Sensible Training...Finally....

This past weekend, I watched a little of RFD TV and something really stood out, something I hadn't seen before. I don't watch RFD that much anymore (I mean, really...Big Joe Polka??) and turned to it just to see what the latest line-up was.

Seems to me, the TV trainers were really doing some real training and not any sort of 'tricks' to get the horse going. Good solid training. Of course, they want you to go to their clinics and spend money but for once, it seemed to me, they were wanting you to make a good horse without breaking the bank or becoming a circus horse trainer.

Once I saw Clinton Anderson say something about a rope halter. He said you can use any halter you want. He thought his was best because there were more knots in the nose but you can use any basic tied halter. That impressed me. I had the feeling that he wanted the average rider to do better with their horse rather than harp on spending uber bucks for his 'special' halter.

I don't have a problem with a trainer wanting to make money. I'm a capitalist myself but there should be a self imposed limit on trying to take the customer for all they have to get a similar result as if they didn't buy. As if, unless you go with some trainer all the way, you can't train. I didn't see that this weekend.

Of course, if you want the finer points, you should go to a trainer or to clinics. Then get out there and polish that saddle seat!!