Natural horsemanship requires trainers to put in a lot of time and effort into getting a horse trained properly. Experts say that nothing can substitute for experience and persistence when it comes to learning how to train your horse using the principles of natural horsemanship
Patience is the key
Natural horsemanship is based on the conviction that horses respond better to training if their instinctive behaviours are the basis for relating to them. Another important principle is to respect the horse to gain his trust. Trainers therefore have to spend a great deal of time and effort understanding the instinctive behaviours of horses in general and the specific behaviour patterns of their horses. Because of this, great patience is the key to the realm of natural horsemanship, where nothing can be done overnight. Horses are prey animals so it takes a lot of time and patience to earn their trust and build a relationship based on mutual trust. read more