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Aussie Horsemanship
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Welcome to the G'Day Mate Ranch located in
Aiken, South Carolina .
South Carolina is the sister state to my home state of
Queensland, Australia.
At the G'Day Mate Ranch Contact Information
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Send mail to
gsa@vonitzstein.com with
questions or comments about this web site.
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Traditionally
horses have been "broken in" (we now say starting horses) using methods that
took weeks, sometimes driving them in long reins until they got tired out and
gave up. Fear and intimidation were instilled in the horses using these methods.
The core of this "breaking in" was to simply wear them out which resulted
in a physically fit horse, but one who learned to never fully accept the human
as a partner and was wary and often uncooperative for the rest of his life. I also used some of these old methods many years ago. I knew there had
to be a better way for horse and human that was quicker, safer and kinder.
Working with and studying many fine horsemen over the years led me to learning
and embracing the