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Visten, take a Bean Bag! - part 1 of 2 imagine a horse


we had a local 4-H club tour our ranch. As we were walking through the Trick Barn I asked one of the young girls if she would like to see my horse sit down? She rolled her eyes dra- matically and said “No, Miss Sue, all of your horses sit down, could you show us something new?” She was right, they all do!


to Sit Up or Sit Down? Sure it is a nice trick and there are a lot of mental as well as physi- cal benefits associated with the process of teaching either one of the moves. At Imagine A Horse each incremental step is a building block for what is yet another (layered) move. For instance we taught Visten the the Jambette (Salute) and he went on to use it in his Span- ish Walk. Each set of moves or tricks is stacked like building blocks to improve cognitive skills, physical strength, agility and confidence. We’ve already out-


we were bringing the colts in SUGS CAMEO PLUM


2002 Bay Mare-Under Saddle Docs Sug-Three Bars bred. Rope, cut,versatility prospect.


HINT OF GENTRY PLUM 2005 Deep Sorrel Stallion


SUNGLOW PLUM 2008 Palomino Mare


Docs Sug-Three Bars-King bred. King-Poco Tivio-Tiger Leo bred. Rope, barrels, breeding prospect.


Cow & speed events prospect.


lined for you the steps and the benefits in teaching Visten (and all of our horses) the Obeisance, Kneel and Bow. These are the foundational or fundamental moves for the Lay Down, Sit Up and Sit Down. A few weeks ago


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and lows of the cattle and horse ranching business for 36 years, Tom Lockwood has learned how to pull his hat down tight, get low in the saddle, and make it through a brush pasture to the other side. Tom’s brush pasture today is in his horse sales busi- ness. It’s full of about every- thing that sticks, stinks, and bites. And they have sucked the profit out of most every aspect of the horse business including auctions along with


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(830) 796-4764 www.KarenBrownOnHorses.com • Karen@KarenBrownOnHorses.com After riding the highs So why teach a horse


By Sue De Laurentis & Allen Pogue, © Imagine A Horse 2010 A couple of years ago


from pasture for the evening and noticed that Visten was missing. As we looked for him we heard him call and found him completely entangled in some large cedar branches. He was really stuck. That day as he patiently stood while we cut the branches away from his body we really felt that his hobble training had paid off. He was still as a statue until we cleared away the debris and led him out.


great things about Trick Horse Training is that the moves are obvious to the horse and once mastered, repetitive practice isn’t required. At this point the moves can be used as an inter- change or play between horse and handler which is when just doing the trick become the reward!.


species that believe in practice for the sake of attaining perfec- tion. In other hunting mammal species such as felines and canines, the playfulness of the youngsters hones their hunting skills in preparation for survival as an adult. Adult humans con- tinue to practice their riding, their golf games, their singing and millions of other activities for years or even an entire life- time. In horsemanship, the de- votion to practice is not nearly


everyone else’s. Many of whom are already out of business. To avoid joining that group Tom is announcing the following entry fee and commission reductions for his Port City Fall Roundup #28, October 23, 2010, at Port City Stockyards, in Sealy, Texas.


“The new entry fee is only $75


that choose to get their entries in before our catalog deadline, September 11th


, said Lockwood. “For our consigners Humans are the only One of the really


on is easy to understand steps especially when praise (verbal, physical or food) is added. After Visten had to-


as precious to the horse as it is to the human! In an adolescent horse such as Visten, numerous repetitions for most age appro- priate exercises can actually have a negative affect on the desire to learn. Horses under- stand correction but continual repetition of exercises-not so much! That’s a human trait, not an equine trait. What horses do thrive


tally mastered the Lay Down, we went on to teach the steps of the Sit UP. The process required are for the horse to kneel, lie down and then to extend each front leg separately when cued. One of the valuable lessons in the sequence is that the horse learns to lie quietly and not try to lurch up until cued (re- leased). This is a supreme les- son in self control and in trust. Visten as usual, was compliant and learned quickly to lie in position until we asked him to rise.


Part 2. For help in teaching the Sit Up, Sit Down or any other moves that Visten is learning please email us at suesmonet@ aol.com or visit www.imaginea-


horse.com Tom lockwood reduced entry fees


per head with 1-4 head paying 8% commission, 5-9 head 6% commission, 10 head or more 4% commission. $35 P.O. fee. All consignments postmarked after September 11 will pay the usual $125 entry fee and 8% commission. As you can see, plan-


see ad on Page 16 or visit www. tomlockwoodhorsesales.com.


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