Pa Dutch Horsemanship

Pa Dutch Horsemanship

Principles:

The Pa Dutch followed the biblical precepts of peace, stewardship, calmness, frugality, work is good, modesty, being practical,

being fair and honest, doing it right the first time, not cutting corners, neatness and tidiness, being safe and responsible,

being very compassionate to people and animals, not superstitious.

Horse Treatment:

Horses are our work partners, not pets.

When you have a horse, it should be for life.

Being too soft will spoil a horse.

Don’t touch or handle a horse without purpose.

Training horses is not about quick fixes, real training takes a lot of time, just like

teaching children.

Be quiet and calm around horses. Control your own emotions.

Old horses, young riders. Young horses, old riders.

To make a good horse, spend time with it.

Horses can be taught by other horses how to work.

If you don’t develop a work ethic in a horse, it will be spoiled.

Never play around with a foal, it makes them sneaky, pushy, and spoiled.

Training drills must make sense, and have function.

Horse nature:

Horses love routines.

All horse handling is based on pressure and release.

Geldings have a stallion brain.

Keep horses busy, keep them out of trouble.

Horses are like little children of three or four years old.

Horses were created to work. We show them because they are beautiful.

Not every horse is good for every job.

Size doesn’t matter to a horse. A big horse can be handled by a small person.

Horses live in the moment. They see and react, see and react.

Never mess with a horse when it is eating.

Horses get their nature mostly from their mother.

Horses pull better than they carry.

Every team and every horse will walk off or run away sometime.