Correcting uneven muscles - horse blind in one eye
My mare is blind on her left side and prefers moving on the right lead. It is obvious in her musculature, the muscles on her right side are more developed than her left. When I ride, I make sure I...
View ArticleRusty Said YES!
Today is the four month anniversary of Rusty being with me. It took about a month for him to fully understand that saying no would not result in any negative consequences. As many that I read about...
View ArticleChanging a horse's personality, is it possible?
This is something that's been floating around in my head for a while and @Kalraii 's comment about training animals has brought it to the front again. How much do you guys think a horse's personality...
View ArticleSuggestions please
Long story short, the horse I bought online is 9/10 exactly what I asked for BUT the missing part is huge. flinchy, watchy, nervous, spooky (although basically in place or slight sideways, no buck or...
View ArticleBareback Anger?
My horse Aztec rides fantastically under saddle, no discomfort and is starting to respond to my cues better. His previous home used spurs incorrectly and inhumanely, so there was a bit of a negative...
View ArticleGetting “everything out” while in-hand
Well, I have a weirdest question ever 😁. My gelding gets everything out, you know everything that he has 😁, while he is working in-hand. The minute that I hop on he tucks everything in 😆. Why on earth...
View ArticleTroublesome Weanling. HELP!!
So it is time to start weaning and halter training our foal only I have no idea how to do it. What is also making it harder is the recip mare the vet gave us is wild and untouchable and those trait...
View Articlescared
I have been working with a pony for just over 5 months now and i just started to feel like we where getting somewhere. She was a difficult pony to get moving and she liked to take the Micky out of you....
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Duke and the Clinton anderson fundermentals
Hey guys, I have gone through the threads and haven't found answer to my question so here goes!. Above is Duke, my 10 yr old Arab who I have had now for 6 months and really only been able to work him...
View ArticleConflicted about training techniques
Hey folks, I find this forum a great place for feedback, and there's quite a few things I've been trying lately and am still not sure about. I think maybe part of the problem is trying to do too many...
View ArticleHelp new trainer
Hello, My family just got horses and I was given the chance to train one for pleasure riding. The horse have been around people and is super friendly but hasn’t had any work done. I was hoping to get...
View ArticleI am looking for some insight on my mare...
I have a mare who rides beautifully on trails, but absolutely will not do anything in the arena. Every time I have gotten on her she blows back, rears, and bucks without me doing anything more than...
View ArticleHELP! Retraining abused horse
Hello community, I recently started working with an abused pony. I am a little new to training horses with a backstory, but it's a special need situation so please don't hate. So basically the training...
View ArticleAnyone else's horse misbehave for others?
Aztec and I have come a long way since I first got him. He came very distrusting and wouldn't let me near him (abusive past owners). Now, I can literally hang upside down off his neck, climb all over...
View ArticleLong term yearling training plan
So I finally after a year of looking have found a horse. And it's the one thing I didn't want a Quarter horse oh well I knew when I saw these horses that they were perfect. We bought a thoroughbred...
View Articleold barn horse that is dead in the mouth
Hey, I have never trained a horse but I now ride a 20 y old ex barn school horse in a snaffle bit. They used some kind of wired bit on him in the riding school, but in my opinion you don't go about...
View ArticleUnable to catch my mini
I’ve had my mini for approx 5 years now and initially got her as a paddock mate for my hack. They’re best mates despite the size difference. She’s about 7-8 years old with an attitude too big for her...
View ArticleHot energetic thoroughbred
I am starting to lunge train a horse who just wants to trot , cantor and gallop and mot stop. Should I first let him get all his energy out running , then walk, trot and halt him ?
View Article"He's been Cowboyed"
That phrase chaps my hide to absolute no end. Any time someone gets a horse that has been abused in some sort, that's what they resort to. Let me ask you this, have you ever known a REAL cowboy??...
View ArticleTrail riding training
I am riding a horse that is extremely energetic on the trails . She is difficult to walk and halt . When I walk and ground train her in a lead rope she will walk , trot and halt just by me leading her...
View ArticleTraining for trailering success
I admit, I could have slowed things down for Boo on a recent outing. He'd had a couple good days of entering the trailer when I thought we'd have some fun at the local park. I closed the door on him...
View ArticleUpdate: Training sequence/issues
Ok, in the interest of keeping it brief, I will use bullet points. Horse: 11-year-old OTTB rescue, off the track for 8 years and rescued from a killpen 16 months ago. Mine since June. Goal: trail...
View ArticleStart trainong horse in the arena
Hi, I have a approx. 7 year old horse that has not been worked yet. In the past months we have practiced grooming, putting a halter on and leading. I can take him in the arena now but I'm not sure how...
View ArticleGreen Horse
I purchased a 5-year old mare in May 2021. Her biggest issue was being head shy. She did not allow you to touch her poll or ears without a fight. The previous owner decided it was too hard to work...
View ArticleWorking with a horse that was in a bad accident years ago
So I have been working with a horse that my dad bought me last year. and I have started him under saddle and I would like to use a bit on him. The owner that had him before me said after the accident...
View ArticleSteer Dummy
My horse is a palomino, about 15 hands tall. He does fine on trails, and barrels, but when I get him near my steer dummy, he freaks out. What should I do to help him get used to it?
View ArticleHow muscled is my horse? + High head while lunging
Hi all My mare is a very high strung, gaited horse, so she is normally very high headed while lunging in the round pen. She hasn’t been ridden consistently in a while, maybe a few rides here and there,...
View ArticleHow tight should the girth be done up before you get on?
At my old riding school I was always told to do the girth up tightly before I got on. I used to do it up in stages (i.e. in the stable, when I got to the school and then just before the mounting...
View ArticleBolting to avoid work
This is gonna be a long one. I have a 7yo QH cross, probably 900 pounds and 14.2 hands. He was started at 4 and had extensive groundwork done, but was left with family for the last three years and is...
View ArticleCamp discipline/weight
I work at a camp that my friends aunt runs in Holland every summer (am there now). And I have been getting more an more angry at the attitude of the students and the lack of discipline from the...
View ArticleHorse Falls In During Canter Circles
Hello everyone! I have been recently starting my newest project, Storm, with W/T/C. He has been under saddle for 1 1/2 years now. He has been having trouble recently keeping himself steadied during...
View ArticleMy old Gelding wont be caught
I lease a 30yr old Aussie stock horse with only one eye, Moscow (hes name) will not be caught to be groomed, ridden and all that other fun stuff. Moscow will always gallop away from me even when i have...
View ArticleMy horse try's to bite her halter and won't let me catch her.
I got a 17 year old paint mare 3 weeks ago. She is very sweet! The lady that had her before me said she never bite, kicked, bucked, or ran away. When we went out to meet her, she was so sweet. I rode...
View ArticleWhat does training your horse to stop to your knees give you?
My dad has sent one of his horses off for training about a month ago. Today I was told the trainer (not a proffessional) was teaching the horse to stop when the rider squeezes with their knees. I was...
View ArticleRetraining an ex barrel racing horse
Hello there! I just got an 18 year old ex barrel racing horse and it’s like she was never trained at all. She will not and refuses to stand tied and on the trail when I try getting her into a little...
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