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Horse & Mule School (Humans Too!)

"W A N T E D"

MEN & WOMEN INTERESTED IN

IMPROVING HORSE, MULE AND HUMAN "COMMUNICATION"

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

INTRODUCTION & ORIENTATION

HORSE HANDLING SKILLS

ROUND PEN REASONING

GROUND MANNERS

RIDING SKILLS

FOR DETAILS CALL: JERRY & TONI TINDELL

Tindell's Horse & Mule School (Humans Too!)

6868 Coyote Trail

Hesperia, California 92345

(760)948-1172 (Ranch) (760)947-2042 (Office)

e-mail   Jerry Tindell   ACowBoyCop@Aol.com







TRAINING

My molly name Maggie

While I might sound braggy,

Is smarter, by far, than a horse

Thou the fact that I trained her

Never restrained her,

From having her own way of course.

My method of training

Could use some explaining.

It requires a new point of view,

That whatever she's doing

Or path she's pursuing's

The next thing I wanted her to do.


TRAINING AND BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION

What kind of horse do you have?

Does your horse stand still when you catch and halter him, groom him, de-worm him, clean his feet, while saddling and bridling? Can you mount or dismount your horse from either side? How well do you communicate with your horse? Does your horse really understand what you want him to do? How do you reinforce behavior you want? When your horse gives you a superior performance, does he know how to reproduce it consistently? How do you eliminate unwanted behavior? Why does your horse not do what you want? Is he motivated more by negative or positive response?

Each time we interact with our stock we are training them, giving them either a positive or a negative experience. We are all trainers, whenever you are with your horse, you are training him.

You may think you are just leading him out to his paddock or emptying his water bucket or taking him out of his stall for grooming, but every interaction has training implications.

What we will accomplish through the series of Horsemanship Clinics is to introduce the fundamentals of horse training by modifying you and your horse's natural behavior. We will understand that your stock are going to make mistakes. You will learn how to correct him for his mistakes. You will learn to show him why you want him to do certain things. These fundamentals are a must for anyone interested in having a more positive and productive relationship with their horse. If you want to bring out the best performance your horse has to offer, it's worth taking some time to learn about training. We will discuss how the horse thinks, what motivates the horse, and how and why the horse reacts to different situations. We will demonstrate how to train the horse using pressure and release, which teaches the horse to respect us. Also, to help the horse learn what we want from him. We don't have to accept and make excuses for any behavior from our stock that we don't like, we just have to concentrate twice as hard on training him to do those things we want to get him to change.





"I would like to present a six step program that would assist you in handling your horse or mule ."

Jerry Tindell


STEP 1  ROUND PEN:

This session will focus on the Human being able to control the horse at liberty, (loose no halter in a round corral.) This is a great 1st step in building a connection between Horse and Human. In this session we can learn about the horse and human relationship. We can learn how to direct the horse and the importance of being in Control. We direct the horse and build confidence.

STEP 2  GROUND SCHOOL 1:

This is a hands on session with the horse on a halter and halter rope. Our focus is to teach the horse to have patience, and be resistance free. A this point we learn to work on ourselves and play with our horses. We build from the first session, the round pen. The horse will learn to move correctly and softly. The Human will learn to communicate correctly with time, feel and balance.

STEP 3  GROUND SCHOOL 2: with a Challenge Course

This session is designed to build confidence in the Horse and Human. We build on the first ground school session Ground School 1 adding obstacles. We start talking about the horses face and feet. We will be asking our horse to pay attention to softness while watching their feet.

STEP 4  RIDING:

This session we will start to see the importance of having the horses full attention, with a connection to his mind. We teach proper techniques and proper riding position, starting with tack, saddle pad and saddle. Proper fit of snaffle bit and how to use it. Proper mounting and dismounting.

STEP 5  RIDING WITH A CHALLENGE COURSE:

This session we will travel back, review and look at the blocks we have built. This riding prepares horse and rider to go anywhere soft, safe and supple. We talk about what can be accomplished in arena riding as well as trail riding. Here I build confidence and control for both Horse and Human. I build pressure to teach the horse as well as the human correct techniques to respond with softness and suppleness.

STEP 6  TRAILER LOADING AND UNLOADING:

The trailer loading block is as important for the foundation of horsemanship as it is important for the foundation of the Statue of Liberty. This block creates concern with many people. We have already strengthen this area from our Ground Schools. At this time we add the missing block to the foundation.











MULE SENSE    

A mule can't pull while kicking,

This fact I merely mention

And he can't kick while pulling,

Which is my chief contention

Let's imitate the good old mule

And lead a life that's fitting;

Just pull an honest load, and then

There'll be no time for kicking




REMEMBER THE GOLDEN RULE:

Use Plenty of Horse Sense or "Stable" Thinking

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