Anyone wanting to know the basic method of horse breaking applied in the past can rent a western movie.
Watching is about all the method is useful for as today there are far kinder ways in which to break in a horse.
I really do not like to use the term breaking simply as the word breaking, denotes force.
Ultimately horse breaking is training of the horse.
Training for a work or pleasure horse, has the same basic method of getting a horse to submit to man.
Training horses has two main methods, the old and the new.
The old technique is still very much in use today, but has been refined and altered along the way.
That is to say that in most countries where horse folk are being educated, they no longer hurt the horse.
In the old days one would tie a horse up to a fence for hours until he had no fight left in him and one could then sit in the saddle and not be bucked off.
Today thankfully man has learned to work with horses instead of simply dominating them.
The new method of training known as natural horsemanship may not be entirely new, but the trend and following is.
Natural horsemanship as against simple horse breaking does not involve the horse submitting to man.
Instead man learns to communicate in the horses own language and becomes the horses leader, like the stallion of a herd.
You do not have to be an experienced horse professional of old nor an aspiring natural horsemanship individual to realize that violence is not needed to train a horse.
No matter what method of training you follow it always pays to respect the horse.
If you are not a competent horse handler you have no place training a green horse.
A green horse is the term used to describe a horse that is unbroken and thus had very little if any training.
I say this because a green horse will be bold and challenge you and you could very well be tempted to react with force or violence through fear.
When you are considering training a young horse and you have never done so before, have a knowledgeable trainer with you.
Untrained or green horses often cost less than a trained horse and it is for this reason many people are tempted to buy them.
Once again if you do not have the skill to train the horse without using violence and force, either have someone help you or send it to a trainer first.
When you take the extra care and attention to train a horse humanely and effectively, you have a horse that is happy to be handled; a horse that can be handled by most people too.
That way you ensure a beginning relationship of trust between man and the horse which is essential to get the best performance from your horse.
Horse breaking is the start of training a horse to work with man.
Today there is certainly no excuse when horse breaking is a cruel act.
It makes common sense then to create a long lasting relationship of trust through kindness.
It will continually be proven that horses do not need to be driven into submission.
How wonderful the feeling is when this big powerful animal actually wants to please us.
Watching is about all the method is useful for as today there are far kinder ways in which to break in a horse.
I really do not like to use the term breaking simply as the word breaking, denotes force.
Ultimately horse breaking is training of the horse.
Training for a work or pleasure horse, has the same basic method of getting a horse to submit to man.
Training horses has two main methods, the old and the new.
The old technique is still very much in use today, but has been refined and altered along the way.
That is to say that in most countries where horse folk are being educated, they no longer hurt the horse.
In the old days one would tie a horse up to a fence for hours until he had no fight left in him and one could then sit in the saddle and not be bucked off.
Today thankfully man has learned to work with horses instead of simply dominating them.
The new method of training known as natural horsemanship may not be entirely new, but the trend and following is.
Natural horsemanship as against simple horse breaking does not involve the horse submitting to man.
Instead man learns to communicate in the horses own language and becomes the horses leader, like the stallion of a herd.
You do not have to be an experienced horse professional of old nor an aspiring natural horsemanship individual to realize that violence is not needed to train a horse.
No matter what method of training you follow it always pays to respect the horse.
If you are not a competent horse handler you have no place training a green horse.
A green horse is the term used to describe a horse that is unbroken and thus had very little if any training.
I say this because a green horse will be bold and challenge you and you could very well be tempted to react with force or violence through fear.
When you are considering training a young horse and you have never done so before, have a knowledgeable trainer with you.
Untrained or green horses often cost less than a trained horse and it is for this reason many people are tempted to buy them.
Once again if you do not have the skill to train the horse without using violence and force, either have someone help you or send it to a trainer first.
When you take the extra care and attention to train a horse humanely and effectively, you have a horse that is happy to be handled; a horse that can be handled by most people too.
That way you ensure a beginning relationship of trust between man and the horse which is essential to get the best performance from your horse.
Horse breaking is the start of training a horse to work with man.
Today there is certainly no excuse when horse breaking is a cruel act.
It makes common sense then to create a long lasting relationship of trust through kindness.
It will continually be proven that horses do not need to be driven into submission.
How wonderful the feeling is when this big powerful animal actually wants to please us.
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