06/13/2021
Do you see these 3 fillies?
They’re standing there tied patiently to the tie rack. They’re not kicking each other nor are they being ignorant and pawing. Why is that?
They’ve been turned out together the minute I got them in training. They’ve had to sort out their differences between themselves. They’ve had to establish a pecking order. They’ve had to learn how to be nice to each other, cause being kicked or bit hurts.
They’ve spent hours tied up to the fence. They’ve had to learn patience. They’ve had to figure out that it takes a lot more energy to throw a fit than it does to stand there quietly.
Now I can saddle all of them up together without incident. I can haul them in my stock trailer without worrying about one getting kicked or kicking another horse. I can take them to the show and ride them without having to worry about them setting back or kicking at other horses.
We’ve forgotten how to let horses be horses. We keep them in stalls, ride them for minimal amounts of time, and treat them like they’re a glass case of emotion. Then we wonder why we have issues with our horses.
LET YOUR HORSE BE A HORSE. They’re a lot tougher than you think they are. I promise you’ll have a lot less problems with them when you do
