GPS: Get Power Steering With Your Horse
…that will make guiding your horse easy. He points out that directional control in your horse is primarily achieved by controlling a horse’s front feet. “The feet are where the…
…that will make guiding your horse easy. He points out that directional control in your horse is primarily achieved by controlling a horse’s front feet. “The feet are where the…
…Again, he stays out of the horse’s way and lets the horse explore. The horse soon realizes he’s hobbled and will decide to stand still. If the horse remains relaxed…
…the movement. Done well, longeing is a wonderful tool. Old horses, young horses, horses recovering from stresses or injuries, and those at shows or events where there’s no place for…
…the horse to give to pressure easily. Continue to work with the horse until you can spray the air without the horse objecting. Then position the horse and turn the…
…That’s how we get kids’ horses and experienced school horses who introduce novices to a sport. And the horse benefits by maintaining some level of activity, rather than just hanging…
…take horses from private property, horse shows, boarding stables and a variety of other places. (See the June 2004 issue of Perfect Horse.) Natural disasters. Horses are sometimes separated from…
…rope horse, but it is valuable for virtually every horse. Consider the trail horse who might get a foot caught in a tie line or in vines. Think about the…
…but don’t use it to try to pull the horse into the trailer. The horse’s back end will tell his front end to step forward. Allow the horse to stand…
…out for a horse’s hind legs because that’s where the kicks come from, but the front legs can also communicate quite a bit: Standing splayed. A horse spreads his front…
…tapping as a reward. If the person stops tapping and tries to pull the horse forward when the horse backs up, the horse gets confused and doesn’t recognize that the…