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I could walk by my horse all day and he doesn't have to even recognize that I'm here – and it would be a waste of my time to ask him to do anything. But if I took a stick and started poking him, then all of a sudden it becomes a whole lot more important to the horse that "I'm here." When you ask a horse to do something, a lot of other things are going to draw his attention and it's important that you become more important, no matter what it takes. The horse has to fully recognize that you're there. That's important, otherwise, you can't get to the next step: You can't get him to respond in a certain way.

"You've all heard that you want to get your horse's attention first. That's nonsense. We don't care about the horse's attention; we really don't. I don't expect the horse to think about me before he does something. Have you ever been on a trail ride with your horse when the horse did everything you wanted him to do? What were you doing? You were looking around, talking to people, enjoying the ride. Did you care for even one moment what your horse was thinking? No, you didn't, because he was doing exactly what you were asking him to do. You didn't care what he was thinking because…

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Headshyness and Ear Clipping The Easy Way
Tape 1

Tape 1 of 7 covers: teach your horse to accept grooming and bridling; ear clipping; stop head tossing; blanketing

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In this video, John Lyons is working with an Arabian gelding on how to clip a horses' ears. Through viewing this tape & following the lesson plan John lines out, anyone should successfully master ear clipping their horses.

Tape 1 Highlights:
• Teaching your horse to stand still without a halter & lead
• To accept grooming & clipping without restraint.
• Teaching a cue to ask your horse to come back to you if he runs off or walks away
• Teaching your horse to drop his head to the elevation needed for easier ear clipping & bridling.
• Teaching your horse to stop head tossing while you're working around his head.
• Use the same method for washing you horses' face.
• Teaching your horse to accept pressure on poll - this would save horses who pull back or panic if they step on their reins, etc.
• Teaching your horse to accept blanketing where they actually come for the blanket to be put over their head without unbuckling.

60 mins

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