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September 24, 2024

Training Tip: Stay Safe When Trail Riding

One of the best ways to train your horse to be a calm, respectful and responsive partner on the trail is to never pass up a training opportunity. When you ride your horse outside the arena, there will be plenty of opportunities to expose him to new objects and reinforce old lessons. In this short […]

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Training Tips
September 17, 2024

Training Tip: Horse Won’t Walk on the Trail

Question: I have a Paso Fino that won’t stop running. I’ve tried running him until he is sweaty, but he still runs. I have tried making work look hard and standing still look easy, but he still goes.

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Training Tips
September 10, 2024

Training Tip: Keep Your Horse Dialed Into You

One of the best ways to train your horse to be a calm, respectful and responsive partner on the trail is to never pass up a training opportunity. When you ride your horse outside the arena, there will be plenty of opportunities to expose him to new objects and reinforce old lessons. In this short […]

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Training Tips
September 3, 2024

Training Tip: Horse Backs Up When Asked to Go Forward

Question: I have a Tennessee Walker that is used mainly for trail. When I ask him to stand, he will stop and then he proceeds to back without me asking him to. Yesterday, I asked him to move forward on the trail and he gave me a few bunny hops before finally moving forward. He […]

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Training Tips
August 27, 2024

Training Tip: Be Patient With Your Horse

One of the best ways to train your horse to be a calm, respectful and responsive partner on the trail is to never pass up a training opportunity. When you ride your horse outside the arena, there will be plenty of opportunities to expose him to new objects and reinforce old lessons. In this short […]

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Training Tips
August 20, 2024

Training Tip: Gaining a Horse’s Trust

Question: Have you ever had a horse come to you with trust issues about you getting on them? I’m working with a horse that doesn’t trust anyone getting up in the saddle. I guess the previous owner abused her. What can I do to gain her trust so that she knows that I’m not going […]

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Training Tips
August 13, 2024

Training Tip: Confronting Unfamiliar Objects With Your Horse, Pt 1

One of the things I love most about riding my horses outside the arena is exposing them to an uncontrolled environment. The arena is what I call a controlled environment. You’ve got four walls around you and everything inside those four walls stays pretty much the same.

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Training Tips
August 6, 2024

Training Tip: Help for a Spooky Rope Horse

Question: I have a mare that’s scared of everything. I cow horse and rope on her. I can’t carry a horn wrap on her because she’ll try and run off.

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Training Tips
July 30, 2024

Training Tip: Exercises Your Horse Should Know for Trail Riding

Before taking your horse on the trail, he should know the entire Fundamentals Series. That ensures he respects you as his leader, he knows how to use the thinking side of his brain, and you have control of his feet. When you head out to the trail, you’re no longer in a controlled environment like […]

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Training Tips
July 23, 2024

Training Tip: Colt Bolts Backwards With a Rider

Question: I sent my colt off to get started by a local trainer. While they did ride my horse, they didn’t trot or lope him. He was just ridden in the roundpen and eventually in a large arena at the walk. Now, when I attempt to get in the saddle, as soon as I lift […]

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