42/ NOVEMBER 2013 THE RIDER 20 Steps In


The Round Pen - Step 11 & 12


By Russ Krachun “Kozak” Horsemanship Hello again horse


lovers, welcome back to Russ Krachun “Kozak” Horsemanship and my Discover of “20 Steps in the Round Pen. I hope that you have had a great summer and that you have enjoyed the water, sand and sunshine and also hope that you have some time to work with your horses. I am also enjoying this amazing fall with all of the colours and have been out riding out on the trails. I have also been working with my two horses Jack and Bad- ger out on the trails with all that nature has to offer with fresh air, picturesque views, and no insects. It really makes you realize what life is all about, being one with nature and is also great for your soul. I have started to work


with two new horses in my program this Septem- ber, a two year old quar- ter horse cross called Cassy, and a ten year old quarter horse called Angel; both of these hors- es had not had any ground work or had been started under saddle. These hors- es have been very chal- lenging for different rea- sons, Angel is a horse that has had trust issues in the past and is nervous, in the other horse Cassy’s case, she is more dominant and wants to challenge me. In both of these horses I need a lot of patience. These horses behaviours actually teach us in order


to succeed we do need to be patient. There is never any secrets in my horse- manship program, I will always break down each step to my clients and will explain and show them the reality of how the horse is progressing. In every case these clients can’t believe what their horses are learning as well as the amount of information they learn in such a short period of time. Let’s continue with


Step # 11 of my Discov- ery of “20 Steps in the Round Pen”.


like to explain that this step is different than other ideas in the horse industry about working in the round pen. I did not dis- cover round pen work, but I have discovered my “20 Steps in the Round Pen”. I believe that I have changed the whole idea and the philosophy about working in the round pen especially about what we have been taught in the past. In this step # 11, I believe is the key to opening the door or you may say the heart or soul and trust between the horse and the human.


and not your idea. In the past we have run the horse in circles and then ask him to join up and then when we turn our back to the horse, the horse never comes to you. It means that he does not trust. Or another example is that the horse will join up and then he shakes his head, smells you and then tries to cow kick you, again no trust. Another example is when the horse joins up and when you try to touch him he runs away and in the pro- cess runs you over, once again; no trust. I can also give you some examples of wild animals such as wild horses or deer in the fields, when you want to go towards these animals and touch


them.


What happens? They will auto- matically run away, because of no trust. The same thing may happen if you would imagine yourself out in a prairie and a wild horse


towards


runs you.


What would you do? Automati- cally you would run


away,


because of no trust.


Step # 11- First Physical Touch With Hands Up To The Withers.


Before I will start to explain this step, I would


I will give you some


ideas why it may be dan- gerous for your horse to join up to you. In some cases it is the horse’s idea


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I could


give you many more examples just from my history of my life. It is very dangerous,


especially when working with stallions, problem horses or older horses that have not been handled, and so I started to think and tried to learn from my own mistakes and worked hard to understand how to build this trust in order to continue working with them in a safe environ- ment.


I realized that


when you walk towards the animal, and the ani- mal does not run away from you that you have already built and unbe- lievable trust and leader- ship with them.


I have


discovered in this step that it will teach you to have a lot of patience and have a lot of respect for the animal and in turn they will have patience and respect for you and ultimately you will under- stand each other. But if you have not finished your previous steps com- pletely, such as not taught your horse to stop and


face you, or if the horse does not know how to turn inside, or if you have not completed the extend- ed touch, or any of the previous steps, it is possi- ble that your horse and you may fail in this step. It is important to remem- ber that you cannot touch your horse behind the withers in this step; it is because we have not yet taught him to respect us from the hind end yet. In order to you to suc-


ceed in this step, we will first ask our horse to go forward consistently, and when he is travelling in a nice calm speed that you are asking of him, you will ask him to stop and face you. When he stops and faces you, and he is looking at you, look straight at him and open your


shoulders and


remember do not hide or turn away. You want him to trust you and you want to earn this leadership, you have to earn this from him. When he is standing still, start walking toward him by walking to the left and then the right direc- tion until you are close to him. Ask him then to smell your hand by reach- ing out to him, this is important as this should be his idea and this is how you will start to introduce yourself to him. When he starts to smell


you,


immediately turn and walk away. Some


horses


may stand still when you walk away, and some horses may run away and some horses will start to follow you. When the horse starts to follow you is when they are starting to trust you, this is the answer you are looking for.


If the horse


leave you, it is important to immediately ask your horse to travel forward in the direction that he left you.


After a couple of cir-


cles, ask him to stand still and face you once again, continue this until the horse understands that what you want is for him to stop and face you. Eventually he will under- stand you.


It is very


important to rub your horse up to the withers with your hands in this step; this is where your


trust is developed from your soul to the horse from our hands. I believe that our hands are the most important


tools


between our horses and ourselves and this is one thing that I pass on throughout my “Kozak Horsemanship in my clin- ics and my lessons with my clients. Remember you can also transform your anger, happiness, frustration, love, hate, confusion and more, just from our hands. If you work hard you will be amazed how much trust that you will build from your horse in just this step. You will notice changes in your horse’s eyes, attitude, and body language as well as start to build the relationship that you are working toward. Let’s now continue


with Step # 12


Desensitize Your Horse With Lariat On Both Sides Up To The Withers


Step # 12 you may think is very similar to step # 11, however it is different as this step will also help to build the respect that


work in the same way with other objects such as tarps, ropes, or plastic bags or any other objects. Eventually you will then put the lasso around the horse’s neck and then ask him to go forward and then you will pull the lasso around his hind end to build his confidence. In order to release this lasso, you will then turn the horse to the outside. You do not have to throw the lasso on him in order to catch him. Teach him to come to you and he will eventually put his head inside of the loop of the lasso. This is real horsemanship. This is the reason that I have intro- duced our horse to the lasso, in order to build his confidence. This step will help us to succeed in the next step in order to desensitize the hind end with the lasso and to teach our horse to give to the pressure with the hind end with the lasso. I hope that you will try to understand my idea


we want from the hind end of our horse. Again, as I have previously men- tioned it is very important to finish all the previous steps in order to get suc- cess in this step. So, take your lasso in your hand and ask your horse to go forward, ask him to stop and face you and when he stops and faces you, walk toward him walking to the left and then to the right with your lasso in front of you. Let your horse smell the lasso, and then walk away right away. This is important so that he realizes not to be afraid of something in your hands. You can also


and my philosophy of my “Kozak Horsemanship” and about my discovery of my “20 Steps in the Round Pen”, and apply my apply them to your horses and you will find that you will enjoy your horse and start to BUILD PARTNERSHIPS –STEP BY STEP For more information


or to purchase a copy of Discover “20 Steps in the Round Pen” please visit my website www.koza- khorsemanship.com also please like us on Face book


Thank you Russ Krachun


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