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This book is for every rider who seeks a deeper partnership with his or her horse. Stay on the path and follow your heart.The discoveries you make together may astound you.
Thank you, Mark Rashid, Wendy Murdoch, and Andrew Blevins, for being my teachers. Your ideas, integrity, lifelong learning, and gifts for teaching have greatly influenced this book, my horsemanship, and my life.
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Who’s being inconsistent here? Your horse is just doing what you allowed on the day before; you taught him that it was acceptable. Then, twenty-four hours later, you changed the rules, but he didn’t know that. He’s not likely leading this way to be naughty; you haven’t set consistent standards and maintained the parameters whenever you’re together—all of the time, no matter what.
Horses are steady creatures, and they thrive on positive consistency. If you are consistent with your horse day in and day out, he’ll know what to expect and what is allowed and not allowed. Because of your consistency and levelheadedness, your horse will start seeing you as a leader he can put his trust in. You may be able to get his attention by smacking him, but, at that point, you’ve stopped being a leader and are just reacting to a behavior.
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