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Establish basic safety and control of your horse on the ground first. Using the John Lyons methods will help your horse develop
a willing attitude and he'll do everything you ask. Your daily interactions with your horse have a big impact on whether or not
you gain respect from him. Your horse can come to you, stand still, lead well, and respect your space. Your horse will be taught
to yield to pressure on the ground and under saddle, enabling you to control him in any situation. You ride the horse you lead.
Good ground manners will help keep you and others safe while handling, working with, or just being around your horse. This
will also help prevent your horse from being mistreated when you aren't around. You'll see enhanced performance quickly. Your
horse will develop a soft mouth and supple neck, beneficial in any riding discipline. Develop an effective, safe and gentle way to
communicate with your horse. For all breeds, ages, and riding disciplines.
a willing attitude and he'll do everything you ask. Your daily interactions with your horse have a big impact on whether or not
you gain respect from him. Your horse can come to you, stand still, lead well, and respect your space. Your horse will be taught
to yield to pressure on the ground and under saddle, enabling you to control him in any situation. You ride the horse you lead.
Good ground manners will help keep you and others safe while handling, working with, or just being around your horse. This
will also help prevent your horse from being mistreated when you aren't around. You'll see enhanced performance quickly. Your
horse will develop a soft mouth and supple neck, beneficial in any riding discipline. Develop an effective, safe and gentle way to
communicate with your horse. For all breeds, ages, and riding disciplines.
| Foundation Training |
Just what is foundation training? It's mentioned a lot but what does it really mean? How could it help you and your horse?
Here's a good explanation from QB Tom Brady:
"Look at Tiger Woods. The foundation of his game is his sound technique, and he's able to replicate the
same thing over and over and over. When other variables break down in his game, he can always rely on
his mechanics to give him a successful foundation, and they hold up under pressure That's the way I try
to approach my throwing motion. If you're able to duplicate the same mechanics over and over again,
even when it's chaotic out there, it gives you the best chance for success."
That's what we want from our horse. We want him to repeat the same thing over and over and over. We've got to develop the
sound technique to give clear and consistent cues so we can rely on our horse to give us consistent responses no matter how
chaotic it gets out there. We can't control the weather or the other horses or what's ahead on the trail. All we can control is our
horse- if we've taken the time to really teach him what it is we want him to do, and practiced it enough in increasingly
challenging situations to where we can keep him under control no matter what. We can teach the horse cues to control his
nose, head elevation, shoulders and hips. Control of those spots will enable us to control the horse. That's what we need for
basic control, and it's what we'll use for advanced maneuvers. The basics stay the same so it's easier for us and the horse! The
horse learns the system: you ask, and he answers with the right response. Remember the truck commercial:
Amateurs practice till they get it right. Professionals practice till they can't get it wrong.
Here's a good explanation from QB Tom Brady:
"Look at Tiger Woods. The foundation of his game is his sound technique, and he's able to replicate the
same thing over and over and over. When other variables break down in his game, he can always rely on
his mechanics to give him a successful foundation, and they hold up under pressure That's the way I try
to approach my throwing motion. If you're able to duplicate the same mechanics over and over again,
even when it's chaotic out there, it gives you the best chance for success."
That's what we want from our horse. We want him to repeat the same thing over and over and over. We've got to develop the
sound technique to give clear and consistent cues so we can rely on our horse to give us consistent responses no matter how
chaotic it gets out there. We can't control the weather or the other horses or what's ahead on the trail. All we can control is our
horse- if we've taken the time to really teach him what it is we want him to do, and practiced it enough in increasingly
challenging situations to where we can keep him under control no matter what. We can teach the horse cues to control his
nose, head elevation, shoulders and hips. Control of those spots will enable us to control the horse. That's what we need for
basic control, and it's what we'll use for advanced maneuvers. The basics stay the same so it's easier for us and the horse! The
horse learns the system: you ask, and he answers with the right response. Remember the truck commercial:
Amateurs practice till they get it right. Professionals practice till they can't get it wrong.