This message is from: Kimberley Manzoni <kim.manz...@yahoo.com>
I don't think NH training presents you as a predator to a prey animal. If it does, you are not understanding it. NH training should present you as a herd leader to your horse and earn his respect and trust. IMHO. -kim -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Disposition/intelligence From: Rovena Kessinger <ro_k...@yahoo.com> To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com CC: This message is from: Rovena Kessinger <ro_k...@yahoo.com> After the bad things I've heard about horses being sent places, I am never going to do that. I've had mine since last fall, and our relationship is still changing.� They are not like dogs, who can love you completely in about 5 seconds.� It takes them a while. I don't like NH for the reasons you describe.� I don't want them to feel like I am the predator.� That's why I do CT.� I think it takes longer with horses (longer than NH, I mean), but maybe that's because I'm learning as I go.� But it's worth it. --- On Sat, 6/22/13, Me Kint <me.k...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Me Kint <me.k...@yahoo.com> Subject: Disposition/intelligence To: "Fjord List" <fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com> Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 6:35 PM This message is from: Me Kint <me.k...@yahoo.com> Horses are horses, a prey animal.� We are the predators.� To communicate with them horse whisperers have learned to be effective leaders by communicating to horses in "herd language". Because there is so much information out there now to help us to understand & work with horses effectively, horse whisperers aren't so much of a mystery any more.� Yes I agree that horses are very intelligent, some more, some less.���Because of information provided by Such people as Clinton Anderson & others, people are realizing how smart horses are.� But they have to be smart because they are prey animals.� Horses have preferences, but I don't know how to interpret & don't do so on human terms.� I had a thoroughbred, spirited, that I sent off for training.� He was kept in a stall.� He became depressed & even coliced.� The times I visited him, he would be at the back of his stall, depressed, sulking.� When I finally took him home, I put a halter on him & led him to where my trailer was parked.! ���The minute he saw the trailer he started dancing & surged into the trailer. The ride home was 3 hrs instead of 1 1/4 hrs due to bad traffic.� He traveled beautifully quiet.� When we got home & I turned him out on 15 acres, he reared up, hopped 4 hops like the Lipizzaner stallions do.� He was jubilant/happy to be home.� He had never done that before.� Another incident....I had a quarter horse type Appy that a trainer borrowed for a while to use as a lesson horse. When I finally brought the horse home, he wouldn't "speak" to me for 2 weeks.� Can't explain it, but it was his body language.� I decided to not loan him out again after that.� my horses are turned out on 15 acres all day, kept in a stall with an attached pen at night, they are not happy when living in a stall 24/7. I had a German highly certified trainer, for whom I have a great deal of respect, tell me that it takes 2 years for a horse to settle in to a new home >From Mary's iPad PLEASE REMOVE ALL E-MAIL ADDRESSES BEFORE SENDING� OR FORWARDING THIS� EMAIL. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
