| For many of us, we find that it is far easier | | | | training procedures. Pace yourself and do not |
| to achieve our goals if we set them by firmly | | | | try to race through it. Remember, like with |
| imprinting them in our minds. Or it is even | | | | anything else, it takes time. |
| more preferable to write them down. | | | | |
| | | | Goals are your dreams that you want to see |
| Setting both short term and long term goals | | | | realized. These are certainly what you hope |
| in horse training allows you to determine | | | | to achieve in your horse training endeavors, |
| where you are heading and how to keep track | | | | both now and in the long run. |
| of your accomplishments along the way. To aid | | | | |
| in goal setting, always keep a log book of | | | | Where do you want to be one year from now? |
| what horse training procedures you did, and | | | | Where would you like to be in five years, ten |
| also the times and dates along with the | | | | years or twenty years from this day? What |
| results. | | | | exactly do you hope to achieve? Write down |
| | | | your answers and stick with them. |
| Knowing you are consistently achieving your | | | | |
| goals can help you confidently continue to | | | | Your short term and long term goals can be |
| work towards them. Nothing seems to feel | | | | virtually anything, but it is important to |
| worse than to keep striving towards your | | | | make them realistic and achievable! There is |
| goals and not really make much progress at | | | | no point in trying to set up goals that you |
| all with them. | | | | know are unworkable and impossible to pull |
| | | | off. |
| If you are training your horse and not having | | | | |
| much luck, it may be time to re-establish | | | | Wild horse training was never meant to be |
| your goals. Of course, short term goals are | | | | accomplished in just a couple of days or in a |
| the first essential steps in horse training. | | | | few weeks. It takes time, patience and |
| | | | perseverance. |
| When you set any goals, make sure that you | | | | |
| write them down! This will greatly help you | | | | Always remember to be fair with yourself and |
| to keep track of your goals and remind you | | | | do not sell yourself short. It is important |
| what you hope to accomplish. | | | | to remember that your goals should not be set |
| | | | in stone. |
| Failure to write them down can be | | | | |
| self-defeating. Studies have shown that | | | | If you find that you have not been able to |
| people who write down their goals are much | | | | accomplish certain goals within in a given |
| more likely to succeed. | | | | time frame, you can always change the time |
| | | | line of your goals to make it more |
| Thirty-day goals are more ideal for smaller | | | | manageable. This is fully acceptable to do. |
| tasks such as getting your wild horse used to | | | | |
| you and getting him/her to allow you to | | | | Because remember, every horse is different |
| halter it more easily. These are very | | | | and so is every trainer. When setting your |
| significant short term goals and crucial to | | | | goals, remember to take one step at a time |
| your horse training success. | | | | and cross them off your list as you go. With |
| | | | each goal you cross off, you will feel a |
| Afterwards, you can set up sixty-day goals | | | | great sense of pride and accomplishment! |
| and ninety-day goals for more advanced horse | | | | |