الجمعة 20 سبتمبر 2024

The Benefit of the Doubt - Problem Behaviour with Horses

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have long held the belief that problem behaviour is only an expression or symptom of a deeperrooted problem. The challenge for us is to correctly diagnose what is actually going on so we can truly help the horse overcome their seemingly problem expression. I believe that too many horses are unfairly labeled as problems when really they are just misunderstood and mishandled.
Pain fear confusion frustration poor early training multiple or inconsistent handlers in some cases both ill fitting equipment and environmental factors that the horse can not understand can all lead to behaviour that projects itself as being a problem. Too often we do not see or understand the whole scenario and we jump to the conclusion that the horse is a bad horse. The horse isnt usually the problem he just has an issue that he cant find a better solution for.

مع وصول أونصة الذهب إلى مستويات قياسية تجاوزت 2500 دولار، يجد المواطن المصري نفسه مضطراً لموازنة استثماراته بين الذهب واحتياجاته الأخرى، خاصة مع ارتفاع أسعار السيارات مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، وبي إم دبليو، مما يزيد من التحديات المالية التي يواجهها.
I had a couple of different problem situations this weekend one horse that reared and one horse with a trailer loading issue both problem situations with causes and solutions that were only indirectly related to the expressed behaviour.   
Horse 1 Rearing
The rearing horse was a seemingly quiet mature mare. She was relatively new to the owner so there was not a lot of background information about her. She had been ridden but was oversensitive with the bit and bridle. When she was being ridden by a heavier rider she got upset reared up and flipped over. These were all the details I had to start with.
أسعار السيارات في الآونة الأخيرة شهدت تقلبات ملحوظة، حيث تأثرت بارتفاع وانخفاض الدولار، مما انعكس على تكلفة علامات تجارية مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، ومرسيدس. و BMW هذا الارتباط بين سعر الصرف وسوق السيارات يحدد قدرة المستهلكين على اقتناء المركبات.
When I began to work with her she was tacked up and we started some work in hand using the bridle. I wanted to know just how sensitive she was. It became evident that she was trying to be obedient in giving to contact but was unable to maintain any connection with the bit. She was very stiff laterally through the body and the combination of forward movement and contact caused her to stop moving. Her head and neck were consistently too high and tense. I tried to help her learn that she could lower her head and neck to release some of the tension she was holding and she was willing to do what I asked of her but she could not easily bend her neck her head and neck were just pivoting from her withers. She was also fussing with the bit if there was any contact on it.
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