Catching a Horse

…again to enter the horse’s flight zone until the horse stops and accepts your presence. Do not chase the horse. Haltering Your Horse There are several methods of haltering your…

How to Catch a Runaway Horse

…cat-and-mouse games. Haltered Horses at Risk in Pasture We know. It’s tempting to leave a halter or even a halter and drag rope on a horse who’s hard to catch….

Trail Bridles and Bits

…combination. One popular headstall-and-bit bridle type for trail riders is the halter-bridle combination, also known as a trail bridle, halter-bridle, or combo bridle. This bridle sports a convertible headstall constructed…

Bolting Horse

…field) and then quietly remove the second halter. If you use a leather or breakaway halter, you can also just quietly unsnap the leadline and not remove the halter, disrupting…

Leading Like a Pro

…horse who leads well with a halter (or, in a perfect world, perhaps even without a halter). But that isn’t the best starting point because it takes the horse longer…

Makeover Your Hard-to-Catch Horse

…lead rope behind him, or by tossing the rope halter and lead (but not a halter with metal buckles that could bruise him) behind him to encourage forward movement around…

Cross-Ties With Safety Features

…$14.50 each. Tie-Safe Tie-Safe cross-ties, from Equestrian International, have an interesting hook-and-loop fastener to hold the halter-snap end together with the quick-release wall snap. The brass halter snap is stitched…

Sandy Croote: Minis are Horses too

They may look small, but Miniature Horses have the same heart and desire as any full-size model. They can stand proudly in a halter class, pull carts, perform at liberty…