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Gentle Persuasion – A Review of Spursuader

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Spursuader
A wonderful person named Linda Hauck contacted me about a product she created called Spursuader™ and kindly asked if I’d  be interested in trying it out.

Although Linda and I had only conversed via email, I immediately felt that she’s a kind person who genuinely cares about a horse’s well-being.

I mentioned to Linda that I may have a slightly different opinion on spurs than she does, and that I believe the use of spurs is often abused and misunderstood.  That doesn’t mean that I don’t believe in using them.  When it’s time to take your horse to higher levels of communication, then yes, they’re helpful.
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How to Stop Micro-Managing Your Horse (and What to Do Instead)

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Micro-managing

This is the 5th part in the series What All Horse Guardians Can Learn from Computer Science.  Click here to read the other articles in the series.

How do you feel when you’re micro-managed?  Do you feel inadequate?  Does it cause you to get angry?  Maybe you freeze and it causes your brain not to respond.

Since you know you’re a smart, talented and creative person, why on earth would someone want to micro-manage you? You’ve never given them a reason to.

Due to this situation, you have little or no trust or respect for the micro-manager; therefore you may decide to not put in as much effort.  Why should you?  You’re just going to be micro-managed … right?

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The Secret Ingredient That Makes You Great With Horses

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Secret Ingredient

This is the 4th part in the series What All Horse Guardians Can Learn from Computer Science.  Click here to read the other articles in the series.

Have you ever heard of the concept of design patterns?

They’re used heavily in the field of computer science.

Design patterns describe recurring solutions to common problems in a particular field.  In the case of computer science, they’re used in software design.
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A Heartfelt Review of Buck the Film

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Buck the Film

What are the qualities of a horseman?

As someone who is seeking what’s best for your horse, you’d probably agree that there are a lot of trainers in the world, but few horsemen.

So what’s the difference?

I’ve touched on this subject many times in my articles but, in a nutshell, a horseman is flexible in his approach to horses, and will put the horse first despite peer pressure, ego, and counter-productive emotions.

A horseman understands and takes to heart that any “issue” with a horse is usually not about the horse at all; rather, it’s about what the horse is reflecting back to you.
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Does Your Horse Pass the Infrastructure Test?

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Stephanie and Ransom
This is the 3rd part in the series What All Horse Guardians Can Learn from Computer Science.  Click here to read the other articles in the series.

You’re building your dream home.  Although you live 3 hours away from where you’ll soon hang your hat, you feel confident that the project is in good hands.  Since this is a long distance arrangement, you commit to driving there to check on things every 2 weeks.

The construction company you hired came highly recommended so you assumed they must understand all the nuts and bolts of what it takes to build a home.
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