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Training ~ Trust ("Printer Friendly" version of this page) |
 Trust
is an easy concept to understand. It relates to humans just as it does to horses.
Everybody probably has an acquaintance (not a friend) you couldn't trust with
your valuable possessions. You probably also have a friend that you would trust
with your life. Your horse falls into this category. Trust with a horse goes two
ways; your trust in them and their trust in you.
Your trust in
the horse relates to the foundation, ground manners, training, and quality time
spent with the horse. You know how they are going to react to situations. With
the proper foundation you know that you can rely (trust) on them to make the
right decision in a situation where you may not be paying attention. If you put the
proper foundation on your horse, you will have all of the respect and trust
that any animal can give you. We can't say this enough times. |
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A
good example of a situation where trust is important is with ground manners.
I have seen a person punch a horse in the mouth with their fist because the
horse was eating grass with a bridle on. This person should have worked on the
ground manners first with this horse, but that's another issue. They now have
a horse that is fearful of a closed hand coming near it's mouth. This is kind
of necessary when you are putting a bridle or halter on the horse. They didn't
know it, but they made a problem horse. Now they have a horse that doesn't trust
them in a fairly common situation.