Anyone wanting to know the basic method of horse breaking applied in the past can rent a western movie. Watching is about all the method is useful for as today there are far kinder ways in which to break in a horse.

I really do not like to use the term breaking simply as the word breaking, denotes force. Ultimately horse breaking is training of the horse. Training for a work or pleasure horse, has the same basic method of getting a horse to submit to man.

training horses has two main methods, the old and the new. The old technique is still very much in use today, but has been refined and altered along the way. That is to say that in most countries where horse folk are being educated, they no longer hurt the horse.

In the old days one would tie a horse up to a fence for hours until he had no fight left in him and one could then sit in the saddle and not be bucked off. Today thankfully man has learned to work with horses instead of simply dominating them.

The new method of training known as natural horsemanship may not be entirely new, but the trend and following is. Natural horsemanship as against simple horse breaking does not involve the horse submitting to man.

Instead man learns to communicate in the horses own language and becomes the horses leader, like the stallion of a herd. You do not have to be an experienced horse professional of old nor an aspiring natural horsemanship individual to realize that violence is not needed to train a horse. No matter what method of training you follow it always pays to respect the horse.

If you are not a competent horse handler you have no place training a green horse. A green horse is the term used to describe a horse that is unbroken and thus had very little if any training. I say this because a green horse will be bold and challenge you and you could very well be tempted to react with force or violence through fear.

When you are considering training a young horse and you have never done so before, have a knowledgeable trainer with you. Untrained or green horses often cost less than a trained horse and it is for this reason many people are tempted to buy them. Once again if you do not have the skill to train the horse without using violence and force, either have someone help you or send it to a trainer first.

When you take the extra care and attention to train a horse humanely and effectively, you have a horse that is happy to be handled; a horse that can be handled by most people too. That way you ensure a beginning relationship of trust between man and the horse which is essential to get the best performance from your horse.

horse breaking is the start of training a horse to work with man. Today there is certainly no excuse when horse breaking is a cruel act. It makes common sense then to create a long lasting relationship of trust through kindness. It will continually be proven that horses do not need to be driven into submission. How wonderful the feeling is when this big powerful animal actually wants to please us. Horse Guide.

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Originally posted 2008-09-11 21:36:56. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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You’ll be surprised at just how easy that really is, but there are some very important rules to follow…

Just what IS a horse?

Among the animals of equal or greater strength, the horse is the most useful to man  because of its superior nervous development.  In fact, it has almost perfect control of its muscles and bones.

This perfect control gives instant response to any outside stimulus, for example:  if you strike a horse with a whip you get immediate action of some kind.

It is because of this highly developed nervous organization that the horse has displaced all other beasts of burden among civilized people.

But here’s a common problem…

The horse is often given credit for more intelligence than he deserves. Many would  even place him on a level of reason with the man.  This is far from the case…

Now don’t get me wrong…Horses aren’t Stupid, but…

THE HORSE CANNOT REASON. I make this statement, not merely as a theory, but as a fact based upon more than twenty years of close observation and contact with  many thousands of horses.

In this respect there is a vast gulf between man and  horse- a gulf that no horse will ever cross. You need to understand this and take it into account if you want to be effective in training your animal!

Since the horse cannot talk and does not understand what you say, you will have to  make your wants known to him in the first place through the sense of touch. Later this  method of communication will be merged into that of voice and motions. As for  instance, a touch of the whip will mean at first “Go on”; later a motion of the whip  will have the same effect, and at last the word “Get-up” will mean the same thing.

When you talk to the horse through the sense of touch, take into consideration the  nervous organization. To some horses a sharp stroke of the whip may be very cruel,  because of the extreme sensitiveness of their nerves, or being thin skinned as many  term it, when to another horse the same stroke would only attract attention.

Watch your horse closely so that you may know and act accordingly. You cannot train a  horse and put only half your attention to your work. Be alert and keen, ready to take  advantage of any sign of submission or willfulness.

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Originally posted 2008-06-04 10:04:24. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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