Horse Training Voice Commands
To the uninitiated, voice commands for the horse are nothing more than words.
But to the horse they are only sounds.
Obviously, horses cannot speak our language.
Since they cannot speak our language we should think through what we say to them when we want certain responses from them.Take the word "whoa" for instance.
I have no doubt this is the most abused word in the human/horse language.
When the rider says "whoa" then the horse should know to stop.But the problem is this.
Often the word "whoa" is said when the rider wants the horse to slow down...not stop.
Before you know it, the rider has conditioned the horse to slow down at the word "whoa" instead of stopping.
Then the rider can't understand why the "stupid" horse won't stop when he says "whoa!".Telling your horse a command when you mean for it to do something else is lying to your horse.
You never lie to your horse because the results you get will not be what you want.
Jesse Beery, a famous horse trainer from the 1800's, knew this well and was the first to say "don't lie to your horse".Thus, when you say "whoa" to your horse, you must only say it because you want to stop...not slow down.Also, when using voice commands be sure to use simple words with as few syllables as possible.Thus, if you want a horse to back up then say "back".
If you want him to walk then say "walk".
If you want him to trot then say "trot".Next, when using voice commands be sure to associate an action with the command.
For instance, let's say you're teaching your horse to gallop at the command "gallop".
So while in the round pen you use one of your aids to teach him to gallop.
So first you say "gallop" then bring in the aid to motivate his movement to a higher speed.If you want to teach your horse to walk then start your horse around the pen in the opposite direction from which you taught him to gallop.
When he's gone around several times, stop him, and pet him.
If he goes too fast use the word "walk" and have him go slower by making a slight move to the front of him.
Lastly, I'm a big advocate of being careful how you talk to your horse.If you use commands that sound threatening (by yelling a command), you can actually increase your horse's heart rate, frighten and confuse him, and he may take longer to learn.
For instance, a popular command to teach a horse is the word "step".
When driving a horse, using this command means for the horse to move forward...take a step.
When teaching it, be careful not to yell the command because it may be perceived by the horse as a punishment.But if you calmly say "step" you will get better results than if you yell it.
Often times, when a horse isn't "getting what you want", there's a tendency to get frustrated and thus, mad - and your voice volume can escalate.
Then you're back to sounding threatening and perhaps your horse will take even longer to understand what you want.I've seen where horses were being taught to drive where the owner taught the word "step".
When teaching it, he would loudly say "STEP!".
It wasn't long before the horse was actually balking.
Then the owner was getting frustrated and kept repeating his command even louder...as if the horse couldn't hear him.
It reminds me of a show I once saw on television.
One english speaking man was talking with a spanish speaking man.
The spanish speaking man knew no english.
The english speaking man was trying to communicate with the spanish speaking man.
After a minute of obvious noncommunication, the english speaking man spoke slower and louder. Unfortuantely, the spanish speaking man didn't understand english whether or not it was spoke loud, soft, fast, or slow.In summary, use short words.
Use the word when you want a certain action - only say the word when you want that particular action.
If you want your horse to slow down then say something like "easy".
(Don't say "slow" because he may take it for "whoa".)Next, associate actions with commands and calmly talk to your horse.
Horses can hear very well and yelling command will not make the command any more clear - if anything, it will frighten and confuse him.? 2004 Andy Curry.
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Imagine being on a horse and he bolts. You pull those reins to slow him down but it's no use. He resists and the fence posts go whizzing by you as you panic and pray he doesn't shift his bodyweight and you fly off his back into a post. It's scary to be on a horse that runs on his own volition and can't be slowed down. Many people will sell their horse because they're so scared of that happening again.
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Each horse is different in how it learns and how it reacts to outside stimuli. Certain methods of horse training may apply to some horses, but it does not mean that it will be effective to all breeds of horse.To start horse training you must develop a communication system with the horse. This might take time. In the same way as children may not fully grasp the idea of things at an instant, baby horses in training may not get every pressure, pat or way of holding the reins at once. When you apply a certain pressure, you expect a certain response.
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