Ask Julie Goodnight
Question: Ms. Goodnight,
I recently read your article regarding fear of horses. I have a unique problem related to fear and hope you can help. I was in the round pen and I was thrown off and I broke a few ribs.
How Do I Teach My Young Horse To Collect?
My question is: I have a 3 yr old gelding Welsh Cob, just under saddle and I am trying to find the way how to ask him to loosen in the movement. It is ok for him to loose when we are standing (asking to turn the head to me and then he puts it down)
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Natural Horsemanship Pioneer Pat Parelli Saddles Up For 2011 Road To The Horse Legends
Many great horseman have stepped into the Road to the Horse round pens to prove their mettle and showcase the best natural horsemanship has to offer, but in 2011 something unprecedented will occur.
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Teaching Your Horse To Handle A Rope – Part II
PERFORMANCE HORSEMANSHIP WITH RICHARD WINTERS Last month we discussed how to prepare and...
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Teaching Your Horse To Handle A Rope
Introducing your saddle horse to a lariat rope and getting him comfortable with its use could go a long way in training your horse to become a safe and solid equine citizen. Even if you don’t plan on roping off of your horse, being desensitized and comfortable with the rope around his body could keep you out of trouble.
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Are You Ready For A Horsemanship Clinic?
Over the last twenty years, Horsemanship Clinics have become very popular with horse enthusiasts. You would be hard pressed to find one of your horse loving friends who haven’t been to some type of clinic in hopes of improving their horsemanship skills.
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From Sour To Sweet – Fixing The Barn, Gate, Or Buddy Sour Horse
Have you ever found yourself in one of the following real life scenarios? You and your husband have paid good money to ride in a clinic and both horses get frantic every time you attempt to ride in opposite directions. You’re riding in an arena and every time you start back toward the gate your horse speeds up.
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Rein And Leg Management
In this article I want to discuss how rein and leg positions communicate to and control different parts of your horse’s body.
There are four basic positions for each rein.
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Leg Yielding To Side-Passing
One horseman phrased it like this, “Body control isn’t a big thing. Body control is everything!” In light of this truism, I want to talk about leg yielding and side-passing and how you can refine it for more precise body control.
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Whispering Loudly And Clearly
“We let our horses push us around too much,” Buck Brannaman tells us. He’s in a round pen, working with a woman’s bay colt that keeps trying to push into Buck’s space. “I would never let my horse get this bad.”
The colt’s owner, who’s standing just outside the round pen fence, calls out to Buck, “He has tantrums!”