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Gee jou perd 'n billike kans
Sedert SA Horseman se eerste uitgawe in Januarie 2006 was ons onbeskaamd in ons missie om horsemanship, of perdemeesterskap, te bevorder. In daardie eerste uitgawe het ek dit duidelik gestel dat ons nie belangstel in hoeveel jou perd gekos het nie, en of jou stiebeuels van suiwer silwer gemaak is nie. Waarin ons belangstel, is of jy jouself voortdurend blootstel om 'n beter horseman te word.
Een van die belangrikste aspekte van 'n goeie horseman, vir my, is 'n gebalanseerde uitkyk op die onderwerp. Ja, jy mag in 'n spesifieke dissipline spesialiseer omdat dit die aspek van perdry is wat jou fassineer. Jy mag dalk 'n spesifieke renons in ander dissiplines hê, maar jy mag nooit vergeet dat die perd maar net dit is nie – 'n perd. En dat, as jy hierdie vennoot van jou ten volle wil ontwikkel en beveilig teen fisiese en ander skade, jy baie seker moet maak dat jou afrigtingsprogram gebalanseerd en sistematies is.
'n Aspek wat ons nooit moet vergeet nie, is dat die waarskynlikheid dat ons as ruiters, en ook ons perde, in terme van potensiaal in die top 10% van die land val, redelik skraal is.
Kom ek haal aan wat die Duitse skrywer, Waldemar Seunig, in sy boek, Horsemanship, geskryf het: "Among tens of thousands of horses, however, one exceptional horse, particularly favoured by nature will, in the course of years of work with a master, prove its aptitude for haute ecole."
Toegegee, Seunig praat hier spesifiek oor gevorderde dressuur, maar sy punt bly geldig: Die meeste perde in ons gewone mense se besit, is maar gemiddelde perde met gemiddelde potensiaal. Maar hoor wat sê hy nog: Selfs daardie een uit tienduisende sal, slegs na jare onder 'n gesoute meester, sy potensiaal bereik.
Dit is dan ook my punt: Sistematiese afrigting, sonder om te jaag en sonder om onregverdige eise aan jou perd te stel. Die uitdaging is om jou perd se swakker punte te identifiseer en dit reg te ontwikkel, terwyl jy sy sterker punte nog beter maak, sodat daardie perd die beste perd vir jou kan wees.
Ek lees onlangs Susan McBane se boek, 6 Steps to a Schooled horse, waarin sy die sogenaamde "training scales" verduidelik. Wat my sommer dadelik opval, reg aan die begin, was haar woorde: "Correct and fair schooling involves giving the horse time to understand what we are asking, to develop physically and mentally, and become fairly competent in one scale before moving on to another."
'n Paar sinne later sê sy: "In truly good riding, lightness and cooperation are our goals."
Mag hierdie jaar, 2010, gekenmerk word deur die vordering wat ons almal maak in ligtheid en samewerking. Nie net van ons perde nie, maar sommer ook as 'n lewensuitkyk.
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With the new year in full swing again, we welcome you to the first issue of SA Horseman for 2010. The spotlight in this edition falls on the ever-present problem of both internal and external parasites, and control measures to minimise the risk of disease they may cause.
We also look at two of the less prominent breeds in the country. We discover the magic of the Red Indian spotted steed, better known as the Appaloosa, and we discuss the increasingly dominant role that our local Hackneys play on the world stage.
We look at how to know when your horse is fit enough and how to apply the age-old technique of strapping a horse. Then we get a perspective of groundwork techniques from a competitive dressage rider and trainer.
We kick off with the first in a series of articles aimed at problem-solving for younger riders. These articles, written by a person with extensive experience in training children to ride horses, aim to inform our younger riders and equip them with the principles of natural horsemanship. Finally we visit the Eastern Free State for a wonderfully relaxing trail ride in the mountains of Rosendal.
SA Horseman caters for a wide variety of readers. The feedback we receive indicate that we are respected for the quality of articles we carry and that many readers are keen to read about other disciplines and activities to broaden their own perspectives.
We hope this edition doesn't disappoint.
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