Training Fundamentals #1








1. What should you do when you catch a horse who had been trying to get away from you?
Give it a quick slap as punishment
Reward it
Longe it for awhile
Different punishments will work

2. What is the MOST common reason a horse won't let someone catch it in the field?
It doesn't like its owners
It wasn't trained to as a baby
It wants to make you mad
It knows they'll make it work, & it doesn't want to

3. How should you approach a horse you wish to catch?
At an angle, no eye contact
Quickly, to get it before it has a chance to run
From behind
Directly from the front, direct eye contact

4. A more longterm way of getting the horse to let you catch it is to
Consistently punish it
Work off it's energy by lunging
Not catching it from the field
Spend time with it after catching it, not making it work all the time

5. If a horse is afraid and spooks, what should you do?
Stop, then reassure it. Later on, work on fear control
Punish it, so it's afraid of you more
Let it go
Hang on for dear life

6. Horses need
Equality
To be bullied around
To be babied
Structure & security

7. A horse may test you at first to:
See who is the leader
Show it doesn't like you
Show off
Make itself an equal

8. Horses need a leader to
Keep the herd organized
Keep the herd safe
Guide the herd
All of the above

9. If a horse is afraid to go near something, you should
Let it take its time
Make it walk straight up to it
Bring the object to it
None of the above

10. If a horse has refuses bigger jumps, the best course of action is usually to
Keep working at those jumps
Go back to smaller jumps
Alter the course
Not jump for a long time

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