Thursday, June 11, 2009

Zen Horse

If your horse is fresh, disrespectful, and has a bad attitude on the ground, guess what he’ll be like under saddle? Worse!

Get all of the kinks out of your horse on the ground, so that when you get on, you won’t run into problems.

All the problems a horse can have come from two causes: a lack of respect or fear (or both).

By following a groundwork program, you address both causes: the sensitizing exercises earn respect from the horse and the desensitizing exercises eliminate the fear.

By eliminating those causes on the ground, it prevents you from having to deal with them under saddle.

Any trouble you run into when you ride is usually proof of lack of preparation on the ground.

By Clinton Anderson

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