Ross Jacobs
Good Horsemanship
Good Horsemanship is a way of working with a horse that benefits both the horse and the rider. Many approaches to training require the horse to give up something of himself in order to get by with the demands people place on him.
In the process of making a horse submissive and obedient people often turn a horse into something he was not born to be. But in Good Horsemanship we try to keep the horse inside the horse.
The essence of getting along with a horse during the training process is to understand that he weighs up every decision in terms of the effect it has on his safety and comfort. It is the need to feel safe and comfortable that determines if a horse will work under sufferance or with willingness.
In these pages you'll find a lot of information that can provide food for thought for people searching for ideas on how to get more from their relationship with their horse while at the same time keeping the horse inside the horse.
In the process of making a horse submissive and obedient people often turn a horse into something he was not born to be. But in Good Horsemanship we try to keep the horse inside the horse.
The essence of getting along with a horse during the training process is to understand that he weighs up every decision in terms of the effect it has on his safety and comfort. It is the need to feel safe and comfortable that determines if a horse will work under sufferance or with willingness.
In these pages you'll find a lot of information that can provide food for thought for people searching for ideas on how to get more from their relationship with their horse while at the same time keeping the horse inside the horse.
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