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…

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…

Rare Horse Breeds

…three horses with coats of tightly curled ringlets. The family used these horses to begin a breeding program. Many of today’s Bashkir Curly horses trace back to the Damele herd….

Putting Movement Together (Part II)

horsemanship that emphasize the mind and behavior of the horse. Her instruction reflects her passion for equipping both horses and humans for success on their journey toward partnership. She may…

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…

Longe Your Horse with Confidence

…the horse should go forward. That sounds obvious, but watch someone trying to longe a horse if they don’t have that objective clearly in mind-they’re all over the arena. Horses…

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…

A Direct Approach to Neck Reining

…water bottle.” And the horse that responds with a feather-like touch of the reins is the hallmark of a well-broke western horse. It’s what accomplished horsemen like Dunning strive for….