way as you approach."
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"Next, we need to begin demanding that the horse keeps two eyes on us when requested. Look at your horse, standing there as positioned, perpendicular to the fence. Ask him to look at you with both eyes by making a kissing sound, then raising your arms or calling to him if the kiss doesn't work. Pause and, in a beat or two, he'll look away. Kiss to bring both eyes back. (Don't settle for one - get both.) We want the kiss to eventually become our cue for the horse to turn and face us, so be careful to begin with that. Should he ignore your request, try clapping your hands or stamping your feet - do what it takes to get those two eyes back on you.
When he'll keep those eyes on you for several beats (and understands "kiss means look at the human"), build on this by sidestepping slightly to your right or left, expecting the horse's neck to turn and his gaze to stay on you. When he looks away, kiss - but do what it takes to bring those eyes back on you if he ignores that kiss. He might turn and walk or even run away. If that happens, use your inside turns to bring him back into position. If he tunes out completely and begins ignoring you, don't be afraid to wake him back up. You're better off sending him back around the pen a time or two then you are letting him stand there, ignoring your requests. (Allowing him to ignore you inches you progressively down the respect totem. I can't stress this enough: Do not let your horse ignore you. He gets one request (one "kiss") and if he ignores that, we back it up with a clap, a scream, a smack of the whip.)" - Print out from home
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