THE HORSE GAZETTE
past masters - tom dorrance
Boerne Trailer Sales
By Karen Brown, © 2009
Tom Dorrance. The
to recognize the horse’s need
for many; perhaps we’ve been
respect not punishment. Just
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name conjures the image of
for self-preservation in Mind,
unconsciously trained to expect
like us, horses sometimes need
a soft spoken, quiet moving,
Body, and, the third factor,
the horse to automatically know
to have a situation presented in Delta 500 Series
gentle man who could get most
Spirit. He [the rider] needs to
what we want—even when we
a way that honors their self-pres- Horse Trailer - $4,560
any horse to do his bidding at
realize how the person’s ap-
aren’t sure what that is.
ervation and allows them time to
a moment’s notice. Generally
proach can assure the horse
“The horse may not
believe they are not going to die
regarded as the father of natural
that he can have his self-pres-
be doing the thing that is the
if they proceed. The moment the
horsemanship, he likely came
ervation and still respond to
right thing for what the rider
horse feels safe and understands Prices
by that moniker innocently
what the person is asking him
is asking him, but as far as the
the request, he will respond Reduced!
enough. His ever constant
to do. “
horse is concerned, he is doing
correctly.
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focus and discussions center-
“When you put the
the right thing.”
Dorrance was a man
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ing on the natural instincts of
horse first and try to work
One thing is for cer-
of few words and made no ef-
horses gave birth to idea that
from where the horse is, back
tain; horses will do exactly what
fort to become famous, yet he
Make
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horsemanship in its finest form
to the person, it makes it easier
you ask. The problem is that
marked the 20th century as one
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honors and respects what is
for the horse to find. I’d say
often people don’t know what
of the most talented horseman
most people start from where
they asked for, then blame the
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“natural” to the horse.
of his day. Though time passes,
Perhaps that is why it
the person is and try to get the
horse for doing what they asked
his wisdom prevails.
for all your
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horse to work back to them. All
but not what they wanted. By
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accept for some. Human logic
the time, the horse is trying to
taking a few moments to visu-
Karen Brown is a nat-
simply does not apply—at least
tell you where he is.”
alize exactly what you intend
ural trainer and horsemanship
not at first. As a student learns
When one begins
to accomplish before you start
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horses, the muddy waters begin
more about her and read more
to settle into clear channels of
proaching him in the stall or
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“Sometimes going
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Dorrance said this
ductive and satisfying. When
there.”
way, “I’m trying to get riders
you can learn to understand the
Now there is the
. . . to operate from where the
horse’s mental and emotional
most profound declaration of
horse is instead of trying to
states and work within his
horse training ever stated. Like
operate from where the rider is.
limits—or more importantly,
many “natural” concepts, it’s
Usually, the horse is supposed
utilize the vast intelligence and
a difficult one for humans to
to do everything the rider de-
strength of character to your
grasp until they have experi-
cides to do. I like to work from
advantage rather than fighting
enced the truth of it several
where the horse is, to get him
it—you will achieve more from
times. This concept takes in
to be able to operate wherever
your horse in far less time.
the whole horse, not just his
and whenever I ask him.”
“When the horse is
physical being. Humans tend
Such a common mis-
standing, before you reach to
to focus entirely on whether
take, but one nearly every rider
ask him to go forward or back,
the horse physically performed
has been taught—tell the horse
or turn right or left; before you
a task or not. When one works
what to do and he’s supposed
ask him, have a picture in your
solely from that perspective,
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to do it. It’s a rare trainer or
mind of what you are going to
and things go wrong they tend
instructor that helps riders learn
ask him to do, and how you
to only get worse and worse.
to understand how to view
expect him to respond—before
However, when you
a situation from the horse’s
you start.”
expand your awareness to why
perspective. If only we had all
Little did Dorrance
the horse didn’t behave or per-
learned how to do that from the
know how far ahead of his
form, nearly always you will
start, so many headaches, frus-
time he was when he counseled
discover a deficit in the horse’s
trations, and disappointments
rider’s to visualize what they
mental understanding of the
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could have been avoided.
want to happen before acting.
request or an emotional reaction
“. . .the rider needs
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