An ID Kit for Your Horse

…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…

Controlling Movement (Part IV)

…you rub your horse on both sides of the physical pressure. Let the first contact you make with your horse be a reassuring rub. Rub until your horse accepts the…

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,…

Longeing Lessons for Your Horse

…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…

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…

Horse & Rider 2003 Articles Index

…lesson horse, Horseman’s Handbook, April, pg. 36 Mounting up correctly, Trailwise, June, pg. 96 Playtime for a mouthy horse, Inner Horse, Oct., pg. 86 Reaction to dog whistle, Inner Horse,…

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…

20 Questions About Your New Horse

…wrestle her into my own two-horse straight load, I hitched a ride for her with friends who had a six-horse slant load and the horsemanship skills to encourage her full…

An Open and Shut Gate on Horseback

…teach a show horse are going to come into play out on the trail,” Bonham says. In fact, Bonham’s former show horses often make excellent trail horses because they already…