b'A Horse With FightBuddy UldriksonBuddy Uldrikson Training at Rancho Rio Bonita: buddyuldriksonhorsemanship.comM any times, after working abe exposing him to. The horse would rather operate in this colt at a demonstration inframe of mind. He obviously doesnt enjoy operating in a front of spectators, someonestate of panic, not to mention the injuries that may come to makes a comment that goes likehim. It is usually when the horse is in a panic or a ghting this: Well, this method worksframe of mind that injuries to people come about.okay on the gentle ones, but what would you do with the one that just wants to ght? I think ghting horses can be classied into two groups.In the rst group is the horse that hasnt had any ghting Most of the time, Im in awe after hearing this, for thatexperience to speak of, but is just extra defensive by nature. person has missed the whole point. A horse will not ght orUnder pressure or when surprised, he may kick or act outas soon as possible, cut your losses and get out. Start over resist us unless we push him to the point of panic, at whichin a defensive way. with a fresh mind, set up a different environment, and try point he may ght with everything he has. If we stay justbuilding the horses condence in other areas before coming short of pushing him to panic, it may be uncomfortable forIn the second group is the horse that hasnt much fear orback to the area you had trouble in.him, but he is still thinking and analyzing the situation withrespect for people and may come into a persons space a clear mind. If pushed into a state of panic, the horse reactsaggressively and ready to ght. This would probably be aYou may not always know the right thing to do, and this can without giving thought to his actions. Sometimes, the termhorse that has had some bad experiences. I would look atbe frustrating to an ambitious horse person, but by being self-preservation is used. this horse as an abused horse. He has learned to take carepatient and satised that you are not doing a lot of things of himself because he cant trust a person to do it. In eitherwrong, you will do a lot for the horse. By being aware of the I dont think you teach a horse anything at that point. He iscase, I would watch the horse closely to see when or inhorses response to our subtle gestures, we can accomplish a born with an instinct for self-preservation, and in the rstwhat areas he may be anticipating a ght and just work in alot and never cause him to feel he has to defend himself.weeks of his life, his patterns are established. Basically, whendifferent direction.a horse doesnt trust a situation or environment, the rstStallions by nature are more aggressive and challenging. reaction he learns is to flee from it, and if he feels conned,The old myth of not letting the horse get away withThey are used to playing rough, which only makes it more his next reaction is to ght. Most people have somesomethingstaying there to nish what you started, hasimportant for you to be effective, but fair. By meeting their understanding of this concept. probably wrecked more horses and frustrated more horseaggressiveness with a blunt surprise, then coming right back people than anything. You dont win by ghting. You mayand offering them some comfort, they will respect you and But lets take it a step further. If you dont want to cause awin a battle, but in doing so you lose the war. Many times,you avoid the challenge.ght, dont conne the horse and then cause him to panic. Ifpride and ego get in a persons way here and when emotions you dont cause the horse to panic, his mind stays open andtake over good sense, you have already lost. When thatMost other horses are going to be mild-mannered, and if a he thinks his way through the new experiences you mayhappens, the best thing to do is to identify the situationperson doesnt cause a ght, there isnt going to be one. Western Trading Post TV on The Cowboy Channel Sunday, 7:30 PM ESTUpcoming Auctions!Sept. 7, Oct. 12, Nov. 16ArizonaRealCountry.com September 2019 45'