Comments on: The Dangers of Groupthink to You and Your Horse https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/dangers-of-groupthink/ Horsemanship and horse training the partnership way Fri, 03 May 2019 21:36:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rhonda https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/dangers-of-groupthink/#comments/1507 https://polaritytraining.com/?p=5440#comment-1507 Great story All your links and stories are interesting

]]> By: Janna https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/dangers-of-groupthink/#comments/1506 https://polaritytraining.com/?p=5440#comment-1506 Gosh I think this is so true. Horse people love to tell you what they think you are doing wrong. I would love to believe it’s possible to partner with the horse rather than dominating him. I look forward to hearing more from you.

]]> By: Teddie Ziegler https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/dangers-of-groupthink/#comments/1505 https://polaritytraining.com/?p=5440#comment-1505 In reply to Robin Hixson.

Absolutely! You have to look at the “why’s” too when someone suggests something that doesn’t “feel” right with your horse. When you are relaxing together just out for a walk to bond…then allowing them to eat grass actually helps them get connected to you as you are doing what they naturally do when connecting in a herd. Where as if you are working in a grass paddock and asking for a trot and they decide to stop listening to you and just say “no” and put their head down to eat grass…then that’s different. Go with your heart and your gut and look at the “why”. 🙂

]]> By: Robin Hixson https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/dangers-of-groupthink/#comments/1504 https://polaritytraining.com/?p=5440#comment-1504 I agree we need to use our own gut feelings to make decisions for our horses. For example, I might be influenced by someone I perceive as more experienced to “never let your horse drop his head to munch grass while out on a walk” the thought being that it creates disrespect. But I feel that relaxing moments together can be distinguished by my horse from times we are “working.” I love taking my horses on walks and letting them relax while I brush them for an hour. They are mostly penned so don’t get to graze very much. I’m working on creating paddocks to rotate them in so they can but in the meantime we go in long walks together.

]]> By: Sonja Gustavsson https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/dangers-of-groupthink/#comments/1503 https://polaritytraining.com/?p=5440#comment-1503 I myself am my worst enemy!? I think I am aware of what I think but as soon as something goes a little beyond what I expected, I criticize myself and think I must do as others have said, although I know inside I do what is best for the horse. Today, Mille was afraid of cars, something he had not been before and why did it happen now? Is it because I let him go relaxed and didn’t demand his attention on me?

]]> By: Connie Lombardi https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/dangers-of-groupthink/#comments/1502 https://polaritytraining.com/?p=5440#comment-1502 Its all good as I’ve seen comments like that me the closer i get to my horse my horse trusts me as I trust my hirse a a special bond is formed thank you .

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