https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/who-do-you-listen-to/ Horsemanship and horse training the partnership way Thu, 08 Dec 2022 04:10:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/who-do-you-listen-to/#comments/2418 https://teddiezieglerhorsemanship.com/?p=15328#comment-2418 Wise advice. Like most of us, I have spent a good part of my life checking out different horse trainers to find what might work for me and my horse. To be honest, I have found something of value to keep from each one of them. And as a result, the way I work with my horse today is very different from what I thought was best when I was a rank amateur. Plus – some things work well with one horse but not at all with another.
But the most important lessons I learned are the ones that taught me about the nature of the horse. Understanding how horses see the world, and learning how to work with the fundamental essence of this incredible being – these insights shape every interaction with her, no matter whether I am teaching her a simple give to pressure or something more complex and emotional like trailer loading. Knowing the nature of horses becomes a basic gut feeling when I ponder how to plan any lesson, simple or complex. And when your horse sees that you “get” where she is coming from, and that you respect that, she becomes more willing to work with you.
But it’s the most difficult lesson of all for humans to learn.

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