There is the right way to break a horse and there is the abusive way to break a horse. I bought two horses from a man one time it turns out that the first one was a good as can be nice gentle gelding that was, started but had not been, worked with too much. The other was as crazy as they come. Just trying to trailer him he reared up and went over backward and liked to killed his fool self.

Therefore, I had my doubts but I figured it was just because I was new to him and he was scared. I continued on home with him finally in the trailer and then once we got home the same thing he was acting wild and crazy again. This went on for three days and I loaded him back up and took him back to the seller. While I was there, I discovered something I had never heard before. The man said "OH A WET BLANKET WILL FIX THAT!"

I did not know what this meant until I asked my horse trainer she said that a wet blanket meant the horse breaker would take a wet saddle blanket and beat the horse with it to make them settle down and be, ridden and comply. Oh My I was shocked. My trainer used only the gentlest methods of breaking the other horse I had purchased.

It is possible to get the best results out of a horse without abusing the horse and breaking the horses' spirit and will. A horse with a broken spirit is an empty shell. There is no light to his or her eyes; the horse has a dull stare if the horse is abusively broken into submission.

However, a horse that is gently asked to do what you wish is of him or her, holds the head high and the eyes are full of life. The spirit is still in tact the horse is the way it was, meant to be.

The old ways of breaking a horse consisted of a trainer tying a horse to a post for three or more days with no food or water to make the horse weak. Then he will saddle the horse and the horse cannot fight or buck in a weaker state. Then if the horse does fight the trainer will lunge the horse in a circle until he is about to fall over. Then the trainer will again try to ride the horse in the weakened state until the horse complies.

This and many other cruel methods are, used that are to vial to mention or think about. Please find a horse trainer that uses only gentle breaking methods. The non- abusive methods will produce a much more disciplined horse with its spirit still in tact.