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Ivonne Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:29 amI started to read Tom Dorrance's book: True Unity when I first was going through certification, and I sort of understood it at that time. And the more experience I got with training, the more his words really started to sink in.
This is by no means, parting from Lyons training (incase you're wondering what the heck all this Dorrance talk is coming from)....on the contrary, this IS the Lyons training. It's the CORE of the basic foundation to any and all (what's deemed) natural horsemanship training.
I like to get to the original stuff from time to time and get back to basics. I think it's a good thing to always remember where it all came from. Yes, there've been "horse whisperers" since Xenophone....but Tom Dorrance was the first to bring this type of "gentle horsemanship" to the forefront. And Lyons, Paralli, Denis Reis, Chris Cox, Etc... they have brought it to the public.
So, in that respect, though...it did start with Tom.
Learning to do Less is More....from his book:
The First "step":
VISUALIZE approaching the horse with an attitude of total acceptance where any action or response from the horse will be met with understanding.
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my thoughts on this...remember the saying: Attitude is everything?
Picture yourself in a mad mood, tired mood, not in a great frame of mind to train your horse. We've all been there, right? You get to the barn, and you start to think negatively...."oh, man, it's going to be a hassle. Oh, man,...I know my horse is going to do this or that and I'm not going to like it..."
And guess what? It happens. So of course you think, "See? I knew it!"
BUT what happens when you approach with a better attitude? An open mind? Sure, out of habit, your horse might start to act in a negative way...but what if...you then changed that....and you became unemotional....emotionally detached....and just got tunnel vision for what you DO want...and therefore gave the horse a chance to respond to THAT. To the "positive" attitude?
Bet you saw a difference that day in your horse, huh?
Attitude is everything. Visualize positive. And stick with that.
It's the: Ask your horse what you DO want him to do, not what you DON'T want him to do, idea, right?
Your thoughts?
This is by no means, parting from Lyons training (incase you're wondering what the heck all this Dorrance talk is coming from)....on the contrary, this IS the Lyons training. It's the CORE of the basic foundation to any and all (what's deemed) natural horsemanship training.
I like to get to the original stuff from time to time and get back to basics. I think it's a good thing to always remember where it all came from. Yes, there've been "horse whisperers" since Xenophone....but Tom Dorrance was the first to bring this type of "gentle horsemanship" to the forefront. And Lyons, Paralli, Denis Reis, Chris Cox, Etc... they have brought it to the public.
So, in that respect, though...it did start with Tom.
Learning to do Less is More....from his book:
The First "step":
VISUALIZE approaching the horse with an attitude of total acceptance where any action or response from the horse will be met with understanding.
____________
my thoughts on this...remember the saying: Attitude is everything?
Picture yourself in a mad mood, tired mood, not in a great frame of mind to train your horse. We've all been there, right? You get to the barn, and you start to think negatively...."oh, man, it's going to be a hassle. Oh, man,...I know my horse is going to do this or that and I'm not going to like it..."
And guess what? It happens. So of course you think, "See? I knew it!"
BUT what happens when you approach with a better attitude? An open mind? Sure, out of habit, your horse might start to act in a negative way...but what if...you then changed that....and you became unemotional....emotionally detached....and just got tunnel vision for what you DO want...and therefore gave the horse a chance to respond to THAT. To the "positive" attitude?
Bet you saw a difference that day in your horse, huh?
Attitude is everything. Visualize positive. And stick with that.
It's the: Ask your horse what you DO want him to do, not what you DON'T want him to do, idea, right?
Your thoughts?
...doesn't matter if you are an expert or not,...just take a lesson...stick with it...BELIEVE in it (which causes the positive and calm attitude), focus on what you DO want....and the horse will respond. 