The Horse by Ron Meredith President, Meredith Manor International Equestrian Centre Training horses involves using pressures to shape a horse's behavior. But many people MythUnderstand how to use pressures properly. The horse will accept it calmly and learn from it.
Many trainers attack horses.
They think that if the horse's activity level or excitement level increases, the horse is learning more. That's one of the biggest MythUnderstandings there is in the training world. In fact, the truth is just the opposite. When a horse feels attacked, you have created an avoidance situation. Avoidance situations create fives times as strong a reaction as approach situations.