7 Things to Teach Your Trail Horse
…to make that horse the best trail horse he can be.” To set out on that path yourself, you may need to revisit a few basic training exercises. Many of…
…to make that horse the best trail horse he can be.” To set out on that path yourself, you may need to revisit a few basic training exercises. Many of…
…on English exercises follows the same format as the Western series. Beginning English Exercises Beginning English Exercises starts out by describing the gaits — the halt, the walk and the…
…training can help you. Tricks are fun to teach, and even more fun to show off. And, it turns out, they’re also good training for your horse. Tricks help to…
…gates are closed and secure. You’ll also need a staging spot inside your training area. This is a place where you’ll pile up all your training equipment and stop to…
…Training Goals At Home Competition gives you a great reason — a definite motivation — to further your riding and training experiences and education. It pushes you to do new…
…to slow down. Some gait training may be necessary. All horses can be taught to walk slowly through gait training. This should begin with early training. Try for “cruise control.”…
…training a very young horse, an eventer or a high-performance dressage horse, his training was always based on three principles: • Keep variety in the training. • Take small steps….
…it, and a tarp. This Is Not Sacking Out! While both sacking out and “spook in place” training involve working with distracting, possibly scary, objects, these two training techniques are…
…a practical example of using pre-cues in everyday training. He mentioned training a horse to stop, something everyone in any discipline needs. To begin, the horse needs to understand the…
…the following desensitization exercises. Before moving onto these stage 2 exercises, be sure that your horse can confidently allow you to touch him all over his body with the stick…