Training Tip: Work Through Your Horse’s Anxiety When You Haul Away From Home
It’s important to remember that horses notice every little change in their environment, and when you take them to new…
Training Tips
First-Saddling Success Tip
When it comes to introducing the saddle to a horse for the first time, it’s important to give the horse…
Training Tip: Advice for a Horse That Cribs
Question: My friend bought a horse that has a cribbing habit. He is a very willing horse, smart and well…
Teach Your Busy-Minded Horse to Relax and Focus
There are some horses that are naturally really hot and nervous, and even after they’ve been taken through the Fundamentals…
Training Tip: Be a Thinking Horseman
One of the hardest concepts about training horses to get across to people is that horses do not think like…
Training Tip: Hold the Soft Feel Longer
Vertical flexion with your horse is something that you’ll build on with each give. First the horse has to understand…
Training Tip: Catch Your Horse in the Pasture Challenge
Can you go out to the pasture and catch your horse and lead him to the gate without having to…
Training Tip: Horse Continues to React to the Saddle After Numerous Saddlings
Question: I have a mare that I’ve started with the Colt Starting Series. She has responded well to the training,…
Training Tip: Disengaging vs Engaging Your Horse’s Hindquarters
To be effective when training your horse, it’s important to understand the difference between disengaging the horse’s hindquarters and engaging…
Training Tip: Help for a Pasture-Sour Horse
Question: My horse has always been good out on the trail, but bolshie on the ground and lacks manners. His…
