Training Tip: Make Safety a Priority When Saddling a Colt
When it comes to saddling a colt for the first time, I always assume the colt is going to break…
Training Tips
Training Tip: Trailering Problem? Understand Your Horse’s Fear
To help your horse overcome his trailering fears, you have to look at trailering from his perspective. As prey animals,…
Training Tip: There are No Shortcuts in Horsemanship
Too often, I meet people at tours or we’ll receive letters in the office saying that they have a problem…
Training Tip: Teach Your Horse to Lower His Head for Haltering
It’s a great habit to teach your horse to lower his head and then tip his head toward you when…
Training Tip: Feel Unsafe Handling a Problem Under Saddle With Your Horse?
When I apprenticed with Ian Francis, he told me: “There are a lot of heroes in the graveyard.” Too many…
Training Tip: Does Your Horse Refuse to Leave the Trailer?
If you’re at a show or on a trail ride, it’s common for your horse to develop a magnet with…
Training Tip: Does Your Horse Have Bad Turnout Manners?
Almost all horses that bolt away from their handlers in the pasture are a product of a human’s negligence. Think…
Training Tip: A Good Stud Makes a Great Gelding
One of the best things my mentor Gordon McKinlay ever told me as an apprentice was “If he’s a good…
Training Tip: Don’t Get Stuck at the Arena Gate
At some point or other, almost all horses develop a magnet to the arena gate. To deter your horse from…
Training Tip: Cues to Guiding a Horse
Whenever you want to change directions, turn your horse or guide him in general, always use the “Look, Leg, Rein”…
