There comes a point...
You can double down increasing pressure, severity of tack, and demanding obedience, all the while hoping "it" works...
Or, you choose to change.
It really is that simple.
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There comes a point...
You can double down increasing pressure, severity of tack, and demanding obedience, all the while hoping "it" works...
Or, you choose to change.
It really is that simple.
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How do YOU and YOUR horse respond if:
You go into the pasture/stall with a halter in your hand, but don't immediately catch your horse.
You open the gate/stall door but don't go out it.
When you do go out the gate, you stop and talk to someone, instead of continuing on to wherever the tack up area is.
You tack up "wrong"- place your saddle blanket on the horse's neck or rump instead of the "normal" area, or change the order by bridling before you saddle.
You lead from the horse's right side.