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- It’s the primary means of defense given them by nature. That’s not rreally the issue here…what we are talking about are horses that have the tendency to kick with hardly ANY provocation…

Because it has this disposition is no reason for classing it as an outlaw and thinking it  cannot be handled. Its natural tendencies will only require more patient and  persevering effort to make it as obedient as those in any other type.
See, most horses do not kick on account of a bad disposition, but because their owners  were ignorant and REALLY TAUGHT them to kick by poor management in colt  training.

If the horse kicks when the hold-back strap breaks and leaves the cross-piece of the  shafts strike the hind quarters, it is only an indication that he was not properly  educated when a colt.

Kicking because the line gets under the tail is another indication of poor training when  a colt.

Would you like to know HOW to avoid these mistakes in training…and correct them if they are already present in YOUR horse?

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Originally posted 2008-06-06 10:12:23. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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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 the owner to think: “We want to break him next week anyway, and it  will make him gentle to have the blacksmith shoe him.”

In the first place the colts feet should be handled before it ever goes into the  blacksmith’s shop, or the farrier touches the feet.

It is an easier and simpler matter to handle the colt’s feet after he has  been poled and taught the lessons given in Book #1 of Train Wild Horses.

Put a halter on the colt and take it out into a lot or onto the barn floor, or any place  that his attention is not attracted elsewhere. Have your assistant hold the colt by the  halter strap with his right hand, standing directly in front of it.

Step to the colts left  shoulder and push against it with your shoulder as you stoop down to pick up the left  front foot and the foot will come up almost of its own accord. Hold the foot up for a  moment and then let it down carefully, holding to it until the foot rests on the ground.

Next, walk back rubbing your hand over the back and down the left hind leg, and by  pressing in against the hip raise the hind foot carefully. Hold it for a moment as you  did the front one and then let it down.

Now walk forward again and approach the right  shoulder and raise the right front foot, as you did on the left side. Now go again to the  foot you started with and work it in the different positions for shoeing.

Go only so fast as the colt can understand. If he does not fully understand what you  want, and resists, do not attempt to hold the foot by “bull strength and awkwardness,”

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Originally posted 2008-06-08 10:21:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Western Riding, 2nd Edition | Basic Horse Training

Posted by Basic Horse Training on May 19th, 2010. ISBN13: 9781931993173; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product Description Covers the fundamentals with step-by-step instructions, complete with helpful glossaries … by how completely it covered all the topics. It is a great book for the beginning rider. It helps that it is very specific. I found the tips for problem horses helpful. The only thing I found lacking is general horse care. …

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Starting Out: Some Basic Horse Training Tips

Each horse, just like each person, is a unique individual. A horse will have its own personality and learning ability, different from that of another horse. With that in mind, here are some fundamental horse training tips to remember: …

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While surfing I found a couple good videos too.

Beginner Horsemanship with a Less-Trained Horse : Minimizing a Break in Gait: Horse Training Tips

A horse breaking gait is one of the biggest offenses a horse can present to the rider. Learn how to minimize the horse’s tendency to break gait in thisfree horse training video. Expert: Kathy Kentala Bio: Kathy Kentala owns the Bee Cave Riding Center…

Horse Training – Stand Still to Mount

www.HorseTrainingVideos.com. Reining and cutting horse trainer, Larry Trocha shows how to train your horse to stand still while you get on. For more free horse training tips to to www.HorseTrainingVideos.com s499.photobucket.com

Let me know if you like them by leaving a comment and look for more horse training tips here in the future as I find great resources.

Originally posted 2010-05-19 16:53:42. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Wild horses are sophisticated and intelligent social beings. A horse that grew up in a wild herd, learn manners, cooperation, respect, and a profound understanding of movement and body language. Fear is the only thing that stands between them and a lifelong bond with the owner.

Earning a wild horse’s trust will take time and patience. But once you have earned the horse’s trust, they are now ready to be trained just like any other domesticated horse. Similar to any horse; the better the training, the better the horse.

The following are some of the steps on how to train a wild horse:

• 1. The first thing you should do is gain the horse’s trust. You can’t work with a horse that doesn’t trust you. Place the horse in a small pen and visit him everyday. Feed him, water him, and talk to the horse in a calm and trusting voice as often as possible. Ultimately, the horse will learn that you are not there to hurt him. Get inside the pen and give the horse a calming and reassuring rub all over the body.
  2. Place a halter on the horse after he gets used to ropes. Horses can easily get startled with objects that are new to them. So, get him used to the ropes by letting him smell it and by rubbing it onto his skin. You need to assure him that the rope won’t hurt him. Let the horse wear the halter around the pen for a few hours, but take it off when you leave.
  3. Take the horse around the grounds to gain more trust. While leading him, you have to assure him that you are his leader and you won’t hurt him. Expose him to objects on the grounds that might be scary to him such as tractors, fences, utility trucks, etc.
  4. Introduce the saddle and saddle pad to the horse. Let him smell it before putting it on his back. Tighten the saddle just enough so that it won’t fall off. Lead him around a round pen with the saddle on his back for a few days. Don’t forget to take it off when you leave. Put a bridle on him and let him get used to having a bit in the mouth while working him.
  5. You can now mount the horse after he is used to the saddle on his back. Make sure to have someone close by, just in case you need help. Ride the horse around the pen for the first week to let him get used to your weight and the idea of someone on his back. When you feel that the horse completely trusts you, that’s the time when you take him out the pen for a ride.
  6. Riding the horse by himself is a good way to gain his confidence. You can then calmly teach him to obey your commands such as when to stop, turn, or move. Avoid riding the horse with others as it may confuse him. Ride the horse as often as possible to give him more confidence. Consistency in riding is the best way to train a horse.

Originally posted 2009-07-22 10:10:02. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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, the trainer should prepare the horse. In- hand training is also the ability to get the horse in the best possible and trained manner from one point to another.  In-hand training is the basic training and the first step of training the horse to take the second step and that is the riding.

Secondly, to ride a horse one should need these things that are necessarily helpful to accustom the horse with the basics: halter, lead, bridle, obstacles like tarp, platform, and plywood, concrete, plastic and or poles in the ground. Some obstacles that can also be used are the flat and a tractor.

Thirdly, goals are important in wild horse training. First goal is the First Set of Basics.  This type of training will enable the horse to be taught in many ways.  The in-hand training is the first step training that a horse should be taught. The second goal is that the way on how you can smoothly halter the horse. This would most likely means without bucking, bolting, and biting. Third goal is the skill of safely turning the horse loose. In this, one will not have to deal with the wheeling or the rearing. These are the stepping stones to move on the bigger and better preparation- the moving forward.

This is the next step of goals- Moving Forward. This step is much difficult.  This will require a great deal of time and patience. Moving forward is where the walking and some of the maneuvers, trotting, stopping and turning left or right back come into play.
Some horses get spooked sometimes when the ground levels are changed or other elements are presented. So starting with obstacles is very much helpful if you want to easily lead your horse with a bridle or halter and this would take away from the others without having troubles.

When this is mastered, another step would be helpful again by taking them the past obstacles such as the fences, tractors or the flags.
Wild horse training needs an individual skill and valuable knowledge of the trainer and it also needs extensive groundwork for an easy key to success under the saddle and one should always remember that every encounter of the horse includes training.

Originally posted 2009-06-08 14:40:11. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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In training your horse on giving hugs, you will need the following:

1. Clicker or your attention so you can reward the horse or praise it at the moment he does the right thing.

2. Small treats you have. This may come into varieties depending on what the horse prefers. You can give carrot slices, horse crunch, sugar cubes and the likes.

3. A bag for the small treats you have.

4. Spare at least 10 minutes of your time a few times a day.

5. Most especially, your horse that is in a loose stall, a round pen, or in a quite stable with a lead rope and halter. Do not tie the horse or you will just restrict his head movements. And you should not do that since a horse hugs using his head and neck, remember?

If you have all things set, you are now ready for the steps to follow in training your horse.

Now, if your horse has already undergone target training, just stand with your back to the horse, hold the target over on shoulder and then move it down towards the opposite hip. Then, encourage your horse to move a step forward and reach downwards over your shoulder to be able to touch the target. With this, you may need to back up a bit and let yourself position to make it easier for your horse at first.

Also, alternately, you can use the treat you have in one hand and as the horse nuzzles the hand with your treat, bring your hand down towards the opposite hip.

If the horse is in the position you want the horse to be in, click and then treat. Sooner or later, the horse will learn it and eventually you will not need the treat each time you need a hug.

Just always put in mind to keep your training sessions as short as possible like 10 minutes or so at a time. After the 10 minutes or so, go for another task like cleaning the stall or doing another chore before going back to the horse and do the training again.

Originally posted 2009-03-19 15:28:22. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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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 control of its muscles and bones.

This perfect control gives instant response to any outside stimulus, for example:  if you strike a horse with a whip you get immediate action of some kind.

It is because of this highly developed nervous organization that the horse has displaced all other beasts of burden among civilized people.

But here’s a common problem…

The horse is often given credit for more intelligence than he deserves. Many would  even place him on a level of reason with the man.  This is far from the case…

Now don’t get me wrong…Horses aren’t Stupid, but…

THE HORSE CANNOT REASON. I make this statement, not merely as a theory, but as a fact based upon more than twenty years of close observation and contact with  many thousands of horses.

In this respect there is a vast gulf between man and  horse- a gulf that no horse will ever cross. You need to understand this and take it into account if you want to be effective in training your animal!

Since the horse cannot talk and does not understand what you say, you will have to  make your wants known to him in the first place through the sense of touch. Later this  method of communication will be merged into that of voice and motions. As for  instance, a touch of the whip will mean at first “Go on”; later a motion of the whip  will have the same effect, and at last the word “Get-up” will mean the same thing.

When you talk to the horse through the sense of touch, take into consideration the  nervous organization. To some horses a sharp stroke of the whip may be very cruel,  because of the extreme sensitiveness of their nerves, or being thin skinned as many  term it, when to another horse the same stroke would only attract attention.

Watch your horse closely so that you may know and act accordingly. You cannot train a  horse and put only half your attention to your work. Be alert and keen, ready to take  advantage of any sign of submission or willfulness.

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Originally posted 2008-06-04 10:04:24. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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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 you don’t have a small enough corral, you will need to construct something. This can be done easily and cheaply…

Turn the colt loose in an enclosure, about twenty-five feet square without any harness  whatever on it. A good portable enclosure is made as follows: Build eight panels of  fence, each twelve feet long and from five and a half to six feet high. Use poplar or  any light timber except for the uprights. These should be 2 x 2 pine timber, without  knots and straight grained. Five boards to each panel is sufficient.

These eight panels can be joined together with “pin hinges” so they can be put  together and taken apart easily. When ready to make the enclosure, simply fasten  these panels together, then form them into a square, two panels to each of the four  sides and this will make a pen twenty-four feet square.

Drive stakes at each of the four corners and fasten the corners to these stakes with  ropes.  The stakes will permit the fence to give if the colt runs against it; however, it will not  break, but will spring back into position again.

I used an enclosure like this for years while on the road and never had a horse tear  one down.

After he has gone around the enclosure two or three times, you should walk directly towards the corner, giving him an opportunity to turn his left side towards you. If he rushes by you, strike him around the hind legs with the whip and keep him moving  until he is again ready to stop.

You then approach him quietly. If he turns his heels  toward you, either to kick or run away, strike him sharply around the hind legs.

You will find that colts of different temperaments respond quite differently to the  action of the whip.

Some are very sluggish and slow, and it requires quite a sharp  stroke of the whip to “waken them up,” while others, just a mere crack of the whip is  all that is necessary to make them give you their undivided attention.

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Originally posted 2008-06-05 10:09:50. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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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 it is only necessary to make the proper approach and their  habit is overcome, because with them, it is simply a case of not understanding.

Engage someone to use an automobile according to your directions. The first time you  meet the machine be sure that you have plenty of room so you can get at least twenty  feet away from it.

As you see it approaching, drive well out to the side of the road, take a firm grip on  your lines, pull the whip out of the socket and prepare to force the horse toward the  car.

Signal the driver of the car to slow down, and as the machine draws near, drive your horse  directly toward it, approaching it from an angle.

Time your approach so that just as  you get even with the machine the horse will be facing it and going almost straight  across the road.

Use your voice: keep saying, “Take care sir,” over and over again. Just as the machine  gets even with you, say “Whoa” and immediately give an action with the lines.

Have the driver go very slowly by the time you get even with him and have him stop. Allow your horse to reach out and touch the machine.

After allowing the horse  to stand quietly for a moment, give an intimation with the lines, by first pulling the  line NEAREST the machine, then the one on the opposite side, saying “Get Up” at the  same time, and the horse will move quietly forward.

This is but a TINY sample of the potent training secrets to breaking your horse of all sorts of fears and habits…

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Originally posted 2008-06-12 10:10:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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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 has been taught to shy on the road by the improper  use of the whip. Types No. 2 or No. 4 seldom develop this habit. It is more often  found in type No. 3 or a horse with this type predominating.

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I have always claimed that the trainer instills this trait in the animal by getting away from the true principles of  horsemanship first. In all probability, he is driving a high-spirited colt of type No, 3,  and he comes to a stone, stump or some other object that it is inclined to frighten at.

The colt, obeying a natural instinct, pauses in his gait in an effort to understand the  meaning of this unusual object, or he may notice the object just as he gets even with  it.

In either case, the driver, instead of giving the colt an opportunity to examine the  object, pulls out the whip and forces the colt past the object, and in many cases, whips  him for five minutes afterwards, in an effort to convince him of the foolishness of  frightening at a stone or stump.

He has now laid the foundation for a shyer, and one or  two repetitions of this kind will put him in possession of a confirmed shyer, one that  will rush to the side of the road, or whirl and upset the rig, or possibly, in its fright run  off and break things to pieces.

See, a horse can think of only one thing at a time, and while his mind is on the object, and  the driver applies the whip, it is the object that inflicts the pain, and NOT the whip.

If the horse could reason from cause to effect he would understand that the whip, and  NOT the object, was responsible for the pain and when passing the same spot at  another time, would know that if he paid no attention to the object he would not be  hurt.

But, as I’ve said repeatedly: This reasoning process is impossible for the horse to perform, and for that reason, any  time he sees the object, or one similar to it, he is reminded of the former experience,  and the result is that he shies worse than ever.

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Originally posted 2008-06-07 10:16:11. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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