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| "Letting go of the reins is a figure of speech, but I think it can also have a profound literal meaning as it relates to barrel racing. For barrel racers, it is very important to master the art of “doing less.” It is also equally important that we recognize when it’s time to let the horse do more. Throughout a horse’s career, these stages come and go at different times and at different intervals, and it is important that their riders and trainers take careful notice of the process. At the end, the goal is a “finished horse.”"
Love this and how true it is!!
Edited by FlyingJT 2014-01-17 10:25 AM
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Location: NE Texas | Many years ago I read Ed and Martha Wright's book and I remember them talking about "putting a horse on their honor" and letting them work. I think one of the hardest things about training your own and trying to make open horses, for me at least, is allowing my horses to make mistakes. I always want them to be perfect, to work perfect, etc because my pride is on the line in a sense. It took me several years to realize that while perfect is pretty, it isn't necessarily fast and so I had to change my game plan up a bit. I learned that a horse is going to make mistakes and that those can be corrected later, but for one to improve, we have to put them on their honor to see exactly where our training is at. Good post by Dena! |
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Location: Washington | Such truth to that! I have found myself in the last couple years not fulling "trusting" that my horse knows what he is supposed to go out and do. I find myself really getting in HIS way of doing his best. You really do just have to let go fo the reins and let the horse go out and do their job. |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | its very true...you find the holes in your training when you let one go(so to speak).......lol
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| mruggles - 2014-01-17 10:46 AM
its very true...you find the holes in your training when you let one go(so to speak).......lol
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Location: Never in one place long | The less I do in my runs... the horses seem to always do better... I just have to stay out of their way... that is when they are seasoned! At some point, you just have to trust them.
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| Trust is one of the most significant factors in determining our successes in whatever it is we do in life.
“You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough” Frank Crane |
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Location: SoCal | Love it! I know I have a 5 year old right now that I've had for the past year. She is incredibly independent, and if she could run barrels without me she would. Even a little guidance can annoy her, and she runs faster if you don't kick and keep your hands by the saddle horn. She likes you to just be there, but I know I'm afraid that if I let her take the reins too much, we'll be doing arena laps around the barrels  |
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| I try to let my horse do his job & only help where he needs it, but I have always said sometimes I over estimate the need for my participation. Gotta trust them. |
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| that was my worst fault i had to help when i really got in the way |
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Location: North Dakota | I seem to ride finished horses that aren't mine or that I didn't train much better than ones that I have started from scratch. I just jump on them and ride and let them work but with my own I begin to over think everything and override. |
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