There is a saying that was popularized by Ray Hunt and which has been repeated again and again by many people, “A horse knows when you know and knows when you don’t know.”
We all want horses to enjoy their job. It doesn’t matter what the job is; we want working with us to be something they feel comfortable about and not dread.
I guided her through a few exercises and pointed out the spots where she needed to be more particular with her horse and the spots where she could offer it more leeway until it gained better confidence. The horse was steadily improving.
One friend asked me which of her horses I thought she should bring to the clinic. I replied that it didn’t matter to me because clinics are not about training her horses ….
