Test Your Trail Smarts
…In a saddle bag. C: In your hand. 3. Your horse’s trail-riding headgear consists of: A: His bridle, placed over his halter. B: Bridle only; you carry a halter. C:…
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Ground-Work Exercises
…small, fairly level area with good footing. Outfit your horse in a rope halter and a long training lead with a rope-to-rope connection at the halter. A rope halter better…
Keeping Kids Safe Around Horses
…not a threat.” 2. Organize your halter and lead before catching a horse. Small children probably won’t need to catch a horse or pony by themselves, but they can help…
Use Common Sense With Restraint Methods
…an experienced handler. Pass the chain from left to right through the side halter ring, over the bridge of the nose, through the right halter ring, and snap the end…
Good Grooming Tips from the Pros
…dewormed regularly. Halter trainer Mike McMillian puts it this way: “Groom from the inside out.” No cutting corners. Elbow grease is the magic ingredient that brings up the shine. When…
Give Voice Commands on a Lead Line
…up so it crosses over the noseband of the halter but doesn’t directly press on the horse’s face. 3. Feed the chain out and up through the lower-right halter ring….
Muzzle Your Best Friend
…to the halter. The Deluxe muzzle includes a safety halter. This basket-type muzzle is made with a soft open-web design with a cushioned, proprietary PVC lining. The bottom is a…
Teaching Your Horse to Tie
…a stout rope from the ring on your horse’s halter to the nearest tree, consider the amount of force he can exert once he has begun to fight the line….
Perfect Ground Manners
…If the horse gets upset, close the stall door and let him settle down. The next time, use a much softer motivator. Typical motivators might be shaking a halter or…
Controlling Movement (Part II)
…rope halters is so high, that I use rope halters exclusively at my training facility. Not only do the flat and wide straps of nylon web halters prohibit much in…