Give Your Horse a Want-To Attitude > >> > >>http://horsemanship101.com/John-Lyons-Training-Newsletter/Issues/Improving-Attitudes.html > > So who thinks this is a good idea? How about chunking down exercises and > helping horses learn what you want instead of don't want? What about > clicker training and building a relationship instead of dictatorship - I > didn't raise my kids the way he suggests and they turned out great and I > don't treat my horses like that either. > > robyn
In this article he talks about being an 'active' rider as the solution so you are always asking your horse to DO something---and terms other kinds of riders as 'reactive' ....but what about the riders who are abit between both? I don't ride just to give myself another JOB. I want to enjoy the ride, relax some...but if I see a big juicy leafy branch across the trail right at horse eating level I'll tweek the reins so slightly as if to say "nope" and usually my horse will be, "oh, she's still awake...can't eat those". ash
