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About Rick Gore (www.thinklikeahorse.org)
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Visit Rick Gore's Horse Site: --- www.thinklikeahorse.org
--Rick is a student of the horse. He can answer questions about sacking out (Desensitizing vs. Sensitizing), dealing with spooky, abused or ex-race horses, rearing, bucking, horses that won’t tie or load into a trailer, working in a round pen/round corral, starting colts, dealing with aggressive or so called "mean" horses, herd behavior, biting, kicking, hard to catch, using a bosal or hackamore, soft hands and direct reining verses neck reining. If you expect him to tell you feel good advice, you will be disappointed. 95% of all his answers will include "the problem is you and not your horse." About 95% of most answers that I give out are on my web site, so if you read it you will probably answer your own question and may learn a few other things. I am like Gordon Ramsey (Hell's Kitchen) and Simon Cowell (Idol), you may not like what I say or how I say it, but it will be pretty true and accurate, in my opinion, judging from my experience.
Experience
Rick is an experienced horseman with over 35 years of riding and handling horses. Rick grew up in Texas around horses and horse people. He has started colts, ridden many horses with behavior issues and worked with problem horses. (He believes that most horse problems are really people problems)
He believes in and practices natural horsemanship and continues to read and study books by great horsemen. He routinely attends clinics, talks with and discuss horse issues with other clinicians and trainers. He has never met a horse that could not be fixed. Rick believes it is never the horse's fault and with proper handling, all problems can be worked out.
Education/Credentials
Rick has over 35 years experience in being around and working with horses. Over the years he has watched good horsemen do the right thing and seen the wrong things done with bad results. Rick has a Bachelor of Science degree in Education.
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Expert: Rick Gore (www.thinklikeahorse.org) - 10/28/2009
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hey, i have a four yr. old gelding that ive had since he was born and he is super sweet and respectful but he doesnt know what gitty up means yet.lol.he walks with the group on a lead rope but how do i get him to know when im on his back and noone is leading that i want him to go? i know he needs ground work but where do i start i tried to lunge him but he just goes backward or back and forth do i have to start teaching him to lunge in a round pen first because i dont have one but my other horse lunge fine without a round pen but they know what thier suppose to do hes not being ugly i just dont think he knows what i want him to do yet and i dont want to mess up because he does trust me. any help?thanks
Answer
Last time I check that is not a book for horses named "Dealing with humans for dummies". Of course he does not know how to move, you have not taught him, you have not learned how to communicate with him, you have not gotten good enough to be able to train him so he knows what you want. As usual I take the horse's side, this is not a horse issue. I can't tell you what to, since it would take years to teach you if I spent every day with you. This horse is teaching you and you are too busy trying to teach him.
Glad you realize he is not being ugly, but that is only one small piece. You have have to learn how to think like a horse, learn how to talk horse, learn how the high horse acts and teaches lower horses.
This is about you learning, but thinking I could just tell you what to do, tells me you have no idea how much you don't know. You did not tell me how old you are or what you experience is, but from your question, it tells me you are at the unconscious incompetence level. I talk about his in my article. Read the article and read my web site, you will see horses differently after you do and then once I know you have a very basic foundation, I can explain something where you will understand it since we will be on the same page.
Here is a link to article:
http://www.equestrianlife.com/articles/100/The_Horse_Competence_Learning_Model;_...
Here is a link to my site:
http://www.thinklikeahorse.org/
Rick
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