Getting your first horse is an exciting moment. It can also be a costly mistake. There are many considerations that go into buying that “first” horse and more time than not these are overlooked or unknown for that first-time horse buyer. It is easy to get ‘swayed’… Continue reading this POST
Archive for August, 2009
Our Newest Horse
A short while back I was given a 15 y.o. QH mare. I wasn’t exactly looking for a horse but the owner was in a bad situation financially and desperately needed to find this mare a home. I decided to just go and take a look at her – maybe I could keep her in mind if I knew of anyone looking for a horse – but after seeing her… Continue reading this POST
Basic Equipment for Training
When I start a horse I use only a bare minimum of equipment. First and foremost is an enclosed area to work the horse. A round pen is ideal for this. Sixty feet in diameter is best, smaller and you run the risk of straining a young horses legs when cantering and larger means a… Continue reading this POST
What goes into training?
What does it take to train a horse? Professional horse trainers have a routine and methodology they adhere to when working with a horse. They all have certain beliefs about what is the best way to approach problem behavior and they all have certain fundamental principles of starting a horse that are similar. What they also have in common, across the board (if they are truly decent horse trainers), is… Continue reading this POST