horses training |breaking a horse | horse lessons

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horses training |breaking a horse | horse lessons
Horses are really very simple, they are happy when they are eating, resting, sleeping, hanging out and mating. We can tell this because they will voluntarily do these behaviors. Their very survival depends on them seeking out and enjoying these behaviors.

We want the horse to enjoy being ridden and trained as much as possible. We also want to achieve our goals with the horse. We can combine these by giving the horse what it wants when it does what we want.

Making a horse stand still, if it wants to move will not be a reward. Similarly making the horse move when it wants to stand still will not be a reward. Learn to figure out what is motivating the horse in that moment. What does the horse want right now. Then it will be easy to use that as motivation or a reward when the horse does what you want.

Watch the video to learn more about horse training.