Horse Training: Bucking And How To Deal With It

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

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, February 28th, 2010

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 [...]