Do you know why horses kick?

Friday, June 6th, 2008

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!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 [...]

Horse Training: Bucking And How To Deal With It

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

It’s the fear of every new horse rider, and to be honest an apprehension that even seasoned equestrians must work through at some point. Bucking injures a shocking number of people in the U.S. alone each year, and has even resulted in numerous deaths.
When a large animal bucks and heaves with you on its back, [...]

Horse Training For Rearing

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Many films have ended dramatically with the image of a horse and rider silhouetted by the sunset as the horse rears back on its hind legs and sounds a victorious whinny. But the real life application of rearing is most often the result of a startled animal, and not a gesture of triumph.
Rearing, when it [...]