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Lean on Me by Jeff Cook W that don’t move.”


So, what are we going to do about it? One way to deal with the issue is to desensitize our horse. To me that means presenting the offending object over and over to our horse until he finally gives up and tolerates it. There are a couple of things that I don’t like about that approach: First of all, I want my horse to be alert and sensitive, after all, isn’t that part of what we love about him? Second: I might need to do this over and over with each new object we come into contact with. Today it’s a tarp, tomorrow it’s a trash can and on and on.


e talk a lot about desensitizing our horses these days and that may sound all well and good but I would like to ask that you look at that concept from a horse’s point of view. What we should remember is that a horse is designed to be afraid of everything. That includes everything from wolves and mountain lions to balloons and plastic bags. An old saying says, “Horses are only afraid of two things, things that move and things


before he moves his feet. What you are tell- ing your horse is that it’s okay to be afraid but I want you to stop moving and trust me. At first you will need to try this with lots of different objects, but you should see your horse start to develop a pattern and learn to think his way through rough situations. Try to never purposely scare your horse but prove to him that you can be trusted when the doo doo hits the fan.


Good luck and stay consistent.


What I really want is for my horse to own his natural curiosity and alertness but to think his way through his fear and trust in me to take care of him. The way we can accomplish this has its start in the very beginning of our relationship. When I present my horse with the scary object, I will give him some room to move and I will start slowly approaching but stopping just before he moves his feet. If he has to move, I will let him, but I put a little pressure on him so it’s not as easy for him as holding still. When he stops moving his feet, release the pressure and pet him. After a while, you should be able to move closer and closer but always stopping


14 AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2018 I HORSE & AG MAGAZINE


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