Mark Rashid - Learning not to fightI used to think I knew quite a bit about horses. After all, I had ridden all my life, had trained hunters and jumpers professionally for a while, and thought I had had some decent teachers along the way.But perhaps that was my problem. I had a lot of knowledge, but I had little wisdom when it came to working with horses.
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Learning To Listen
As I walked around the ring on my horse, I told Mark about his lack of impulsion, his resistance to go forward. There I was, pushing my horse along with lots of leg complaining about his lack of impulsion. Mark noticed that I was using a lot of leg and commented on it. Instead of just saying "don't do that, it doesn't help", he helped me see the real problem by changing the way I looked at the situation. Mark gave me the answer by asking me questions like "how fast do you want him to go? How will he know when you are happy with what he is giving you? How will you tell him when a walk is fast enough?"
By asking these questions, Mark helped me to realize that I was constantly cueing my horse by pushing with my seat and legs. I had become so intent on pushing him forward, that I wasn't even bothering to wait for a response.
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The Change of Mindset to Equal and Fair Partnership
It's funny how some people think they are so much better, in their own mind, than they really are when it comes to horses. I sure did. But being good with horses has to come from a deeper place. A place that you cannot see. Mark was my mirror to my actual level of horsemanship. All mechanical, and nothing from the heart. Sure I wanted and needed to become better, but until I was actually shown and MADE to see myself and where I actually was, it was a standstill. It has to do with a persons self image I believe.
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