A rider who can only see and think in a human way will continuously misdiagnose situations and frustrate her horse. The next time we find ouselves in a situation where we seem to be getting nowhere, we should try to remember this: MOST DISOBEDIENCES ARE ACTUALLY MISUNDERSTANDINGS. THEY ARE DIRECTLY RELATED To A RIDER’S INCAPACITY TO COMMUNICATE FAIRLY AND CONSISTENTLY WITH HER HORSE. Maybe we should bring the horse back to his stall and take an honest look at how we ourselves have been communicating. Have we been asking for too much, or asking in a way the horse can’t understand? Just how often are we truly functioning at our peak, yet every day we expect such a performance from our horse. The various ways of making the horse understand what we are asking for should be discussed. Every horse is different. There is no such thing as a perfect horse. Every horse can only respond correctly when a rider asks correctly. Horses are not always going to be thrilled to have to learn new things. He might not even seem to respond initiallly to even a perfectly timed & applied aid, but a thinking rider will be patient. She will wait for the exact moment when the horse submits mentally & physically and respond in a rewarding manner immediately. That is where the rider has the chance to turn that submission into a desire on the part of the horse to work together. So begins the true partnership between horse & rider.
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