Training Tip: Filly Pins Her Ears When Fed Grain
Question: I have a 4-year-old Quarter Horse filly. When I approach her with the grain bowl, her ears go flat…
Training Tips
Training Tip: Why Horses Become Aggressive Towards Humans
Horses become aggressive towards people for two main reasons. Sometimes they develop aggressive behavior because they feel threatened and think…
Training Tip: Mare is Aggressive About Protecting Her Foal
Question: My mare has become very aggressive about protecting her foal to the point that she’s lunged at me and…
Training Tip: Practice Handling a Spooky Horse in a Controlled Environment
Knowing how to handle when your horse spooks and actually getting in the saddle and doing it are two separate…
Training Tip: Horse Bites When Asked to Flex
Question: My horse either grabs the reins, bites the stirrup or tries to bite my boot when doing lateral bending….
Training Tip: Why and When I Introduce Spurs to My Horses
When I start a horse under saddle, my first two goals are to establish a gas pedal and a brake….
Training Tip: Catching a Loose Horse
Question: While leading my mare, I had to let go of the lead rope because I got stuck in the…
Training Tip: Training and Handling Deaf Horses
It always surprises me how many people think deaf horses are useless and untrainable to the point of thinking a…
Training Tip: Trailer Loading a Blind Horse
Question: My horse is blind in one eye. We finally got him to go in the trailer, but when we…
Training Tip: If You Want Your Horse to Lope Well, Practice Loping
Everyone wants to ride a horse that lopes with cadence, follows their focus and listens to their cues. It’s no…
