Trail Training: Dealing With The ‘Hot’ Horse
Our series on “training outside the box” continues with another training tip for dealing with common trail training issues: dealing with the horse that is “hot” while on the trail.
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Can All Horses Be Trained?
For over 30 years now I have specialized in working with problem horses and starting colts. I do have horses here at the barn that are shown in Western Pleasure, jumping and reining cow horse events but the thrust of the organization is colt starting and dealing with problem horses.
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Avoiding Feed-time Frenzy
Notes From Julie If you keep your horses at home, you’ve probably already developed a...
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The Importance Of Communication With Your Horse And Trainer
In communication with your horse, one of the first things to understand is that the horse thinks...
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Trail Training: Who Wants to be “Leader of the Pack?”
We have previously discussed important steps to prepare for training on the trail, including reading the horse to recognize his inner energy level and working with him to release it, preparing the rider through warm up and stretching exercises, and building safety and confidence out on the trail.
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The Importance Of A Solid Forward Cue
I believe that the forward cue is the most misunderstood and misused of the riding cues. It is often ignored or simply unrecognized by riders as being a vital component of communication with a horse.
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A Horse’s Sense of Fairness
Notes From Julie “Does my horse have a sense of fairness?” Recently, one of my Interactive...
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Top 3 Saddle-Fit Pains
Notes From Julie At each of my clinics, my attention first turns to the horses’ tack to...
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Balance And Collection
We often hear the words “balance” and “collection” along with a variety of methods of achieving...
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Trial Training: Safety and Confidence on the Trail
In previous articles we have reviewed important steps to prepare for training on the trail, including reading the horse to recognize his inner energy level and working with him to release it. We have discussed preparing the rider through warm up and stretching exercises. Now we are ready to go out on the trail!
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