GMDI – Good Morning- Almost 60 degrees – Summer has arrived

Today, I plan to have a  fun day, Jim and Sue arrive.

I am going to feed you some of my thoughts on horse training — Just in case you have a horse in your closet that needs to be trained —  I think the same training techniques can apply to dogs, spouses, kids,  — and Grandkids — you can apply it to train your parents.

My friend is a great horse trainer – key he says are: consistence, tolerance, patience, persistence, and be sure you know the thing you are trying to accomplish

I know I lack tolerance — I think I am as consistent as most amateur trainers and I have lots of persistence, lots of patience (I do not display anger), but I do not allow for small steps and small successes – My friend often say “Do what you can and don’t do what you can’t – do not take it to the point of a fight”  — or something like that.  When,  I go beyond where “what I Can” — I just keep trying – often getting into a fight with the horse. I lack the tolerance to accept only little successes today.

Reinforce the things you can accomplish and try to move that  thing forward a little — just to the point before failure — then move on to the next thing.  Keep coming back to the first thing and do it for success again and try for just a little more.   A thing is something you want the horse to do – like back-up on command.  His guidance to me is just be satisfied with one step back. keep doing it – soon you will get 3, then 4 and so on. Soon, you and the horse will have it – smoothly.

Oh , Hey Grandkids, try this technique on your parents – you might be surprised with the things you can train them to accept!  Just have confidence that you are right, and go a little step at a time — do not take it to the point of a fight – strive to be a smooth team.  Just keep-on a tryin!

Here are my Perla things for the next days:

1. backing-up

2. side stepping out of my way

3. riding forward – where for some reason she does not want to go

4. riding at my selected pace when going toward the barn – or anywhere for that matter

Now, I want to show you sights I saw within the last day or so: