Desensitizing can be an important part of the training process, but is often something that is overdone. It is important that we maintain a horses focus, rather than flooding them with objects that have no meaning or purpose.
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The most effective way to work with a horse is to get changes that work below the surface level. This can be very tricky when a horse is convinced that their behavior pattern is highly linked with their survival with humans.
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The importance of judgement call in horsemanship is something that isn’t discussed often. The difference between good horsemanship, and mediocre horsemanship is knowing what to do when.
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A synopsis of what I learned riding my personal horse in Arizona at a Harry Whitney clinic.
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How the small pieces of our day-to- day horsemanship can turn into bigger things, like self carriage and softness under saddle.
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The process of turning pressure into a comfort for a horse can be difficult and requires a lot of feel. There is a fine balance between helping a horse become relaxed and ready without getting shut down.
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The first day of any clinic you go back to the basics of horsemanship and the connection between the horse and rider. The horse you have away from home doesn’t keep any secrets.
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I learned a lot by watching Harry ride my horse. His timing, feel and clarity helped to take Piper’s understanding in the ridden work to a new level.
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