Hi Eliza I don't think he's very much off, nor do I think he is teaching the horse not to respond in a "horsey way"; he is not correcting it, just encouraging it to be more comfortable on that side (not a bad thing at all). What I reacted to was that he, by not understanding the reason for the horse to go on one side or the other, is making it hard for himself. Having said that, I agree with him that the horse prefers the left side, although not as much as he thinks.
The horse is simply going to the side he asks, whether he knows it or not. Everyone that tests their horse using his "test" will find that the horse won't let them over to the right side, and if the do the same thing on the opposite side, they will find that the horse won't let them over to the left side either!
Also, having the horse on the outside like he does in the end is causing the horse to hold back a lot, making the poor guy having to cluck like a hyperactive chipmunk. I wish I could tell him to just turn the other way… :)
He seems to be a good and gentle trainer in any case, with a good understanding of most of the horse's communication, it's just the little turning detail that messes with him…
Do you tell her to "kippis" so she canters? LOL... I guess there could be other words for that, too, but that's the first one that comes to my mind.
Finnish reads almost the same as Swedish (which is about the same as Norwegian) - you pronounce the words as they are. But yeah, the words are nothing like Swedish/Danish/Norwegian... it's very different, and very hard if you didn't learn it when you were a baby!
I like the pictures of your girl, she's very pretty and she looks like a great character! :)
He was actually way over 16 hands - my husband made the measuring stick back when we only had little Arabs and he marked it up only to 16 hands. Hank is (or was...) somewhere around 16.3 which translates to about 170cm - and I'm afraid he's still growing..... he's not 4 yrs old yet...
(I'm originally from Finland... shh... don't tell 'em... LOL)
yup, Norwegian to the bone. Sadly my Fjord is no longer with us, I ha to put her down in October... they are, and always will be, my number one breed :)
"Twisted Truths" is indeed a great book. I have it myself, and have found that I need to read the same three pages about 20 times before I can trust myself to try out any particular technique on my horse! But it's amazing how well most of it works, even when it's only me trying to do it.
I've also seen them on Amazon.com but it's kind of an occasional occurrence. If you do an internet search on him, other sources will probably turn up. Prices vary from cheap (for older videos) to incredibly expensive. There is one on long-reining that is reasonably priced.
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I don't think he's very much off, nor do I think he is teaching the horse not to respond in a "horsey way"; he is not correcting it, just encouraging it to be more comfortable on that side (not a bad thing at all). What I reacted to was that he, by not understanding the reason for the horse to go on one side or the other, is making it hard for himself. Having said that, I agree with him that the horse prefers the left side, although not as much as he thinks.
The horse is simply going to the side he asks, whether he knows it or not. Everyone that tests their horse using his "test" will find that the horse won't let them over to the right side, and if the do the same thing on the opposite side, they will find that the horse won't let them over to the left side either!
Also, having the horse on the outside like he does in the end is causing the horse to hold back a lot, making the poor guy having to cluck like a hyperactive chipmunk. I wish I could tell him to just turn the other way… :)
He seems to be a good and gentle trainer in any case, with a good understanding of most of the horse's communication, it's just the little turning detail that messes with him…
http://www.barnmice.com/video/richard-winters-balanced
See the problem when people don't understand horses body language?
Finnish reads almost the same as Swedish (which is about the same as Norwegian) - you pronounce the words as they are. But yeah, the words are nothing like Swedish/Danish/Norwegian... it's very different, and very hard if you didn't learn it when you were a baby!
I like the pictures of your girl, she's very pretty and she looks like a great character! :)
(I'm originally from Finland... shh... don't tell 'em... LOL)
And yes, Hank is one cute "Little Boy"!
Your Girl looks nothing short of amazing! Wow! I Like that!!!
what language does your daughter speak and do you speak it to??????????????
is that foal in the pictures yours??????
How old are you???I'm ten well almost
I've also seen them on Amazon.com but it's kind of an occasional occurrence. If you do an internet search on him, other sources will probably turn up. Prices vary from cheap (for older videos) to incredibly expensive. There is one on long-reining that is reasonably priced.
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