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Monday, January 12, 2009
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Wade G. Burck
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7 comments:
Wade, I believe that you and Casey had a discussion in the early days of the blog about training sit-ups with a T-bar, but I have no idea where to look for it. I think that is how Martin Lacey is training Diamond and Princess. Is that standard procedure, or is it used more in Europe, or is it personal preference?
Mary Ann
Mary Ann,
I have never used anything put a T bar, as it was the method when I first went to Hawthorn, I assumed given the European influence of early trainers Josip Marcan and Henk Luyck. But I never noted it much in Europe, so I don't know. I know for a fact, much was taken over there, as I have noted the changes in a couple of years. As stated in the past, much of my "training theory" is based on the old riding masters of slowly building strength through the animals body so that they are able to complete the behaviors as the strength develops.
WAde
Mary Ann,
Here's a great, insightful quote I will share with you.
"When you're wildly anthropomorphic success or failure in training is less about understanding and more about luck, one animal is "bad" because the trainer really doesn't understand its behaviors, while another animal is "good" because it learns a trick despite the trainer's lack of understanding."
Wade
Wade, that is a great quote. Who is it from?
Mary Ann
Mary Ann,
Ben Trumble.
Wade
Tom Dieck Jr. uses T-bar too.
Simon,
I am thinking everybody does. It is kind of like the difference between European/American style of training. There isn't much difference except which side of the arena the seats are on, front or back.
Wade
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