Canterbury HorseHandlers

Canterbury Horse Handlers

I take pleasure in sharing with you, my refined methods.

Forget tradition and start thinking and I mean THINKING.

All too often we tend to do as others have done previously without actually thinking whether there could be a better way of doing the job. This means that we have to look at the way the animal thinks.

When you study horses in a paddock, watch how they treat each other. This will give you an insight into the thinking of the animal and also the body language. When horses are in this natural state, it is a situation of brain and then body reaction. When you start handling a horse it is the opposite. It is body to brain. The body is the reaction of the brain. Illustration: If a horse kicks you, he has firstly thought to do so.

When floating a young horse, putting his feet only, into the float (trailer), doesn’t mean to say that he is in the float. If you put his MIND in the float, then his feet will automatically follow. Therefore, we must learn to use the mind of the horse and not just the body.

A horse’s way of learning is through kindness and reprimand. This you will see, studying horses in their natural state. Acceptable behaviour is rewarded by kindness and unacceptable behaviour, by reprimand. If you are only ever kind to your horse, no matter what the behaviour, your horse cannot possibly understand kindness.

You must always keep the scales even. The firmer you have to be on a difficult horse, then the kinder you have to be, when he does things right.

Every horse is an individual, as is every human. We are all capable of change. When handling young horses, often we have to change, we have to be flexible.

Horsemen and women are often stubborn, proud people. Turn stubbornness into a positive thing and you have PATIENCE. GET RID OF THE PRIDE. It is not a help; it is a hindrance and inhibits one from learning. Believe me, I know because I personally have to battle with pride every day.

With this method, you will see me using whips. DON’T FAINT! They are not whips, they are wands. No, they are not! They are, in fact, an extension of my arm.

PATIENCE

Patience is a must. It is not an attribute we are all born with but we can teach ourselves to be patient.

Learning patience has its reward. It not only makes us a better person but also makes the job of handling horses a lot easier with faster results. We can be what we want to be.

Maurice A. Johns

Canterbury Horse Handlers.

Canterbury Horse Handlers

I take pleasure in sharing with you, my refined methods.

Forget tradition and start thinking and I mean THINKING.

All too often we tend to do as others have done previously without actually thinking whether there could be a better way of doing the job. This means that we have to look at the way the animal thinks.

When floating a young horse, putting his feet only, into the float (trailer), doesn’t mean to say that he is in the float. If you put his MIND in the float, then his feet will automatically follow. Therefore, we must learn to use the mind of the horse and not just the body.

You must always keep the scales even. The firmer you have to be on a difficult horse, then the kinder you have to be, when he does things right.

Every horse is an individual, as is every human. We are all capable of change. When handling young horses, often we have to change, we have to be flexible.

Horsemen and women are often stubborn, proud people. Turn stubbornness into a positive thing and you have PATIENCE. GET RID OF THE PRIDE. It is not a help; it is a hindrance and inhibits one from learning. Believe me, I know because I personally have to battle with pride every day.

With this method, you will see me using whips. DON’T FAINT! They are not whips, they are wands. No, they are not! They are, in fact, an extension of my arm.

PATIENCE

Patience is a must. It is not an attribute we are all born with but we can teach ourselves to be patient.

Learning patience has its reward. It not only makes us a better person but also makes the job of handling horses a lot easier with faster results. We can be what we want to be.

Maurice A. Johns

Canterbury Horse Handlers.

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