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Horsenality Flashcards

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Approach for Left Brained

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Progress

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Approach for Right Brained

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Repeat

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Approach for Introvert

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Slow Down

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Approach for Extrovert

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Speed Up

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What Centers a LBE - mentally, emotionally, physically?

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Play With Me!

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What Centers a RBE - mentally, emotionally, physically?

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Focus Me!

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What Centers a RBI - mentally, emotionally, physically?

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Be Gentle with Me

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What Centers a LBI - mentally, emotionally, physically?

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Whats in it for Me?

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LBE needs to be more?

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Responsive

“You’re not the boss of me!”

Left-Brain Extroverts are born to argue. If you can cause their curiousity to develop responsivelness, rather than demand it, they’ll get calmer and more connected.

The Touch It Pattern is ideal. Keep them guessing and don’t be too repetitive - you usually get to do it the same way about three times and then you’d better think of something new! Remember this horse is a super learner. Be provocative and progressive - it keeps sessions mentally stimulating.

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RBE needs to be more?

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CALM

“I don’t feel Safe”

When you can help the RBE get calm, they get more connected to you. Only then you can work on the responsiveness as they will be less reactive.

You need to be a strong, calm, focused leader; rapid disengagements will help you get control as they interrupt the horses flight response. In some circumstances, asking the horse to speed up for a lap and “cruise for three” until he volunteers to slow down or stand next to you is very effective.

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LBI needs to be more?

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CONNECTED

“What’s in it for me?”

When you give the Left-Brain Introvert what he likes (cookies, rest, scratches), he’ll get more connected to you and then more responsive to your ideas. LBIs are already calm, so that’s not usually the issue.

Give him a treat and rub him - don’t ask him to do anything. Once he is looking to you with a more positive expression, ask him to do something really little and give him more treats and scratches. Build from there by occassionally asking for more effort or two or three tasks before treating. One day, you’ll be more interesting than the treat! LBI horses are physically slow (at first) but mentally fast. Learn to be mentally intense but move more slowly at first, and use reverse psychology by doing things like asking him to go slower rather than speed up. This helps keep the connection.

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RBI needs to be more?

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CONNECTED

“I don’t trust you.”

When you can prove to the right-brain introvert that you are not going to rush them and you understand their need for things to be slow, they start to trust you, becoming calmer and more responsive.

Doing nothing is the best thing when it comes to Right Brain Introvert horses. Just standing next to them, or sitting, or leaning in a friendly way until they take a deep breath is worth waiting for. As they start to let down their defenses and relax, you can begin to communicate, gently asking for what you want and waiting for them to respond rather than ‘upping your phases.’ Gentle repetition works better than increasing pressure.

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Right-Brain Introvert

____ Body ____ Mind

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Slow Body Slow Mind

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Left-Brain Introvert

____ Body ____ Mind

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Slow Body Fast Mind

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Left-Brain Extrovert

____ Body ____ Mind

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Fast Body Fast Mind

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Right-Brain Extrovert

____ Body ____ Mind

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Fast Body Slow Mind

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A horse’s Horsenality is made up of four elements:

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Innate characteristics – genetics, what it was born with

Learned behavior – positive or negative, functional or dysfunctional

Environmental Influences – which can involve a lot of things

Spirit – strength, courage, determination, ‘heart’ – which basically determines how much effort he’s going to put in.

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We can be in control of the learned behavior, teach them the 7 Games in Four Savvys, provide all kinds of opportunities to learn positive behaviors, and take the time as needed.

But the invisible ingredient is the environmental influences such as:

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The attitude of the herd, their pasture mates

Isolation

When we feed: If you feed at the same time every day, you’ll start to create anxiety in horses if you are late!

How we feed: How we do it, the dominant behaviors we encourage or discourage.

What we feed– their health and nutrition: Malnutrition can affect their spirit, and give them a greater drive for food.

Living conditions – which could be quiet and peaceful or highly stimulating (a busy barn or next to a train track, freeway, airport)

How they are handled, trained, and treated (by you or those you hire)

Your relationship and attitude to your horse

Your ability to bond, to teach, to help them feel safe or fulfill their fundamental needs.

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I know that when I play On Line, a Left-Brain Extrovert needs me to give him a…

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variety of things to do with lots of interesting obstacles and to direct his energy constructively instead of making him stop.

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I know that when I play On Line, a Left-Brain Introvert needs me to…

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slow down, give him time to think, reward him for the littlest things, and wait for him so he will want to do more instead of making him do things.

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I know that when I play On Line, a Right-Brain Extrovert needs me to…

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help him calm down and use his adrenaline so he is ready to listen. I know I need to match and direct his energy with patterns which shorten his flight line, such as going back and forth with lots of turns

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I know that when I play On Line, my Right-Brain Introvert needs me to…

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SLOW DOWN my requests, giving him time to lick and chew after my release. I know that giving him time to relax and dwell, without zoning out, and taking things at his pace instead of pushing him is what he needs When he trusts me, he will give me so much more and I can then ask him for more and more

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Once you have an idea of how your horse is acting, it’s not that difficult to come up with useful strategies right in the moment. Think of four tool boxes, each labeled with one of the four horsenalities. Each box contains the same “tools” or strategies, techniques, and solutions. These are the Seven Games at four levels in four Savvys, including all the patterns, impulsion programs, toys, and obstacles. When playing On Line, each one also contains all the rope lengths and equipment you might use. What distinguishes one horsenality “tool box” from another are factors such as

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the sequence, timing, frequency, and energy with which you use the contents.

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