training

How to Train Wild Horses

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Training wild horses is significantly different from training horses that are bred and raised around humans. It takes longer to train wild horses than domesticated ones, although it is absolutely possible for wild horses to be as well-trained as any horse out there.
Wild horses are sophisticated and intelligent social beings. [...]

Wild Horse Training Tutorial

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Wild Horse Training is not as easy as we imagined it to be. But there are easy ways as to how wild horse training is to be done.
Firstly, there is the so-called “In-hand” Wild Horse Training. In- hand training of wild horses is the ability to teach the horse the basics.  By using this training, [...]

Teaching A Horse To Hug

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

A hug is one of the best comforters when you are down. It uplifts your mood knowing that someone sympathize your emotions. No one is exempted in receiving or giving a hug to a friend in need. That being said, if you do not have any company and badly needs a hug, why not ask [...]

Does it help to whisper?

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Become an incredibly effective horse trainer…
You’ll be surprised at just how easy that really is, but there are some very important rules to follow…
Just what IS a horse?
Among the animals of equal or greater strength, the horse is the most useful to man  because of its superior nervous development.  In fact, it has almost perfect [...]

Is your horse shy?

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Today I want to discuss another fairly common problem trait shown by some horses: Shying or running away.
If the horse has been properly trained when a colt, he will never develop the habit of  shying. This habit, like most others, is acquired by improper handling at some time.
In nine cases out of ten your horse [...]

Contain your Colt

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

The other day I shared some basics about my training philosophies and some first steps to understanding your horse.
Today I want to get into your first lesson with your colt- one of the most important lessons you will give your young animal!
First, It’s critical that you contain the colt in an area that’s manageable. If [...]

What about the really fearful horses?

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

So far in this series we’ve talked a lot about training fairly gentle and reasonable animals- but eventually you’re going to come up against a real timid and scared horse…
One special fear that many horses develop is fear of the automobile, and there’s some simple ways to break them of this…
With a great many horses [...]

Teach your horse some cool tricks

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

One of the coolest things you can teach your horse, and a great way to develop an incredibly deep bond with your animal is by teaching them a few easy tricks.
The most essential thing necessary for the trainer to possess, in teaching tricks, is an  unlimited amount of patience or self-control.
You cannot teach your horse [...]

A horse that’s easy to shoe is TAUGHT that

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

The reason there are so many horses are bad to shoe is because of carelessness and  neglect in the proper handling of them when young.
Many people think that if they  take their colt to the farrier and have it shod, it would assist them in training it,  and it is a very common thing for [...]

Do you know why horses kick?

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

We’ve been talking about training horses recently, and I think you’re probably figuring out by now that there is quite a bit to know if you want to become REALLY good at this…
But that’s why I’m here! And today I want to cover a common problem: Why Your Horse Kicks.
All horses will kick when threatended- [...]