I heard a nice young man yesterday tell someone to use a treat to solve her bridling problem and go on to describe how to do that. The …
Horse behaviour problems
The duct tape twitch
Is it an answer to a prayer or an opportunity lost? Does the duct tape twitch work? And what are the risks? By Equine Behaviorist and …
Helping horses release trauma
Sunny is another case of horse trauma caused by something that most people would consider no big deal. She was quick to use her teeth and …
Solving feed time blues in a stable
Feed time behavior when it's gone haywire is incredibly unsafe and hey, as gentle as I like to be, I have no intention of allowing such …
There’s all kinds of reasons for horses to bite
Does punishment work to solve a biting horse problem? The short answer is "no". The middle length answer is "definitely not". And …
The need for good saddle fit explained clearly
I wish I had $10 for every time someone told me a saddle fitting horror story and another $10 for every horse thought to be a bad horse who …
Dead in the eye
I'll bet you've seen them - horses who are dead in the eye, kind of glassy looking. There's nobody home anymore - what's there is down …
Weaving horse – solving the problem so sweetly
It's kind of routine for us to have serious conditions change dramatically when we layer in peace of mind and well being for ourselves and …
An extreme case of a pushy horse solved gently
Here's another article dug up from the back end of the website as I got the new website ready. Orion and Angela, bless both of them... …
Not a maniac any more
The lunging was so bad Nareena was often not game to get on. “Sabbi was a maniac on the lunge. She was bucking and rearing, …