Training Tip: Don’t Underestimate the Power of Rest

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Where you rest a horse is literally where you’re telling him to be. Resting is a complete release of pressure. We train horses by applying pressure and then releasing pressure when they do the right thing. People mess this training concept up constantly, though. All releases of pressure matter, especially resting the horse. If you rest your horse next to the arena gate or his buddies, guess what? That’s where you’re telling him he gets a complete release of pressure and where he’ll be drawn to. So be smart where you rest your horse; it’ll help you head off a lot of unwanted issues.

Learn more about how your horse thinks and how to better communicate with him in the Philosophy video. The video is available to everyone to watch on the No Worries Club website or on the Downunder Horsemanship app. To find the video on the app, go to the Philosophy video category.

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