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Heidi, this reminds me of something I heard you say once at an endurance ride, that goes something like this:  "When you ask a Quarter horse for something he says 'Sure' and when you ask an Arab for something he says 'Why?'"  Can't tell you how many people I've passed that along to. 

 

I used to try the repetitions on my Arabs when I was trying a new technique from one of the great training gurus who always use Qhorses. . . ever notice?  I soon saw that the horse caught on right away and anything after that was only a step backward in his training because he became resentful of the drill.  Can't blame them. . . I also get bored easily.

 

Betty Edgar

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heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
What so many of these so-called "trainers" do not understand is that the
Arabs "get it" after just a couple of reps, and after that, the repetition
is just a mental torture.  The horse is ready to move on, and can't figure
out why the rider won't let it.  Too bad the "trainers" aren't as smart as
the horses!