Five common biases that hurt performance
…dicey. Our brains need more time to ponder the options. Unfortunately, self-serving and attributional biases are not limited to riders. Our trainers, friends and family are prone to the same…
…dicey. Our brains need more time to ponder the options. Unfortunately, self-serving and attributional biases are not limited to riders. Our trainers, friends and family are prone to the same…
…to set clear goals and share them with perspective trainers. “Certainly, picking someone who’s worked with hunter riders before can be nice, but good trainers should be able to help…
…the breadth of career opportunities available to them, Anne says. “A lot of them come in thinking they either have to be horse trainers or veterinarians. But we also have…
Credit: Thinkstock As Mike Rowe likes to say, “What could possibly go wrong?” Here’s a warning: Given that my wife and I make our living as horse trainers, the following…
When it comes to maintaining a great barn environment, certain pieces of equipment, systems and procedures can help. In this article, top trainers share some of their secrets to a…
…training coming into these young kids has definitely improved. Their riding skills are so much better than they were four years ago when I was here [Gladstone]. Our trainers working…
…number of reasons. The biggest reason is that he’s going to be facing a bunch of fresh horses, a bunch of good horses whose trainers have pointed them specifically to…
…to make some observations. The site?s tag line is ?Equestrians Improving The Horse Industry,? and that’s certainly a laudable idea. We trainers, instructors, barn owners and managers are an unlicensed…
…And they often think that other owners or trainers who require obedience and respect are harsh. But, almost always, the horse interprets that softness, that intended kindly handling, as anxiety…
…riding daughter were reprehensively defrauded by two ?trainers,? whom she then pursued legally for years. The case climaxed in 2006 with the ?trainers?? imprisonment. ?I’ve become a voice for the…