Horse training articles

Using our imagination for or against the horse?

I am astounded at how imaginative humans can be in in making a horse bend to their will. Are we going to use our imagination to support …

Oliver knocked my socks off at the end of our recent Horse Retreat, when he stepped up BY HIMSELF - AT LIBERTY - WITHOUT BEING ASKED - and …

If you do the same thing with your horse every time you're working together, then you are going to be wrong way too often for really good …

I've heard riders talk about giving hands and firm hands, about holding budgies in your hands softly so you don't squash them and firmly …

Consistency, like technique, is the enemy of Connection with your horse. Consider this. If I continue to do the same thing over and over …

This is Oliver's first time in the gag without drugs and the gag changed things again - not perfect - but you can see that the key to …

Even under a LOT of sedation, Oliver had been very difficult for our previous dentist and without sedation - impossible. He would fling his …

There are two stages - two completely different stages - that we need to consider when we want to end up with poetry in motion like …

This video below shows you how to fix a needle shy horse who is afraid of having an injection, including detailed Keys to Success. Giving …

A little Swiss boy visiting us, gave me a blinding flash of the obvious yesterday (commonly known as a BFO :) ) when he had an enormous …