A First-Time Foal Mom Employs The Method
MyHorse Daily editor Amy Herdy is embarking on one of the most exciting and trying experiences of horse ownership –…
Year: 2013
Meet Professional Clinician Brittany Huff
Next month, Brittany Huff will graduate as a Professional Clinician – the highest level of certification Clinton awards his students….
Fundamentals Clinic Highlights
Training Tip: Your Horse Testing Your Leadership Comes Naturally
It’s very natural for horses to establish a pecking order. More often than not, the top horse in a…
Training Tip: Ability and talent in a potential prospect
If I’m considering buying a performance prospect, a little test I always do to see how athletic, willing and…
Selecting The Performance Horse
Each year, a group of colts bred for their outstanding bloodlines, conformation, athletic ability and willing dispositions start their training…
Training Tip: Are you teaching your horse to have fidgety feet when mounting?
A horse that constantly moves around when you go to slip your foot in the stirrup is not only…
Training Tip: Approach and Retreat Over Obstacles
Most horses will try to stop and back away from an unfamiliar object initially because they’re nervous and unsure…
Training Tip: Teach your horse vertical flexion at the canter on a circle
I’ve found that introducing vertical flexion at the canter to a horse on a circle makes it easier for…
Training Tip: Practice approaching your horse quickly
Horses are naturally frightened of being approached quickly because they’re prey animals. When you run up to your horse…
