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when I took Ash to the 3 day clinic with Clinton Anderson
(yes, he sat on my horse and even complimented him!) he
said if you only have two days to work a horse, work them
consecutively, don't skip days.  Seems to be true when I
work with any of mine, they seem to get better every day
and I don't seem to have to start at the actual starting
point as much.

heidi


--- Quentin & Libby Llop <qhll@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I saw a study that found that horses learned the most for
> the amount of
> training time spent with once a week sessions. Obviously
> that isn't
> practical for a professional trainer as it would take a
> very long time
> to put much training time in, but it's nice to know for
> us do-it
> -yourselfers who can't get on all of them every day.  
> Libby
>
> geckogal85@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > How many days a week is reasonable for me to expect my
> trainer to work
> > with him? I have a woman who wants to come to my house
> and use my
> > facilities, which makes me more comfortable but she can
> only come 3
> > days a week.
> >
> > */heidi larson <ribbitttreefrog@xxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:
> >
> >     Can I visit my horse anytime?
> >
> >     Can I watch your training session?
> >
> >     Can I be included in the training sessions at some
> time
> >     towards the end of the month or 60 days?
> >
> >     How many days per week and how long is each ride
> typically?
> >     How safe is the facility and by that I mean, can
> someone
> >     show up and load up your horse and leave without
> being
> >     stopped or questioned by an owner or manager of the
> >     facility?
> >
> >     Does the trainer ride the horse, or one of his/her
> >     apprentices? This doesn't really matter to me
> personally,
> >     but it's nice to know in advance who will be doing
> the work
> >     and just how supervised are apprentices should they
> be the
> >     ones riding.
> >
> >     Will there be trail experience or just arena?
> >
> >     Will they feed what you want fed?
> >
> >     If you can visit the facility while you ask
> questions, look
> >     for cleanliness, do the horses walk up to the
> trainer like
> >     the really like him/her, are there spur marks or
> sores in
> >     the corners of their mouths?
> >
> >     Does the trainer adjust his/her protocol for
> different
> >     types of horses? - sensitive horses rarely need
> spurs while
> >     the thick-skinned may need to be ridden in nothing
> else.
> >     What kind of progress do they expect to make in 30
> days or
> >     60 days or 90 days. (And yes, I do understand each
> horse
> >     is an individual and may respond differently, but a
> plan
> >     you can sort of follow along with is important to
> me.)
> >     Just a "few" I thought of. Both trainers I've ever
> used
> >     appreciated owners who were interested in the
> process and
> >     encouraged participation by me. I think that is the
> most
> >     important thing to me personally. I've got friends
> whose
> >     horror stories with trainers include rumors from
> boarders
> >     that the horse was not worked/ridden but a couple
> days per
> >     week and one gal told me that the trainer she took
> her
> >     horse to would not allow her to come watch as he
> didn't
> >     want his training "secrets" to be available to the
> >     competition. Can we say Red Flag!!?
> >
> >     heidi
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >     --- "geckogal85@xxxxxxxxx" wrote:
> >
> >     > Hello,
> >     > I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions
> about what
> >     > questions you ask a trainer. Usually, you find
> out about
> >     > a trainer or one that is advertising and you call
> them.
> >     > What questions do you ask over the phone to
> decide if it
> >     > is worth your time to have a meeting in person.
> >     >
> >     >
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