[wyldterv]

Originally Posted by dare2ride

Great point! I like the dog analogy because it makes sence. my horse is not an arab -so im a little out of the loop lol, he is a 3/4TB 1/4QH and also seems to have major bordem problems. I am constantly haveing to come up with new stuff to do. (its kinda fun cause i get tired of the same old myself) for the most part he is a good boy-does everything i ask, when i ask- but when he was younger, especially, repitition made him mad or he would start to anticipate. He is great if you are not on a routine- change it up!!!!

I train dogs and horses so easier to see the similarities and the differences and how some breeds of horses are more like some breeds of dogs in behavior tendancies.

If you stop and think about what that breed was ORIGINALLY developed and bred to do, it can help a person better customize training and schooling techniques to that singular animal.

A TB has a LOT of Arabian behind it and is a 'Hotblooded' breed which means, by nature, it will tend to be more reactive physically and emotionally and yes you will notice that they generally don't tolerate tons of repition in their training or they do start to anticipate things and you get 'issues' along the way.

Saddlebreds can be more like this as well, they have a lot of TB in their development as a breed.

Then you look at a heavier more draftlike breed who was breed to be LESS physically and emotionally reactive and they tend to be more tolerant of repetition...

BUT all of them will get bored if you don't shake up the 'routine' and introduce new things in your program