A different training technique, or a variation on a technique, will make an exercise work better for each individual horse. Be open to changing what you are doing or trying something new if you feel you’re not getting anywhere. After quite a while of practicing the longeing exercise with Spice, I felt that we were [...]
Horse training isn’t all about the work you do under saddle… it’s a lot about the work you do on the ground, too. Spice has never been a problem loader, but a few days ago she just decided she didn’t want to get in the trailer. I called her owner, and he said he thought [...]
The subject of this post is a question submitted by Amy. Please keep writing in with questions and I will answer them here on the site. Amy writes: “I purchased a 17 year old gelding. Silly me, I did not check out the bit that the previous owner was using. I did call her [...]
Day three on Spice was also a great ride. I just can’t get over how sensitive and trained she is! Today I loped/cantered her for the first time. She’s been loped a lot before, and I have ridden the lope for years, but the first few days I had her I couldn’t ride a straight [...]
Day two with Spice was much better than day one. I think this was due to a number of factors, including the fact that she had been ridden the day before, she was more used to my riding, the weather was warm and the wind calm, and we rode with two other horses in the [...]
I have a new mare, Spice, on trial for the week. Traning her has been a challenge and interesting every day. Well, maybe it’s more like her training me! She is unlike any horse I have ridden before. Day one: I had a tough ride. She wanted to go, go, go, and I couldn’t keep [...]
Foster a few weeks ago. I brushed him out and put a saddle on him even though I can’t ride since he’s still lame.
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So often, people get stuck in the mindset that they are either having a training session with their horse, or they are not. it’s important to realize that you are always training your horse, whether it’s a focused session or not. What brought this to mind was something that happened last weekend. We got about [...]
When you are a horse trainer (and I believe that anyone who rides is a trainer) one of the biggest lessons you can learn is that each horse has a unique personality, just like people, and like people you need to learn to get along with each personality. The mare I rode last night has [...]
This afternoon, I am going to ride a mare I’m considering buying. I thought I would share some of the things I think of to keep myself safe when trying out a strange horse. Number one, I always want the owner to ride the horse before I will get on. I don’t know how much [...]
