Vern Sapergia
Abbiamo voluto dedicare una parte del nostro sito al nostro mentore, Vern Sapergia. Il suo metodo di addestramento e lavoro sui cavalli da reining ha dato, come potete voi stessi costatare guardando lo show record del maestro, grandi soddisfazioni e risultati agonistici ad alto livello testimoniando che, molti errori e violenze inflitte ai cavalli in nome della competizione non solo sono inutili ma rendono perfettamente l’idea di quanto l’ignoranza e l’emulazione di certi metodi attribuiti a campioni di questa disciplina stiano distruggendo il buon reining e soprattutto, i buoni cavalli.
Queste frasi racchiudono la sua filosofia e noi, del SEVENTEEN, la abbiamo adottata con grande convinzione.
“Our goal is to get the best out of each horse whereat we respect the dignity and the nature of the horse.”
“We don’t whisper to the horse – we listen to it closely.”
“On the basis of feeling we work with the nature of the horse. We achieve the horse’s cooperation through the feeling of the horse. It allows us to understand the horse and the horse to understand us. With the feel you can learn how each horse learns.”
“We put the basics of our program on every horse, whether a green two year old or an older horse. The ‘ABC’ is the central thread of our program – and the secret of its success.”
“We work to understand each horse as an individual because each horse is different and has a distinct capacity to accept pressure and training.”
“If one puts more pressure on a horse than he can accept, the survival instinct takes over: The horse either tries to run away from us or resists what we are doing. We want to recognize when the horse reaches that limit – if you go past it you get into a fight with the horse and you’re working with negative reactions from a horse. We want to always work with the horse to get a positive response.”
“Give to the bridle, give to the leg – and have FUN.”
