“Aids” are absolutely essential when dealing with our horses. Effective aids are the means by which we train our horses to do basically everything. Also known as cues, aids can have a tremendous amount of positive influence on your horse. When used correctly, aids can be used to get your horse to do almost anything,…
Reading your horse from up in the saddle is one of the most valuable skills you could ever learn. So many times, riders often just hop on and go for a ride, opting to be merely a passenger. While there are many instances where “enjoying the ride” is completely ok, it is far better for…
Sometimes we can’t help but to treat our beloved equine partners as if they were our very own children. So badly we want to pour on the cuddles and drench our horses in attention and praise. As horse owners we try so very hard to make our horses happy. We give them treats, dress them…
Have you ever had trouble getting your horse to load into the trailer? Or do you have trouble getting your little booger into the wash stall to be sprayed down? What about under saddle? Does your horse try to cling to only one side of the arena? Or does he stall out and not want…
Do you ever wonder why your horse sometimes stops dead in his tracks and shoots his neck up and pokes his ears out while you are in the middle of a ride? Or maybe sometimes he keeps his head turned or tilted toward the outside of the arena? Or even sometimes he simply doesn’t do…
Dealing with horse bucking behavior can a major pain, literally! When your horse tries to buck you off, it can be an unsettling event, especially if you fall off. The last thing you want is to end up with bruised confidence and a horse who has learned a new bad habit. Below we will discuss…