Training Philosophy:
Treating each horse as a individual.
Making the right thing easy and the wrong thing difficult.
To understand my training philosophies you first have to know something about me. Besides horses, I have a passion for movies. I also believe that everything is relative. There are two movies that teach you everything you need to know to train horses: “The Miracle Worker” and “The Karate Kid” (the original version of both movies). Granted, there is much more skill and knowledge required to train horses successfully than what you will learn from two movies. However, the lessons learned in these two films are the foundation for all learning.
Let me explain, in “The Miracle Worker” the way that Anne Bancroft gets through to Helen Keller (played by Patti Duke) is that she make the right thing easy and the wrong thing difficult. Horses learn the same way; most horses just want to do what is easiest. If they take the “wrong” lead it is because we (the rider) have made that the easiest thing for them to do. So as riders and trainers (if you are riding, you are training; whether its something positive or not) we have to think about what we really need our horses to do and then set them up to be able to do it. So pick up the 1962 version of “The Miracle Worker” on DVD and watch it as a horse training aid. You will be amazed at the horse training insights you will pick up.
The 1984 movie “The Karate Kid” holds the other key to training, repetition, repetition, repetition. Who doesn’t remember, “wax on, wax off”? Through repetition, we develop muscle memory. It takes ten thousand repetitions of something new before it becomes automatic or natural.
Make the right things easy and the wrong things difficult and repeat.
Making the right thing easy and the wrong thing difficult.
To understand my training philosophies you first have to know something about me. Besides horses, I have a passion for movies. I also believe that everything is relative. There are two movies that teach you everything you need to know to train horses: “The Miracle Worker” and “The Karate Kid” (the original version of both movies). Granted, there is much more skill and knowledge required to train horses successfully than what you will learn from two movies. However, the lessons learned in these two films are the foundation for all learning.
Let me explain, in “The Miracle Worker” the way that Anne Bancroft gets through to Helen Keller (played by Patti Duke) is that she make the right thing easy and the wrong thing difficult. Horses learn the same way; most horses just want to do what is easiest. If they take the “wrong” lead it is because we (the rider) have made that the easiest thing for them to do. So as riders and trainers (if you are riding, you are training; whether its something positive or not) we have to think about what we really need our horses to do and then set them up to be able to do it. So pick up the 1962 version of “The Miracle Worker” on DVD and watch it as a horse training aid. You will be amazed at the horse training insights you will pick up.
The 1984 movie “The Karate Kid” holds the other key to training, repetition, repetition, repetition. Who doesn’t remember, “wax on, wax off”? Through repetition, we develop muscle memory. It takes ten thousand repetitions of something new before it becomes automatic or natural.
Make the right things easy and the wrong things difficult and repeat.
Goals:
- Enhancing my teaching skills through continuous education.
- Ever improving my own riding skills through a strong foundation of dressage and biomechanics
- Never losing the ability to find excitement in learning new skills
Fees:full training: $1300, includes board or $40 per ride
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Training can be tailored to your needs and budget.
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