Teaching my horse to stand tied calmly-need feedback
EVERY horse should be able to stand tied quietly, no questions asked. If not, they NEED to be taught to.. Which comes with "practice". Tie them in a safe quiet place and let them figure it out.. Most figure it out fairly quickly. And then there are others that don’t get it for a day or so.. They are much better in the long run when they learn patience.
Being tied is just as important as being caught, you can’t ride if you can’t catch you horse or tie it to tack up. There are a few people that i know that think its cruel and unusual punishment to leave them tied UNTIL they can behave. But i find it much worse to put up with the cruel and unusual human punishment they put them selves through just dealing with their ill/no mannered horses on a daily basis. It’s easier to solve the problem in the beginning than deal with it everyday.
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