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Launceston
April 2011
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As my camera went click, click, click, taking photos at Carlos’s latest clinic in Tassie, the only thought running through my head was CCKLTOR CCKLTOR CCKLTOR.
Carlos is so willing to share his knowledge with everyone, from why horses nearly always shy on one side more than the other, to canter departures, he gives reasons and explanations for everything he does. And it all makes such sense as to what and why our horses are doing something, or should I say what we are doing to cause our horses to react the way they do. It was amazing to watch the light bulb click on when each rider understood their horse instead of trying to get their horse to understand them.
I think one of the many things that really sets Carlos apart from other trainers, is the encouragement and softness he gives and shows the horses and riders. People who had never ridden without a bit were learning to trust their horses with the new skills they had learned from Carlos. They were doing what they thought was impossible, from trotting and cantering to jumping over barrels and learning how to do rollbacks and sidepassing. But the most important thing I think they all learned was the ability to see themselves achieving the things Carlos did with their horses. He shows anything is achievable with confident consistent kind leadership. As a fencesitter, you just want to go straight home and give it a go.
With Carlos's open personality and sense of humour, the clinic is a relaxed and fun learning environment where he not only explained how to do things but was willing to get in and show us how, with a hands-on approach with each horse – always with infinite patience and an unwavering belief that less is more.
The only "more" horses need is more of Carlos and people who are willing to look at themselves before blaming the horse.
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