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"The key to good training is to let it take the time it needs to take. An excellent trainer is to be able to recognize subtle signs of stress, nervousness or fear. New situations, new environments and the learning process can all be incredibly stressful for animals, especially animals who are new to training. When we train slower , build behaviors in small steps and make sure the animal fully understands our requests, training actually takes much less time. This is because we don’t have to waste time later undoing problems caused by sloppy, rushed training.

Pat Parelli, Craig Cameron and Josh Lyons all prove that it is possible to take a completely untrained horse and in 2 1/2 hours ride him through an obstacle course and set of tasks. However, just because something can be done, does not mean it should be done. Listen to your horse and watch his behavior and body language. He’ll tell you how fast or slow your training should progress. "