5 Gaited Crossbreeds
…the family started to use curly horses in their breeding program. Today, some Gaited Curly Horses are descendants of the Damele horses. Breeders also diligently cross their Curly Horses with…
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Smooth Operator: Smooth-Gaited Trail Horses
…you avoid a purchase you might regret. Here are seven ways to boost your horse-buying savvy. • Take riding lessons. Riding a gaited horse feels different from riding a nongaited…
Leading Like a Pro
…Obedient and willing horses will lead as such and make a horse owner’s job much more fun. John Lyons teaches several horse training tips to get your horse leading right….
Groundwork with Your Dressage Horse
…trail rides in your training program so that your horse is not panicking if a bird flies out from a bush. Training outside in all types of weather helps horses…
7 Things to Teach Your Trail Horse
…your horse overreacts. “I see this happen a lot. A horse in the group becomes animated and starts bossing other horses around, and someone’s horse explodes as a result,” says…
How to Pony with Confidence
Simply put, ponying means to lead a horse alongside the horse you’re riding. On the trail, ponying comes in handy when training a new horse. As the ponied horse’s herd…
Understand Your Horse’s Language
…win the Road to the Horse competition illustrate how she quickly created trust with the horse she drew. It also exemplifies one of Westfall’s basic rules in horse training: the…
Seven Things to Teach Your Trail Horse
…and someone?s horse explodes as a result,? says Field. Some?horses naturally have a calm and willing disposition, yes, but training, leadership and riding with intention can help to defuse any…
Spanish Horse Breeds
…Horse Association currently has 15,000 horses registered. When training his Andalusian horses, Avi Cohen, owner of Kilimanjaro Ranch in Malibu, California, combines trail riding with classical dressage, including the dramatic…
Square Up Your Horse
…their horses quickly and precisely for halter and showmanship classes. The following is her method for teaching a horse to square or “set” up. Pillar to Post No show halter…