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…
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6 Things to Know Before You Adopt a Rescue Horse
…start choosing a horse. 3. Start Horse Shopping Most organized rescues’ websites feature the horses ready to be adopted. But they’ll likely also have horses not yet on the website,…
Smooth Operator: Smooth-Gaited Trail Horses
…instructor who’s familiar with gaited-horsemanship techniques. (For a list of certified riding instructors, contact the Certified Horsemanship Association, www.cha-ahse.org.) • Talk to gaited-horse owners. You might’ve become interested in gaited…
The Three-Second Solution: Putting Your Horse On the Bit
At clinics I teach around the country, one complaint I hear over and over, from students at every level, is how hard they find putting a horse on the bit….
Starting the Partnership Off Right
…or troubled horses, as well as horsemanship that emphasize the mind and behavior of the horse. Her instruction reflects her passion for equipping both horses and humans for success on…
A Framework for Developing Rein Control
…The Plan • We work with just one part of the horse at a time, such as the horse’s hip or nose. • We teach the horse a rein language…
Help Your Horse Age Gracefully
When is a horse old? Every horse is an individual. How quickly a horse ages isn’t necessarily related to his calendar years. Some horses look time-ravaged in their teens, others…
Cure the Cinchy Set Back
…panicking, maybe even falling down. When a horse sets back, there are likely two issues: the horse’s reaction to being cinched up and the pulling-back problem if the horse is…
The Tennessee Walking Horse
…horse? A. Avoid a “Big Lick” show horse, even if the seller insists that you can simply remove the shoes and create an instant trail horse. A Walking Horse bred…
Controlling Movement (Part II)
…or troubled horses, as well as horsemanship that emphasize the mind and behavior of the horse. Her instruction reflects her passion for equipping both horses and humans for success on…