07/07/2024
š“ Too Many Horses Canāt Cope
Due to bad handling and bad training, thousands of horses never reach their full potential.
Many horses donāt make it past the ābreaking inā stage.
Many others are āblown upā by the use of too much pressure and too much force during their training.
These days, trainers everywhere chase horses with flags, ropes and tarps.
Frightened horses are forced to run backwards in the name of horsemanship.
Countless young horses are saddled for the first time and let go to buck.
Some trainers advocate the use of hobbles, straps and ropes to handle a horseās legs, others say tying a horse down on the ground will ācureā whatever problem you may be having.
These trainers preach a rigid system of horse training where one size fits all.
If things arenāt working out, these trainers say itās because āyour horse doesnāt respect youā,
or āitās in his breedā,
heās āclaustrophobicā,
he hasnāt been ādesensitisedā
or he has a āmedical problemā.
Weāre told that horses have different personalities and you must āestablish yourself as the leaderā.
Just because a famous trainer says something or does something, doesnāt mean itās right.
Everywhere I go, I see horses that have been through this treatment.
Many of these horses are nervous and worried.
They donāt trust people and theyāre always ready to kick, buck, strike and rush away.
The fact is, about eighty percent of young horses will adapt to bad initial training.
One way or another, most of them will work out what theyāre supposed to do.
Some of these horses will respond better than others, however many will never reach their full potential.
The other twenty percent never get over the trauma of being bucked out and terrified with flags, ropes and tarps.
Theyāre unreliable as riding horses and are always nervous and worried.
Some are rejected all together.
Learn more here:š
www.fearfreehorsetraining.com/too-many-horses-can-t-cope/