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From John Lyons Trainer Keith Hosman

Stop Bucking Study Course
A Downloadable Book

A sample from Day 2:

"You were also directed to read another article “Good Now Bad Later.” That piece covers the idea that horse’s go through learning cycles. It says that “If your horse was doing something well yesterday, but lousy today, take heart.” It means that the training you began IS working - you simply haven’t practiced to the point of the horse “knowing it.” I tell folks in clinics that when this happens (the horse is bad at an exercise today, but was good yesterday) that they should actually be kinda happy about it. It means that the horse is moving through the learning cycle, that you have made a dent in his thinking even if it’s simply him deciding to resist. What you need to take from this is this: Keep at it, be consistent and realize you are making a change. He’s decided to resist because yesterday he was the boss - not you. Horses that buck are teenagers used to lounging on the couch, surfing YouTube. You say “Hey, how about you get up and carry me around the arena?” They look at you like you’re nuts. To get you off their back, so to speak, they buck (or hint at it). Your horse will go through good and bad stages. You don’t get through the bad parts by changing what you’re doing, instead you stay resolute and consistent."

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"Stop Bucking"
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"Round Pen First Steps"
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