One of the fun parts of owning a horse- especially in the 2020’s- is getting to pose with and do social media photoshoots with your horse. As horse owners we are proud of our horses and ponies and want to share our horse-buddies with our friend circle, even those who don’t hang out at the …
Horse Training Basics
A stud chain can be a useful tool or an unnecessarily harsh correction, depending on the handler’s use of the chain and a particular horse’s sensitivity to correction. While a horse’s sensitivity can sometimes work to your benefit (like the horse who only needs a rider to carry a crop in order to become more …
When it comes to horse training, nothing is more fundamental than teaching a horse stop on command. Yet still, it’s something that many horse trainers skip. Instead of learning the “whoa” command, many horses are trained to stop through body cues and rein cues. Typical ways to stop a horse include: All of these are …
Sometimes horses will start becoming difficult to ride into an arena (or any area they’ve typically been ridden or trained in). Often, the horse will start exhibiting behaviors that make it difficult for the rider to get the horse to the arena. These difficult behaviors can range from simply refusing to enter the arena- by …
When a horse won’t load in a trailer, it can be a stressful experience for both the horse and handler. In this article, I’ll be discussing the problem and describing specific training interventions you can use right now or gradually over a few days or weeks to get a resistant horse loaded on a trailer …