Move with Your Horse During Transitions
…your horse and are a fundamental check of your horse’s training progress. But remember: You are a part of that team. What can you do to enable your horse to…
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Horse Health: Vitamins and Minerals
…the organism (your horse). Vitamins have diverse jobs when it comes to keeping your horse’s body functioning. For example, vitamin D aids in absorption of calcium from your horse’s small…
Incredible, Edible Rewards for Your Horse
…positive reinforcement, horses become active participants in the training process, eagerly seeking the right answers. Dull horses brighten, sour horses turn sweet, and the underachiever suddenly moves to the head…
Book Excerpt: The Competitive Edge III – Gravity, Balance, Kinetics of Horse and Rider
…center of gravity, the more delicate its balance is, depending directly on the narrowness of the horse’s stance. A wide horse is less affected whereas a narrow horse is immediately…
Horse Behavior and Psychology (Part II)
…horses: A dominant horse may limit the approach of another horse (inhibiting movement when the horse would rather be in motion) by applying progressive stages of pressure. For instance, the…
Overcoming the Grooming Grumpies
…leading lessons, moves and counter-moves to position and reposition your horse. Focus on the positive. Don’t react to your horse’s moody mannerisms. Spend plenty of time petting your horse’s head…
A Touch of Healing with the TTouch Method
…isn’t exerting himself. “Be aware that a 28-breath-per-minute respiration is normal if your horse is camping or with a group of horses,” says Tellington-Jones. “I’ve discovered many horses in the…
Partner with your Practitioner
…1 Instill good ground manners in your horse. This is the number one key to keeping everyone who works with your horse safe. A horse that invades the handler’s space…
Final Pre-Ride Preparations
…express themselves. Because of that, we inadvertently end up doing something to our horse, rather than with our horse. Some horses may stand quiet enough for saddling, but are likely…
De-Spook Your Ring-Bound Horse
…turn and stare the horse down — just wait until the horse calms down, then continue walking. Lead the horse past the objects without you looking at them. A horse…