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Train Horses Easily To the bit, to avoid bucking and more

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Training your horse does not have to be hard

Here we will discuss tips and tricks on training your horse in a friendly fashion.

Choosing A Horse Training Bit 

A horse-training bit is a crucial piece of equipment you'll need to invest in. This device is a piece of metal or other synthetic material placed in the animal's mouth to afford bridle control.

As you can imagine, most horses are less than thrilled about the idea of taking the bit. Would you be excited about the prospect of lodging a piece of metal in your mouth so another person could easily direct the motion of your head?

Therefore, when applying a horse training bit, it's a good idea to use a commonly known molasses trick. Start by placing some sweet molasses on the horse's lips and letting him/her get into the moment; most horses will love this.

Next, add some molasses to the horse training bit and work it slowly into the horses mouth. Do this for a while and finally leave the bit in loosely so it doesn't cause any pain.

This exercise creates a pleasurable experience and causes the horse to associate the bit with molasses. Therefore, he/she will actually look forward to accepting the bit.

Over time, your animal will come to accept the bit without any trouble, and you'll be able to easily move past this initially awkward phase in your relationship.

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dmmcmah

The molasses trick is an interesting suggestion. But I have gotten away from using treats or bribes like this in dealing with horses after studying natural horsemanship. One key idea I've learned is to get inside the mind of the horse and teach them to respect you as their leader (this can be done in a non-abusive fashion). If they respect you as a leader, then they will trust you and let you say, put a bit in their mouth because you're asking them to. It takes more patience than offering them a carrot but pays off over the long run. A horse that does something because you gave him sugar may not respect you and might be more inclined to buck you off or run you over later. Not criticizing your suggestion but just trying to get people to think of other ways of approaching things. One way I apply this is catching horses using no treats or grain. It was very hard at first but now I can catch pretty much any horse in almost any situation.

Posted May 31, 2008

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