Bareback Riding - Riding bareback can be fun and a great learning experience! Since there is no saddle, riding bareback will help you learn to balance better on your horse without the aid of stirrups. It can also help you improve your sitting trot! Most of all, riding bareback can be a fun challenge! Read More... (Added: 23-Apr-2001 Hits: 718 Rating: 8.25 Votes: 4) Rate It
Breaking Vs. Training - Many people who are training horses will ask them questions that the horse has no way of understanding or answering. Then they will fight with the horse or hold him hostage until the horse either gives in or gives up. The so-called trainer walks away feeling like he or she has won the game because the horse finally did what they wanted him to do. But no actual communication took place. What happened was "breaking" not training. Read More... (Added: 3-Apr-2002 Hits: 771 Rating: 6.67 Votes: 3) Rate It
Equusite.com's Golden Rules: Training Principles - Here we list a few of our strongest beliefs and rules on how we train our horses. We believe this information is good for anyone involved in horses. Read More... (Added: 25-Feb-2001 Hits: 835 Rating: 8.00 Votes: 2) Rate It
Forward Movement - True Definition of Forward : Whole-heartedly. Moving forward giving his best effort. When your horse is just rambling around, he is NOT moving "forward".
How? Use These 3 Easy Steps: Read More... (Added: 23-Apr-2001 Hits: 553 Rating: 4.50 Votes: 2) Rate It
Horse Gaits - There has been a mis-understanding about this article on gaits, so we have recently modified this article to make up for the mis-understanding that has become of it. Therefore, we'd like to share that all horse breeds possess the 4 natural gaits described below. However, some breeds have a 5th or 6th natural gait that does not need to be trained. Please keep that in mind when you view this article. Thanks! Read More... (Added: 24-Apr-2001 Hits: 590 Rating: 9.20 Votes: 5) Rate It
Horse Logic - Parkersburg, WV, Sept. 1997 -- Good horse training is boring to watch. It looks like nothing is happening. Many people are impressed by training methods that are nothing more than a blatant series of attacks on the horse because they are dramatic to watch. However, physically dominating a horse does not teach him anything. To train a horse, you must use mental strength, not physical strength. Read More... (Added: 28-Mar-2002 Hits: 584 Rating: 9.00 Votes: 2) Rate It
Improve your mounting techniques for mounting a horse - When you mount a horse, the saddle twists on the horse's back, toward you. This can be very uncomfortable and sometimes painful to the horse because the saddle presses into the muscles on the rider's side and also presses against the spine on the opposite side. For many mounting misbehaviors this is the cause. Read More... (Added: 24-Apr-2001 Hits: 641 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 2) Rate It
Improve your mounting techniques for mounting a horse - The mounting block is a very good choice for the rider who would like to reduce stress during mounting for both the horse and rider. For the rider, it reduces the strain of having to stretch for the stirrup and pull up on a tall horse. For the horse, it reduces the amount of twisting the saddle exerts on his back Read More... (Added: 24-Apr-2001 Hits: 483 Rating: 4.00 Votes: 3) Rate It
Never Be Nervous Again - Check out this article with tips for riding relaxation and concentration. Enter to win a FREE series of equestrian self-hypnosis sessions from Summit Dynamics! Read More... (Added: 24-Jun-2002 Hits: 594 Rating: 9.25 Votes: 4) Rate It
Rating the Speed of Your Horse - My purpose with this article will be to explain my concept of what "rating speed" is, but also to help people understand how to "feel as one" with their horse; to teach horse and human to be on the "same page" and "following the same lead" with the human in the capacity of being the "director" of this production, but not inhibiting the creativity of both individuals by that direction; to teach the human how to have the horses feet go where they want them to go and at the speed that they wish to go. Read More... (Added: 23-Apr-2001 Hits: 561 Rating: 9.33 Votes: 3) Rate It
Rising (posting) trot - Hi Rachel! As you've discovered, rising to the trot is one of those skills that can
be difficult to master initially. Keep working at it, and know that when you finally
have that moment when it all comes together, you will find rising easy and you
will never, ever forget how to do it. (horse-sense mailing list archives) Read More... (Added: 20-Jul-2000 Hits: 640 Rating: 9.50 Votes: 4) Rate It
Slow Down - You are loping your horse around the arena or on an open trail and he starts going faster and faster. He doesn't respond well to your efforts to slow him down. When you pull back on the reins, he tosses his head around and keeps going. Or worse, maybe he starts bucking. You find that you don't even want to start a lope for fear that the horse will run. Read More... (Added: 29-Dec-2000 Hits: 842 Rating: 6.44 Votes: 9) Rate It
Standing Still While Mounting - Horses that do not stand still for mounting are potentially dangerous. At any moment, the horse may walk off or decide to move in a direction that may leave you on the ground. It is very important that all our horses know how to stand still while being mounted. To teach your horse to stand still while mounting, you must dedicate yourself to the training process and follow the five rules I have outlined below. Read More... (Added: 23-Apr-2001 Hits: 818 Rating: 9.00 Votes: 2) Rate It
Tai Chi for Equestrians with James Shaw - "Head up!" "Heels down!" "Shoulders back!" "Drop your hands!" "Don't look down!" "Relax!" Your trainer's words ring in your head as you strive to perfect your form. Yet somehow the harder you try, the more tense you feel. Make no mistake, your horse feels the tension, too, and it hinders his freedom of movement. Read More... (Added: 12-May-2002 Hits: 426 Rating: 4.00 Votes: 1) Rate It
Ten Steps To Prepare Your Young Horse To be Ridden - Starting a young horse under saddle is a dreaded day to many horse owners, but it doesn't have to
be. There are steps to take along the way that will make mounting for the first time just another step
in a process rather than an event in itself. Read More... (Added: 1-Jul-2000 Hits: 743 Rating: 6.00 Votes: 4) Rate It
The Correct Preparation - All advanced work depends on one thing... the correct preparation. German expert Dietmar Specht, outlines a training sequence to make your horse supple, relaxed, rhythmic and confident. A program for every horse - Dressage, Showjumper, Campdrafter or Eventer - they'll all benefit from this step-by-step exercise program... Read More... (Added: 31-Aug-2000 Hits: 535 Rating: 6.00 Votes: 2) Rate It
The Time Factor - OK, you've attended a training clinic, read all the right books from the best trainers and have worked the training techniques with your horse and you still haven't got the "perfect horse". It all seems so simple. What's the problem???
The problem is likely time. Or more precisely the lack of productive time actually training your horse. Read More... (Added: 29-Dec-2000 Hits: 411 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It
Thinking Like a Horse - As a trainer, I find myself
rebuilding the foundations of training on many horses and introducing
them to a system that seems more logical to them because it is a
built on the way horses think as opposed to the way humans think.
There are significant differences!
Its all in the head - Though training many different horses over the years, I have come to realize that
horses learn skills and socialize differently than people do, and by trial and error , I've used observations
to build my training program. The reading I have done confirms that equine researchers have found
human brains and horse brains to be structurally different in at least three significant ways. Read More... (Added: 19-Jul-2000 Hits: 701 Rating: 8.33 Votes: 3) Rate It
Training Tips - A few helpful hints to have a happier horse. Read More... (Added: 10-Nov-2000 Hits: 936 Rating: 7.82 Votes: 11) Rate It
