| How often do you see a rider constantly tugging or | | | | across. It's like yelling at someone out of frustration |
| pulling at their horse. This is like a nagging boss at work | | | | when they're understanding what you're trying to teach |
| who is never happy with what you do. | | | | them. And there in lies the problem, it's a human thing |
| Like most nagging with humans, the same problems | | | | not a horse thing to pull or yell. In working with horses it |
| exist with horses, the more you nag the less likely you | | | | is essential to learn what works for horses and what |
| are to willingly get what you want. There is always | | | | doesn't. |
| some resistance and at times there is even a fight. It is | | | | There are lots of human things that work good with |
| the same with training your horse. In fact one of the | | | | horses and there are many that backfire so bad you |
| most important aspects of training your horse is to | | | | can ruin horse. The only way to tell the difference is to |
| allow them 'free rein' or to reward them with 'slack'. | | | | learn the difference by working with them. |
| There's a natural tendency to pull, and this tendency is | | | | Learn to give your horse some slack and get out of |
| even greater when the rider is having trouble. It's a | | | | their way, stop the nagging and see how much better |
| very human attribute to pull more to get your point | | | | you and your horse can achieve things. |