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The Secret of the the Natural Horse Training Halter
One of the secrets of horse whispering is that horses instinctively
respond to pressure. The Halter is effective because it works with this
instinctive response.
Have you had a horse stand on your foot? And when you tried to push him off he stood on it even harder! Well, he wasn't trying to break your toes. It's just that when you pushed, he pushed back because horses instinctively push back against pressure. But they move away from sharp objects. So next time he crowds you jab him with your finger tips, or elbow, and you'll find even the most stubborn pony will give you space.
Horses are interpressure animals - they push back. Traditional
halters, designed for tethering a horse, are not suitable for training
purposes. This is because, when a horse feels the pull of a broad halter
strap, his natural instinct is to resist the pressure. Couple this with
trying to pull a reluctant horse into a horse box and you have a problem!
Even worse is that once the horse has learnt that he can pull harder than
you then he knows he can pull you around.
The Natural Horse Training Halters work differently. The thin rope focusses
your pull onto his pressure sensitive areas - the poll, check & bridge
of the nose. The bite of the thin rope avoids the horse's instinctive
urge to resist pressure and instead works with your horse's instinct to
move away from sharp objects. Much as a horse responds to being jabbed
with your finger tips.
After pressure comes relief from pressure. Relief from pressure, like releasing the rein at the right moment, is one of the most important messages that we can give our horse. It tells him he's not trapped and that there is something he can do to gain relief. Communicating with a horse through the application and release of pressure stops arguments and encourages co-operation.
This is why rope halters are so popular with horse whisperers. An imperceptible pull on the lead rope is felt by the horse as a focus of pressure on it's pressure points, making the gentlest of pulls into a clear communication to the horse. A communication to which the horse instinctively reponds.
Because the Training Halter works with your horse's instinctive reponses you will find even determined 'pullers' very quickly learn to walk along beside you. And that horses in training will quickly and happily accept your cues.
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