If you’ve ridden with fear, you are really going to relate to this.
Here’s my secret weapon. No, it isn’t apples and carrots, but those are good suggestions! Remember, I’m giving this information away here for free, so just know that if you’ve NEVER struggled with training issues, this article is probably not for you. You probably won’t need to keep reading. But for everyone else, I’m proud to share my secret with you that has taken me YEARS to discover (You are getting the value of all those years for free right now). My secret is my long time friend and comrade, my pony-horse partner, the unsung hero on my team: Black Willow David.
I have been training horses for over 30 years and value the western horse lifestyle in my approach to training. Giving clinics and seminars on how to reach your full potential with your horse through the training foundation of Cowboy Dressage makes me happier than a full breeze from a corn-eatin’ horse.
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David is the product of two of the most wonderful Morgans I was ever privileged to have. He was bred by me and born at my farm 16 years ago. He isn’t necessarily so special to anybody else, but he is to me. Maybe that’s a little bit how you might describe YOUR horse. David, to describe him in just a few words, is a Morgan “dump truck” of sorts. Wide,
their confidence is because of the way they have been started—because of David. I use David when I train them, which gives them, I believe, a horse mentor of sorts to follow along with—mimicking, emulating, finding comfort and security in—the lead horse instills in them that they are safe regardless what happens out there. As they learn confidence alongside the older, wiser, pony horse, they begin to trust and understand the human that is atop them (giving them strange signals) is there to guide them too through their new “riding” adventure. Yep, that’s how it works at Camp Kumbaya.
Horsemanship is simply the ability to “run with the fox, and bark with the hounds.” In this case, you are the master, yet not domineering, but working in cooperation and harmony with the horse to achieve mastery. Isn’t that amazing, and you can learn from my lifetime of experiences!
Well, that’s the very first point I want to make. I’m going to show you next month how the qualities of a Pony Horse can make or break your training experiences, and how you can empower your own horse world with experiences that will leave your friends drooling for your secret!
So catch up with me next month, and remember, ridin’ is kinda like drivin’. The rule is: chances are the tree was there first. Steer clear. (Ride smart.)
geared low, and far from factory pristine, at 15 hands, he’s that familiar ole’ truck with 200,000+ miles that just keeps rollin’ down the road. We’ve all ridden in a truck like that—sound, solid and secure.
Sound, solid, and secure describes the minds of my finished trainees too. One of the biggest reasons for their confidence is because of the way they have been started—because of David. I use David when I train them, which gives them, I believe, a horse mentor of sorts to follow along with—mimicking, emulating, finding comfort and security in—the lead horse instills in them that they are safe regardless what happens out there. As they learn confidence alongside the older, wiser, pony horse, they begin to trust and understand the human that is atop them (giving them strange signals) is there to guide them too through their new “riding” adventure. Yep, that’s how it works at Camp Kumbaya.
Horsemanship is simply the ability to “run with the fox, and bark with the hounds.” In this case, you are the master, yet not domineering, but working in cooperation and harmony with the horse to achieve mastery. Isn’t that amazing, and you can learn from my lifetime of experiences!
Well, that’s the very first point I want to make. I’m going to show you next month how the qualities of a Pony Horse can make or break your training experiences, and how you can empower your own horse world with experiences that will leave your friends drooling for your secret!
So catch up with me next month, and remember, ridin’ is kinda like drivin’. The rule is: chances are the tree was there first. Steer clear. (Ride smart.)
Jeff's personal secret weapon is his Morgan gelding; Black Willow David aka "David"