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Tip - CLUCKING Clucking is a conditioned response. I read somewhere that clucking goes back to Xenophon - (A Greek, who lived in 400 B.C., who wrote the first f...ully preserved manual on the riding horse. It is entitled "The Art of Horsemanship". Xenophon differs from other ancient writers on the horse in that he urges his readers to know the horses "psyche," it's mentality. He knew that an animal which had confidence in the understanding and good will of it's rider would more effectively respond to the commands of the rider. Xenophon encouraged a mutual respect between man and horse.) Anyway, horseman have been clucking to their horses for a long time. And it is interesting how clucking makes a difference, as far as bringing up the adrenaline in horse. Clucking doesn't mean for a horse to move forward or to gain speed. Instead, I liken it to influencing the RPMs within a motor. It brings the RPMs up, makes his heart beat a little faster, brings his adrenaline and energy up - he becomes aware. Then we decide in which direction he is to go - could be forward, back, lateral or a spin - and we direct that energy into that activity. But typically, we should be able to sit on a horse with reins and cluck to him and he should just wake up and wait for our direction. Tomorrow - Sitting in the saddle ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remember if you are having trouble choosing a pair of spurs or a bit for your horse - call me at 805-455-0162 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nice compliment: You give such invaluable information. Thanks so much for sharing this Info and breaking it down. I wish I had learned this when I first started riding. I would have been a much more aware horsewoman. Butters Scotch 2021 Clinics Call to set up a clinic in your area 805-455-0162. We are setting up our 2021 schedule now! Please call the hosts at numbers listed below to save your spot. Auditors are welcome too usually. 1. Mar. 6-7 - Reedley, Ca - Michelle Gilles - (559-525-5027) Success 2. Mar. 13-14 - AVAILABLE - 3. Mar. 20-21 - Junction City, OR - Wendy (360-567-7211 or 971-998-9985) Success 4. Mar 27-28 - Hermiston, OR - TENTATIVE 5. Apr. 3-4 - AVAILABLE - 6. Apr. 10-11 - Yamhill, OR - Jim Spence (503-550-6739) 7. Apr. 17-18 - Lakeview, OR - Tom Flynn (541-207-8490) 8. Apr. 24-25 - AVAILABLE 9. May1- 2 - Billings, MT - Caitlin (802-490-4995) 10. May 8-9- AVAILABLE - 11. May 15-16 - Santa Fe, NM - Wendy (505-469-0834 or 505-350-8333) 12. May 21, 22 & 23 - AVAILABLE 13. June 5-6 - Hamilton, MT - Indy Jones (406-361-0328) 14. June 12-13 - Fairview, MT - Tanya Candee (701-260-1847) 15. June 16-17 - Lemon, SD - Raelynn (602-663-2941) 16. June 19-20 - AVAILABLE - 17. June 26-27 - AVAILABLE - 18. July 3, 4 & 5 - Norwalk, WI - Jeff (608-343-5680) 19. July 10-11 - Acampo, Ca. - Julie Saco (209-625-6519) 20. July 17-18 - AVAILABLE - 21. July 21-22 - Watford City, ND - Don (701-570-7980) 22. July 24-25 - AVAILABLE - 23. Aug. 14-15 - AVAILABLE - 24. Aug. 21-22 Enfield, CT Jennifer (860-681-2561) 25. Aug. 28-29 - AVAILABLE - 26. Sept. 3-4 - Saratoga, WY - Kyle (307-760-8018) 27. Sept. 11-12- Spokane, WA - Allie (509-431-7008) 28. Sept-18,19,20 ---Optional 2 or 3 days--- Sweet Idaho Rene 541-589-3458 Possible river raft float trip if it’s warm. 29. Oct. 2-3 Port Orchard, WA Keri Peterson-253-313-6866 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grateful to my Sponsors - call me and I will tell you about any of them! 805-455-0162 #pinesplacellc.com #outbackcustoms.com #cimarrontrailers.com #jhsanders.com #csisaddlepads.com #healthycoat.net #performaxbitandspurs #fasttimebits #cowhorseU #lesvogt.com #lesvogtscalclassics.com #dbarm.com #medvetpharm.com #https://totalfeeds.com

Five Easy Pieces Exercises 1. LATERAL FLEXION Piece number one is getting the horse to yield his nose to the side as a response to you just lightly moving the ...rein. As you hear and read again and again in this program - the KEY to achieving success in a performance training program is having a horse that will do everything you ask with a soft and resistance - free neck. By staying with this exercise until your horse will respond to a rein that still has some slack in it. I know, and you will too, that he is giving his head and neck willingfully willfully and not being forced. Again you do this exercise both to the right and the left. 2. MOVING THE SHOULDER Piece number two consists of moving the shoulder to the right or left, independent of the head. That is, if you are asking the shoulder to go to the right, the horse's head will stay to the left. To do this you'll start with exercise number one left as discussed above, and then by moving your rein towards the horse's withers and engaging your left leg if you need to you'll get the horse to actually step across his right foot with his left one, moving his shoulders to the right. You work on this extra size bolt to the right and the left. 3. MOVING THE RIB CAGE Piece number three involves moving the rib cage to the right and the left, while keeping the horse's body as straight as possible. Your goal is to move his his body as one piece. While this sounds easy, it can be a real challenge because he's probably going to want to move his shoulders first and you can't let him. 4. MOVING THE HIPS Piece number four is moving the hips in one direction without the shoulders moving too, and then being able to do the same exercise on the other side. We'll spend a lot of time on this in both the workbook and the video, so I don't elaborate anymore here, but this move will become the foundation for your lope departures and lead changes, as well as giving you a tool for a horse that starts to drift in the back on his turnarounds. 5. PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER Piece number five is the test. It's where you put all the pieces together to see if you have a rough spot that needs extra work. It consists of backing your horse in a circle with his body aligned to the track of the circle that he's on, that is, hip and nose to the inside of the circle, and shoulders to the outside. To do this you will need hip control, shoulder control and a horse that is soft in the poll. Pictures below: 1. Doing exercise 3 of 5 Easy Pieces - moving rib cage 2. Helping a lady adjust her chinstrap at a clinic. We bring a lot of bits and let people try whatever they want at our clinics. 3. Good quote 4. Nice bit - call me to get yours 805-455-0162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feel free to call if you need help picking out a bit for your horse or need new spurs. 805-455-0162 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for compliments!! Thanks Les Vogt and Michelle Gilles' Performance Horses for an awesome weekend. John Harrer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021 Clinics Call to set up a clinic in your area 805-455-0162. We are setting up our 2021 schedule now! Please call the hosts at numbers listed below to save your spot. 1. Mar. 6-7 - Reedley, Ca - Michelle Gillus - (559-525-5027) 2. Mar. 13-14 - AVAILABLE - 3. Mar. 20-21 - Junction City, OR - Wendy (360-567-7211 or 971-998-9985) 4. Mar 27-28 - Hermiston, OR - TENTATIVE 5. Apr. 3-4 - AVAILABLE - 6. Apr. 10-11 - Yamhill, OR - Jim Spenee (503-550-6739) 7. Apr. 17-18 - Lakeview, OR - Tom Flynn (541-207-8490) 8. Apr. 24-25-26 - Hamilton, MT - Indy Jones (406-361-0328) 9. May1- 2 - Billings, MT - Caitlin (802-490-4995) 10. May 8-9- AVAILABLE - 11. May 15-16 - Santa Fe, NM - Wendy (505-469-0834 or 505-350-8333) 12. May 21, 22 & 23 - Sweet, ID - Rene (541-589-3458) 13. May 29-30 - Huntley, MT - Shannon Kincheloe (406-331-0784) 14. June 5-6 - AVAILABLE - 15. June 9-10 - Watford City, ND - Don Masten (701-570-7980)) 16. June 12-13 - Fairview, MT - Tanya Candee (701-260-1847) 17. June 16-17 - Lemon, SD - Raelynn (602-663-2941) 18. June 19-20 - AVAILABLE - 19. June 26-27 - AVAILABLE - 20. July 3, 4 & 5 - Norwalk, WI - Jeff (608-343-5680) 21. July 10-11 - AVAILABLE - 22. July 17-18 - AVAILABLE - 23. July 21-22 - Watford City, ND - Don (701-570-7980) 24. July 24-25 - AVAILABLE - 25. Aug. 6, 7 & 8 - Billings, MT - Caitlin (802-490-4995) 26. Aug. 14-15 - AVAILABLE - 27. Aug. 21-22 - AVAILABLE - 28. Aug. 28-29 - AVAILABLE - 29. Sept. 3-4 - Saratoga, WY - Kyle (307-760-8018) 30. Sept. 11-12- Spokane, WA - Allie (509-431-7008) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grateful to my Sponsors - call me and I will tell you about any of them! 805-455-0162 #pinesplacellc.com #outbackcustoms.com #cimarrontrailers.com #jhsanders.com #csisaddlepads.com #healthycoat.net #performaxbitandspurs #fasttimebits #cowhorseU #lesvogt.com #lesvogtscalclassics.com #dbarm.com #medvetpharm.com #https://totalfeeds.com

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