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"I have a problem getting my horse to trust me with his head"
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Dear Keith...
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Hello, I have a problem getting my horse to trust me with his head. He balks at the bridle and grooming since he had a tick caused infection in his right ear a year ago. He was always anxious to get his bridle on in the past, actually reaching for it. If you had a newsletter about this type of problem, can you tell me how to retrieve the info online??
-J |
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Hi, Jerri – thank you for the email.
While I'm sure you understand that I can't advice via a simple email for a horse (or rider) I’ve never seen, I can suggest that you go to this page on my site: http://www.horsemanship101.com/Horse-Training-Tools/index1001.html. It lists over 200 training topics. Simply find a topic related to your situation and the link will bring you to a list of relevant books, video, audio tapes. It will also link you to free articles, when they're available. Note that some topics (like “biting”) haven’t been addressed yet. They someday will be – but right not most of our articles mirror our riding clinics.
You might also look for a John Lyons trainer in your area. A list of trainers can be found here: http://www.horsemanship101.com/John-Lyons-Trainer-Links/John-Lyons-Trainers-US-1.html. (You'll need to join that link onto one line in order for it to work.)
You can find a list of our upcoming clinics here on my site:
http://horsemanship101.com/John-Lyons-Trainer-Clinics/Where-and-When.html.
Good luck and let me know how it goes.
Keith
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Keith, thank you so much for the links. I ordered the cd on clipping the ears and handling the head of the horse.
My guy came show ready and to see him not take the bridle after the tick situation, has been disheartening. I look forward to overcoming his head shy attitude!!
-J
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