Wednesday's Wise Words Video 1

Описание: Hey Equestrians, Welcome to the first in our Video Series of Wednesday's Wise Words for Equestrians. In this video I share some Wise Words from the Warwick Schiller, Reining Athlete and Natural Horsemanship Trainer. I first came across Warwick and his Videos last year during Lockdown in 2020, and I really liked how he worked and trained horses. One phrase that he is big on and that he Repeats often throughout his training videos, is "Horses don't learn from pressure, horses learn from the release of pressure." I thought that this is such a fantastic phrase and it brought me right back to the 1980's when I went to Patricia Creighton for Showjumping training with my mare.

Patricia is a sister of Peter Charles the International Showjumper and is a brilliant rider and trainer in her own right. When I first went to her I was jumping a metre track with my mare, and not too well as I was always Exhausted when I finished. I remember her saying to me "If you find jumping a metre track difficult, what will you have left for 1.10m, 1.20m or 1.30m etc."

Patricia made me go back to basics and work on my horses flat work, making her more responsive. She instructed me that once I asked her for trot or canter, etc, allow her to answer my question; for example asking the horse for trot, once the horse trots, Patricia said to release the pressure or aid, until the horse either walked or slowed her pace. By doing this the horse learned to listen more closely to what I was asking, and became more responsive to my aids, as I wasn't keeping the pressure on, once she answered the question and moved forward, I released the pressure.

I am happy to say that we progressed very well, and I did manage to compete her quite successfully up to 1.30m/1.40m without utter exhaustion, all thanks to learning that; horses don't learn from pressure, but the release of pressure. Well that's all for now, we will be back again soon with more videos. Why not check out our Monthly Magazine for more Equestrian Training, Tips and Interviews.

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