HORSE Temperament Typing: Why Bother with It?

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HORSE Temperament Typing: Why Bother with It?
Have you ever marveled at how a good, professional horse trainer can
get your horse to do all the things he will not do for you. Not only
that, but they make it look so easy. It's maddening. Most
professionals don't spend much time with horse temperament typing so
we should we?

Well, even though a good, professional horse trainer may not have
studied Five-Element horse temperament typing they instinctively read
horses and type them.

A talented, professional horse trainer has worked with hundreds if not
thousands of different horses. Relationship with individual horses is
not so important because the horse understands what he is supposed to
do and he gets consistent feedback from the professional horse
trainer.

Amateur Owners and Horse Temperament Typing
You and I, on the other hand, have our few horses to learn from and
with. We will make lots of mistakes and without a strong relationship
with our horse misunderstandings came escalate quickly to divorce
proceedings!

Here are some tips for making up for our mistakes with each horse
temperament type so we can stay in the relationship long enough to
make progress in training:

The Fire Horse
The Fire horse temperament is all about relationship so spend lots of
time grooming and hanging out with him. Never speak harsh words to a
Fire horse temperament even when they are behaving incorrectly. Keep
asking for the desired behavior and praise even slight efforts.

The Earth Horse
The Earth horse temperament is all about food. He lacks ambition so
you may need to get strong in your demands for extra effort. Once your
horse has put forth some energy to do what you ask let him rest and
take him to graze. He will look forward to this reward.

The Metal Horse
The Metal horse temperament will not work for someone he does not
respect. You gain his respect by breaking down his lessons into steps
he can master before moving on to the next lesson. The Metal horse
temperament learns slowly but never forgets something once it is
learned. Use this to build his confidence through repetition. You may
get bored but your Metal horse temperament will respect you for
staying with him until he is ready to move on.

The Water Horse
The Water horse temperament has to have trust. He will sense the
confidence of a good, professional horse trainer but feed off any fear
coming from an amateur. Never put your Water horse temperament to a
fearful situation unless you have total control and can support him.
An example would be working at home with lots of obstacles and set up
"scary" events to teach him to respond rather than react. Building his
trust in you in his home area will prepare him for new environments.
Go slowly with the Water horse temperament not because they learn
slowly but to teach them to learn rather than react.

The Wood Horse
Last but not least, the Wood horse temperament is often the most
challenging for the amateur horse trainer. The reason, the Wood horse
temperament wants to be challenged. Most amateurs don't have the skill
level to keep the training interesting enough so the Wood horse
temperament doesn't get bored. A bored Wood horse temperament can
progress from annoying behavior to downright dangerous. Never fight
with this type horse because that is what they want. Instead, redirect
their energy and make bad behavior uncomfortable so they choose good
behavior themselves.

So, if you are a good, professional horse trainer you can enhance your
current skills by learning horse temperament typing. If you are an
amateur you can make up for your lack of experience as a horse trainer
by building a solid relationship with your horse.


More About Horse Temperament Typing
Want to know more? Dig deeper about horse temperaments? Get the scoop
with these resources:

Horse Harmony Test website http://www.horseharmonytest.com/

Horse Temperament Type Information http://www.horseharmony.com/

Horse Temperament Type Book http://www.holistichorsekeeping.com/ashop/catalogue.php?exp=32|&cat=19&shop=1

Horse Temperament Type Ebooks http://www.holistichorsekeeping.com/ashop/catalogue.php?exp=32|&cat=23

Horse Temperament Type Educational Audios http://www.holistichorsekeeping.com/ashop/catalogue.php?exp=&cat=42&shop=1

Horse Temperament Case Studies http://www.holistichorsekeeping.com/bb/viewforum.php?f=13