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Dec 28




 

I leaned over Jean Luc’s shoulder reading his work. The subject is the shoulder in. He put his hand on my hand saying, "I have the feeling that you are going to use this part before I finish this study.” I say yep, placed my free hand on the mouse and clicked copy. Here it is:

Maya Angelou wrote, "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” This applies to horses. You win their heart when you make them comfortable with their body and sound. You have a very special place in their mind when you encourage them to think and respect their errors. They never forgot when you treat them as partners. You can win their stomach with carrots, sugar, or any other treat but you don’t win their respect. It would ...


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Dec 14

 Jean Luc COrnille

  posted by helyn on 14.12.14 12:56 as Yes, winning is not everything.




The SOM (Science of Motion) was initially developed for better performances in the show ring. It was about educating and coordinating the horses' physique for the athletic demands of the performances, Once in the show ring, and in order to win, it was still necessary to show what the judges wanted to see, but it was possible to greatly reduce the percentage of injuries that is epidemic in the show ring. Also, the horses showed better gaits. Once a judge asked me, Where do you find these million dollars movers?" I told him, "I make them." He laugh thinking that I was joking and say, "Good response." I did not have a sponsor and I could not afford the purchase of extraordinary movers but with appropriated education, the horse’s gaits improved dramatically. Look at the horse that could not trot.(A video SOM produced) He was dead lame and totally crippled. At ...
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