"THE HORSE MUSN'T STOP FOR POOPING"

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Some days ago at the stables, I heard a riding teacher, saying this. I just thought: isn't this horse a living being? Starting to whip him, he forced the horse to stop doing what he was doing and continue trotting.
I just believe that this behavior is inconceivable. It is true that some horses need to understand that while competing they can't stop for 'doing their business', but that is absolutely not the right method.
Actually as I always say, the start is creating a relationship of mutual trust. If since now you have been whipping at him madly, he'd probably fear the whip now. To overcome this, read the article: overcome the fear of whips.
Then we can lunge him for some sessions of 5/10 minutes. Whenever he does the session without stopping for pooping, you can reward him. If he stops many times, you can try to stimulate with voice and movements (NOT VIOLENCE) him not to stop and if he does so even for 5 seconds, then you can let him stop and do whatever he wants. Associate this step whit a key word like "go!".

 Remember that as I always say, this is a non-invasive method and it will take time and patience.

 Saba

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