I was once asked about my thoughts on winning and losing when it comes to training horses. The question came from another trainer who believed that you should never let a horse win.
THE COMPLEXITY OF A HORSE'S THOUGHTS
USING WORK AS A PUNISHMENT
GIVE ME LIBERTY .....
WHOSE MISTAKE IS IT?
WHAT IS FORWARDNESS?
Regulating a horse’s speed seems to be one of the most common issues that come up regularly at clinics. Either people are lost on how to get their horse to move with more energy or how to move with less energy. It appears that putting the forward in a horse or taking it out is a perpetual mystery to many people.