We should believe what we believe because we have been reasoned into it and not just accepted somebody else’s truth. Being reasoned into belief of our principles means we can be reasoned out of them when we discover they are wrong or some better ideas surface.
If a person does not have the skill to fix mistakes made by earlier training, then they do not have the skill to ensure they don’t make mistakes in a horse’s training.
On January 7 I posted my view on the importance of educating a horse to follow the feel of the inside rein with its thoughts when teaching it to turn or circle.
In essence, the emotional anxiety at the beginning determined the horse’s thoughts to run, pull away, call out, try going the other way, etc. It is only by changing the emotions that the horse was able to listen and follow a feel.
I get pleasure and I make a living working with horses and horse people, but my aim is not to use horses as a means towards self-improvement. If I need fixing, I have the help of a wonderful wife and wonderful friends for that.
