I’ve heard it said, and firmly believe, every moment you spend with your horse is a training moment – whether you want it to be or not! Training, in this sense, means more than teaching correct leads or a fluid side pass; it means shaping our horse’s behavior for better or worse by how we interact with them and often times in the dullest of moments – like when we… Continue reading this POST
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Horse Business 101
A good trainer should have facilities and horses that reflect his or her horse abilities. Be a savvy consumer when it comes to finding a trainer for your horse – check out how the trainer’s facilities and horses look and talk to past clients. Your horse is worth it! Continue reading this POST
Canter Out Of Control
If you have a horse that motors into a gallop everytime you ask for a canter while riding or on the lunge line then you might want to start from square one back in the round pen. Most of our problems with horses can be attributed to “Us asking but the horse isn’t listening” or “Us asking and the horse not understanding”. Both of these scenarios can be solved with the proper building blocks of basic training practices and good riding. Continue reading this POST
Good Riding EQUALS Good Horse
How we ride our horses, and our level of commitment to being better riders, can eliminate many common behavioral problems in a horse. Good riding helps a horse to develop physically and mentally so he becomes a wonderful riding companion and a talented performer. Continue reading this POST