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Become a certified Horse Handler!

HORSES TEACH HUMANS HOW TO HANDLE

HORSES AND HUMANS

Learning to properly handle a horse shows you and those around you, that you are safe and experienced to ride, lead and ultimately take care of yourself and the horse that you are handling. Our motto, "Get really good on the ground, before you get on and go" is based on teaching you to be safe, prepared and professional. This horse handler program is a lot of fun!

Horses like to teach you how to play with them. Learn how to do this at home with the videos and the instructions to get started, provided on this site !

INSTRUCTIONS

How does this work?

At your leisure, go through the first five steps one at a time. Read the instructions thoroughly. There are PDFs for you to print so you may learn how to train your horse properly.

ARENA–STEP 1

Go and call your horse softly

If you've ever had a horse come to you in greeting or in recognition of who you are, you will understand the inexplicable joy it brings! If you haven't, then we want to give you the opportunity and skills to do so now. Learning how to call a horse softly takes patience, dedication and attentiveness to the horses and your own surrounding. First enter the field or area your horse is in. Say his/her name gently in a low voice. A high pitched voice can sometimes startle horses and make them leery to approach humans. If your horse does not come instantly, don't be worried. This can take even professionals hours to accomplish on first try! Enter the pen in an area your horse can see you - but here is the key - do NOT approach your horse. Instead, wait for your horse to approach you. If you need to stand, squat, sit, whichever - do so. But do so safely. If you sit cross legged and your horse spooks or kicks out you may not have time to move out of the way fast enough. Confidence and safety are both key when handling horses, but be sure to have balance between the two!

Here are a few pointers to help you out:

1)Stay in an area your horse can see you - horses cannot see directly

in front or behind themselves so avoid those spots.

2)Get comfortable - this can take a long time! Be encouraged if it does,

that means you have the patience and dedication it takes!

3)Wait for your horse - don't get distracted on Facebook or texting, your

horse will show sign she is interested in coming to you and eventually

he will - and trust me, it is a moment you don't want to miss!

4)Stay positive, horses, like most animal shave the ability to sense

intention. This is why most domestic horses can get along well with

dogs and cats even though naturally dogs and cats are predators to the horse.

5)Move softly and speak softly to your horse. Horses respond best to a

gentle, but firm voice, touch and presence.

So your horse came to you! Now for the next step - haltering. Even a

young horse that has not been haltered generally take haltering or

tying on of the rope well if handled confidently and quietly.

Don't forget, you can practice these things at home as well! Have fun, and good luck!

PDF: Arena Step 1

ARENA – STEP 2

Poke and Play Softly

A wise horseman once said "Firm, but gentle." The idea of being firm but gentle is true in every aspect of handling horses effectively - a firm guide is required for the horse to respect its handler and feel safe following their command, but a gentle touch makes being handled much more pleasant for both horse and human. When handling horses there are five different ways we can apply pressure in this firm but gentle manner. We like to call this " Poking and Playing Softly".

Pressure types:

1. Air - Hovering close to your horse with your hand

2. Hair - Touching it softly, brushing the hair with your hand

3. Skin - Pushing just enough to push against the skin

4. Muscle - Pushing harder to guide the horse.

5. Bone - Pushing hard, so you can feel the bone.

If you are unsure of the levels of pressure at all, feel free to practice each on your own forearm before practicing on your horse!

To practice these pressures on your horse effectively here are a few exercises you could try;

Move your horses hind quarters away from you

Move your horses shoulder away from you

Move your horses entire body sideways

When applying pressure to your horse do your best to keep the “playing" aspect in sight. Horses all naturally love to play. A horse learns best when pressure is released. For instance when asking your horse to move his haunches over start by hovering your hand about his point of hip, if he does not move touch the hair, if that does not work apply pressure to the skin, muscle and then finally to the bone. As soon as your horse moves his haunches over release all pressure and praise him.

Now try again, start again with the air then the hair and so forth, eventually your horse will understand that just the air means for him to move over and he will gladly oblige.

PDF: Arena Step 2

ARENA – STEP 3

Drive with Perfection

Now we know you likely got a bit excited to bring out grandpa's old wagon and practice some driving in this step- however we have different definition of drive. The drive we speak of is driving your horse with your focus. Horses behave as mirror reflects of people. When a human has a change in energy and becomes excited or fearful the horses will reflect that energy change in their own bodies. Most people know this to be true of many animals, horses, dogs cats, even bees. The great thing about horses is they not only reflect the energy of people but also the physical body language of a person. In this step we aim to help you learn and master having your horse reflect both your energy and your body language.

Focus on one area (example: top of barrel or pole. etc) we will call this your Focus Point.

Do not take your eyes or your mind off of your Focus Point. The horse will feel your energy focus and will do the same. The horse will eventually touch the object you are focused on with their nose.

PDF: Arena Step 3

ARENA – STEP 4

Dance in Circles

Using the five levels of pressure learned in level 2 guide your horse circles. Much like when in a dance with humans it is important to know where to place your hands.

When going to the left, you will need to stand facing your horses middle and place your left hand forward towards your horses halter and your right hand out towards your horses haunches to move your horse around you. The distance your horse dances around you is dependant on how long of a line you allow your horse to have.

A fun way to dance begins by moving your horse around you with only three feet of line, as your horse moves forward allow him to take another foot, and again another. Then slowly gather your line closer to your body. This way as your horse dances he is spiraling his body away and into you as he moves.

Start slow to ensure you and your horse are comfortable and confident in this dance, as your horse becomes more confident in you and you in him you may ask him to move into faster gaits and slower ones without tiring him or yourself too much!

PDF: Arena Step 4

ARENA – STEP 5

Go Between, Under, and Over

Direct your horse in between obstacles, under obstacles and over obstacles. Every horse and human pair accomplishes this step differently and is a great opportunity to use all of the skills gathered in previous steps. Step number five can be YOUR presentation on what you have learned about handling horses. Always remember to be firm and have fun.

When taking your horse between, under and over obstacles in a natural and nice manner, remember that horses can sometimes become nervous when dong new tasks. If this is true of your horse remain calm, speak to in in a firm but friendly voice. Allow him to have a moment to think about the new task at hand and become comfortable in his surroundings. Then redirect your Focus and drive him with perfection as learned in step three.

Please note: Do not have your hands closed firmly on the line. Rather have a loose grip with the thumb only and have your fingers open so they can drop the lead if the horse wants to run away. When holding the line one third of the line belongs to the horse, one third to the human and one third drags on the ground. The part hanging on the ground is related to another horse’s tail in the horses mind.

PDF: Arena Step 5

Learning to properly handle a horse shows you and those around you, that you are safe and experienced to ride, lead and ultimately take care of yourself and the horse that you are handling. Our motto,"Get really good on the ground, before you get on and go" is based on teaching you to be safe, prepared and professional.

This horse handler program is a lot of fun! Horses like to teach you how to play with them.

Learn to do this at home with the videos provided on this site and the instructions above to get started!

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