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October 5, 2021

Training Tip: The Rule of Three When Saddling Your Horse

Properly tightening the cinch on your saddle ensures your horse’s wellbeing is taken into consideration, you’re not putting yourself in a dangerous situation and you’re not causing behavioral problems in your horse. While there’s no universal rule for how tight the cinch should be, it should be tightened in three stages. When I first saddle […]

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Training Tips
September 28, 2021

Training Tip: Find an Experienced Horseman to Ride Your Inexperienced Horse

If you have an inexperienced horse and need to put miles under his feet and don’t feel as if you have the confidence or ability to get the job done, have an experienced rider take him out the first few times. Then, when the horse is confident on the trail, you can get in the […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General Training Tips
September 28, 2021

Training Guide: How to Stop Your Horse From Biting You

Horses need both mental and physical stimulation to be happy and content. If you don’t give your horse a job and keep his mind busy, he’ll find an outlet for his pent-up energy and a way to keep his mind busy. In a lot of cases, that results in the horse developing some sort of […]

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Training Tips
September 21, 2021

Training Tip: Transfer Confidence to Your Horse on the Trail, Part 3

When it comes to teaching an inexperienced horse how to be confident on the trail, it should come as no surprise that the rider plays a key role. A rider’s level of confidence and ability to be a good leader directly transfer to the horse. If the rider is confident and an active leader, the […]

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Training Tips
September 14, 2021

Training Tip: Transfer Confidence to Your Horse on the Trail, Part 2

When it comes to teaching an inexperienced horse how to be confident on the trail, it should come as no surprise that the rider plays a key role. A rider’s level of confidence and ability to be a good leader directly transfer to the horse. If the rider is confident and an active leader, the […]

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Training Tips
September 7, 2021

Training Tip: Transfer Confidence to Your Horse on the Trail, Part 1

When it comes to teaching an inexperienced horse how to be confident on the trail, it should come as no surprise that the rider plays a key role. A rider’s level of confidence and ability to be a good leader directly transfer to the horse. If the rider is confident and an active leader, the […]

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Training Tips
August 31, 2021

Training Tip: Horse Terrified of Plastic Bags

Question: My husband brought home a cute project mare. She does well at all the Fundamentals exercises, but she has a deathly fear of plastic bags, only when a human is involved, though. She strikes and rears if it is going to touch her. We have had four or five three-hour sessions and it’s a […]

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No Worries Club Training Tips
August 24, 2021

Training Tip: What’s Your Horse’s Passion?

Just like people, horses’ attitudes and abilities vary from one individual to the other. Some horses are more naturally talented at a certain task than others. Sometimes the hardest thing for people to realize is that not every horse suits every course. For example, I used to breed reining and cow horses, but not every […]

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Training Tips
August 17, 2021

Training Tip: Rollbacks on the Fence Issue

Question: When we’re doing rollbacks on the fence, my horse, Austin, a 4-year-old Appendix Quarter Horse, will stick his head over the fence rather than tucking it in and stopping. The fence is 5-feet high and sturdy, and even when he has bumped his nose against it a few times he still has trouble rolling […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General Training Tips
August 17, 2021

Problem Solving: Horse Won’t Stand Still

A horse that constantly moves around when you try to slip your foot in the stirrup is not only frustrating, but potentially dangerous. A well-trained horse stands quietly while you mount and waits for your cue to move off once you’re situated in the saddle. “The secret to getting a horse to stand quietly when […]

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