Training Tip: Practice approaching your horse quickly
Horses are naturally frightened of being approached quickly because they’re prey animals. When you run up to your horse…
Training Tips
Training Tip: Whoever moves first, loses
Horses establish dominance by being able to move each other’s feet. The most dominant horse in a herd can…
Training Tip: Gain control of your horse’s front end with Yield the Forequarters
Control of your horse’s forequarters equals control of his direction of movement. Think of your horse’s head and neck…
Training Tip: Avoid these common pitfalls of a Barbarian: Part 2
Avoid these mistakes to keep from acting like a Barbarian when training your horse. Barbarians lack a sense of…
Training Tip: Avoid these common pitfalls of a Barbarian: Part 1
Avoid these mistakes to keep from acting like a Barbarian when training your horse. Barbarians lack a sense of…
Training Tip: Help your horse stay stumble-free
If your horse is stumbling during your rides, keep these points in mind to make sure you’re not accidentally…
Training Tip of the Week: Why you should tie your horse up
Tying a horse up for long periods of time accomplishes many important things in your training. I have a…
Training Tip of the Week: Use Squeeze, Cluck and Spank to stop a grass-snatcher.
If your horse stops at a patch of clover and refuses to move, even if you’re bumping him on…
Training Tip of the Week: Hard-to-catch horse tip: Use the halter as a desensitizing tool.
Most horses balk at the sight of their owner coming to the pasture with halter in hand because more…
Training Tip of the Week: Don’t tie a cinchy horse when saddling
A common mistake I see people make that can ultimately lead to a horse becoming cinchy is tying their…
