Starting the Partnership Off Right
…tool with you (leadrope, flag, training stick, etc) that you could shoo horses away with if the safety of your space feels threatened. Also, commit to yourself to not touch…
…tool with you (leadrope, flag, training stick, etc) that you could shoo horses away with if the safety of your space feels threatened. Also, commit to yourself to not touch…
…matter of fine-tuning certain signals until they are second nature to the horse and to us. Because the training depends on developing specific cues, you can do this training whether…
…After all, we know we’re climbing aboard a strong animal with a mind of his own. And even with the best training, sometimes our horses make decisions based on a…
…of who needs the training, position the horse, then step away. If the horse moves toward you, back him up to the original position and step away from him again….
…advanced movement that requires an initial level of strength and obedience. In fact, the skill is required of dressage horses as they work their way up through levels of training….
…I’ve lived through riding bucking horses that riding one today will be OK. That doesn’t mean the horse necessarily needs three months of professional training before he can be ridden….
…horse barns in exchange for lessons and a chance to ride. With her first horse, an older off-the-track bay Thoroughbred mare, she did everything–local hunter/jumper, combined training and dressage shows….
…is the owner of J Bar 4 Ranch in Watkins, Colorado, a teaching, training, and boarding facility east of Denver. For more than 20 years, she has worked to give…
…if we don’t know one of the secrets to training success-setting priorities. Setting priorities means that you have to evaluate your horse’s behavior, and then address each behavioral issue, one…
…the World Championship Snaffle Bit Futurity; she’s also an AQHA World Show champion (in junior working cow horse). For more of her “training secrets for a better-broke horse,” refer to…