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Palm Partnership Training™ Building A Partnership With Your Horse The ‘Move Away from Me’ Command


By Lynn Palm Horses need to respect four


major ground training commands: “move away from me,” “come to- ward me,” stop, and back. In my last two articles, we covered the “come to me” and “whoa” com- mands.


In this article I will give


you the steps to teach your horse the “move away from me” command. Before starting, make sure that


your horse is properly equipped. He should be wearing a properly fitting halter, with a longe line, and leg protection. I prefer using a longe line over a lead rope for ground training, but will use both terms in these articles. If you are following my rec- ommendations from past articles,


you will create a lesson plan for each of these training sessions. The objective is for the horse to be re- sponsive to your commands on a loose lead, without any tugging or pulling on the longe or lead. When doing any ground training maneu- ver, move with the horse at all times.


No matter what the horse’s


age, I introduce these commands first in a confined, familiar location like stall, round pen, or small pad- dock. Remove any distractions such as buckets or hay. This will help him stay focused on you and relaxed. As the horse learns you can then graduate to teaching him the same lessons in progressively big- ger areas such as an aisleway, a round pen, and paddock.


Roman Knows Passes OSAS News:


occasion of Roman’s 30th birthday two years ago. He was in re- markable condition for his age and the photos also show how he acquired his name.


$157,000 during his racing career under the care of trainers Jack Darling, and then Ron Waples, Jr. who claimed him at Mohawk in September of 1995. The photos with this story were provided to OSAS on the


“The Standardbred Adoption is doing a good service for these horses, who have worked hard in their early years.” A son of Meadow Road, Roman Knows won more than


seniors to the granddaughters, he was a great guy to have around. He has left a huge hole in our lives,” said Gillian who added that Roman’s buddy, Coach (a 22 year-old Standardbred) is a little lost now without his long time companion. “We are so lucky to have had him in our lives,” she added.


Ontario, 32 year-old trotter Roman Knows has passed away at the farm of Gillian and Ron Gilmore who adopted him from OSAS as a 10 year-old. “Roman brought us all a huge amount of pleasure, from us


After 22 wonderful years at his forever home near Oshawa, I will give explanations of


these maneuvers as if I was teaching them in a stall and from the horse’s near (left) side. Remember to teach the maneuver from both sides of your horse. Be patient when work- ing on his off (right) side because the horse from the very beginning of his life is handled mostly on his left side.


Teaching the “Move Away From Me” Command… The “move away from me”


command teaches the horse to move away from pressure. It also gives you a tool that teaches your horse respect and helps keep a safe space between you. Moving away from pressure is a key concept for your horse to understand for all other


ground work and under saddle training. The first step I use to teach this command


is to get the horse to move away from me by shaking or “throwing” the longe line towards him. Once he understands that this means to move away, you can minimize the shaking of the line as you do this gesture. This is an im- portant tool to get the horse to move away from you for safety. He should be able to move away from you, at your command, without any tension being placed on the lead.


hand on the point of the horse’s shoulder while your left hand gently guides keep head straight during the maneuver. Any excess line should be held in your right hand. Gently push, or use a vibrating touch, to move the horse’s shoulder away from you. Give a “cluck” to reinforce teaching him to “move” or “go forward”. Follow his motion with your body while your other hand maintains a light contact with his halter to guide his head straight. Do not put any more tension on the halter than you have on his shoulder. The instant that he responds by taking one step, stop and praise him with a soft mellow voice tone, and a pet.


Your Next Step… Make sure you are looking at the horse’s


topline during the “move away from me” ma- neuver and not his shoulder or his feet. Once the horse understands the maneuver, you can continue to ask him for more steps. Your con- tact on his shoulder will become lighter and lighter, if you keep him straight as he learns to move away. Add the “whoa” command when you want him to stop and don’t release your touch until after he stops. Until then, follow your dreams,


Lynn For more information or to schedule your


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