Category Archives: Training Horses

It’s All About What’s In Your Heart and How You Use It.

A new book about the continuing journey of discovering the heart’s intent. OR Exploring and Ministering the Spiritual Connection between Horse and Human. “UNIVERSE WILL RESPOND TO THE DRUM THAT…

OPPOSITE ILLUSIONS

  Written by Gwenyth Browning Jones Santagate Monday, 13 December 2010 19:05 What is the opposite of bucking? “Not bucking” you say? Nope, that’s not it. What is the opposite…

Don’t Stop Until

Just read, this morning, a ‘training’ article that stated, “Don’t stop til you see a sign of submission.” and then watched some videos by a local trainer that seems to…

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

CONGRATS TO ANNAMARIA 2012 !!!! Blues all over the place this season! (And just some awesome VERSATILITY on all their own!) Check out our SERVICES page for more PHOTOS! of…

Abandon Violent Training Methods

http://www.eurodressage.com/equestrian/2012/10/20/helsinki-humane-society-hesy-ry-asks-horse-industry-abandon-violent-training-methods

How to Win Friends and Influence Horses

There seems to be a universal misconception about using a reward system (Clicker Training) when ‘training’  horses. To the left you see the positive results of using a very short…

The Spiritual Side of Horsemanship

  The Spiritual Side of Horsemanship Franklin Levinson,  http://www.wayofthehorse.org Franklin, Hello, I’m Wendy from N.Y. I have always been around horses riding, some training. My goals are to connect with…

Understanding Equine Fear Behavior

–Gwenyth Browning Jones Santagate The trail was gorgeous that morning. Tall pine trees filtered the early morning sun and glinted on the rocks that scattered the forest floor. Dobbin was…

SPOOKY HORSE!

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Egotism

“The Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty was a national hero for his success as both a statesman and military leader. But despite his fame, power, and wealth, he considered…

The Secret …

EXCELLENT ARTICLE by CORALIE SMYTH — THE SECRET OF INSPIRED TRAINING All top trainers use this to some degree, some more than others, but the very best trainers, whether they…

Loading up on Trailer Quietly: A Lesson

8-17-2012 Last night I worked with an older mare who had issues with standing quietly in the trailer. No problem loading up (stock trailer) but then when asked to turn…

Tip #5: On Trailering the Horse

  The circumstances of loading a horse vary, but the following methods are given in order of preference: Train the horse so it can be sent into the trailer at…

And!

The article below is from http://www.equestrianprofessional.com. As I was reading it I really felt what Elisabeth was saying and I also felt it from the HORSE’S perspective! Imagine how your…

Let me Explain a bit …

From a discussion forum today: Today at 7:58am, jp wrote: I think that Caballus wanted the horse to keep it’s attention on her, did you Caballus? I think that’s very sensible with a…

Effects of using Positive Reinforcement/Clicker Training on Horse that Won’t Stand at the Mounting Block

I’d posted a link to the 2nd part of my CHA conference presentation on another forum and was accused of not posting the entire thing thus being deceptive and lying….

The Pressure Principle

http://www.aebc.com.au One of the most important points to make here is that we must train using pressure/release thoroughly, rather than rely too early on fragile associations. A good example is…

Misconceptions on Training Horses

I received a letter yesterday that was sharply revealing about the general lack of understanding about clicker training in the horse world. The letter, from an equestrian professional, stated that…

Freedom …

“The horses right to express himself freely creates the foundation of our relationship and is a fundamental requirement of our continuing journey together. Without this balance of comunication between person…