Training Tip: Horsemanship Test: Backing Your Horse in a Circle Around an Object
Here’s a fun challenge you can test your horsemanship with the next time you ride your horse. See if you…
Training Tips
Training Tip: Handling a Nervous Horse on the Trail
Question: My horse is very well-behaved and level-headed. I was on a ride last night with a friend whose horse…
Training Tip: Understanding Horse Height
My experience in the horse world says that at least half the riders out there do not understand horse height…
Correcting a Horse’s Problematic Behavior at Feeding Time
If your horse turns into a bully when you bring feed into his stall or pasture, you don’t need to…
Training Tip: Picking Up the Correct Lead From a Standstill
As you and your horse work on leads and learn to communicate better, you can increase the challenge of picking…
Training Tip: Counterbend for a Softer, Suppler Horse
A step-by-step approach to training that focuses on suppleness as well as impulsion, addresses your horse’s fitness from head to…
Training Tip: Creating Draw With a Hard-to-Catch Horse
Question: Heinz is an older horse, and I used to have to chase him to catch him. I’ve worked with…
Training Tip: Raising an Orphan Foal
Question: We are unexpectedly raising an orphan foal. How do I teach him to be a horse? I don’t want…
Training Tip: A Horse’s Age is Just a Number
When someone tells me how old a horse is, I never make a correlation between the horse’s age and how…
How to Introduce the Snaffle Bit to Your Horse
Like all pieces of equipment you use to train your horse, care needs to be given when introducing a bit…
