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Category Archives: Horse Training Basics
Metallica – Training Heavy Horse
Training a heavy war horse for medieval mounted games. Even the bravest Destrier starts off as a horse like any other. The difference is a solid foundation of trust! Continue reading
Natural Horsemanship Training with Cavaletti
Natural horse trainers look for creative ways to use their environment to help train their horses. Cavaletti, also called ground poles, are unsung heroes in creating a bridge between horse training equipment and the horse’s environment. Cavaletti, the Italian word … Continue reading
Posted in Horse Training Basics, Sport Horses... Naturally!, Tack and Equipment
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Pick the Perfect Horse Trainer
Spring is the traditional time for young horses to get started under saddle, or mature horses to get a pre-season tune-up. Spring must be coming soon because my horse training roster is full and the waiting list is growing! With … Continue reading
Clicker training saves the night!
There are times when training is a calm sunny day in a round pen with a brave, intelligent horse. There are also the times when conditions are less than optimum, yet even a frightened horse can achieve a major breakthrough. … Continue reading
Losgelassenheit and Natural Horsemanship
Breakthrough day for June! This formerly stiff-as-a-board but quick-as-a-whip little mare learned to release to the pressure of the bit. We’re not talking turn or tuck her head. We are talking release negative tension throughout her entire body. This elementary … Continue reading
Posted in Dressage... Naturally!, Horse Training Basics, Horse Training Philosophy, Natural Horsemanship
Tagged advice, classical dressage, dictionary, dressage, dressage arena, Dressage... Naturally!, effective system, effective training, equestrian, equine, FEI, fr, french word, hind legs, horse, horse dressage, horse quote, horse whisperer, horsemanship, horses, looseness, losgelassenheit, musculature, natural, natural horse, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, naturally, parallels, pleasure horse, principle, principles, states dressage federation, suppleness, tip, tips, training, united states dressage federation, unrestricted flow, usdf
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Horse Video Rental Discovery
I just found this great site that rents horse videos. They have a ton of stuff I would love to see, but buying them all would break the bank. A perfect solution? I think we’ve found it! Great selection of … Continue reading
Posted in Horse Training Basics, Natural Horse Care, Natural Horsemanship, Reviews: Products & Services
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Since You Asked…Horse Questions Answered
Today’s question is from Jeannie and Chris of Hedgesville, WV. “If a horse isn’t a natural leader (on the trail), can you train him to be one?”
Posted in Horse Training Basics, Horse Training Philosophy, Natural Horsemanship
Tagged advice, bravery, care, challenges, confidence, courage, equestrian, equine, fears, god, guidance, horse, horse care, horse training, horse whisperer, horse woman, horsemanship, horses, instinct, jeannie, leadership skills, natural, natural horse, natural horse care, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horseman, natural horsemanship, natural leader, naturally, partnership, principle, principles, ride, riding, self confidence, tip, tips, trail, trail riding, train, training
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Study Supports Clicker Training
A French study recently reported that use of food rewards in training horses leads to faster results and a better relationship with people.
Posted in clicker training, Horse Training Basics, Horse Training Philosophy, Natural Horsemanship
Tagged 20th century, animal behavior, b f skinner, b.f.skinner, co author, confidence, constraints, equine, equines, ethology, food rewards, france and co, french study, horse, horse trainer, horse training, horses, natural horse, natural horse care, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, negative relationship, operant conditioning, phd candidate, ponies, pony, previous research, sankey, the horse, training, training horses, university of rennes, validation, western france
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First Trailer Loading
Maggie the once-feral rescue mare arrived loose in the horse trailer. No one could get near her, much less get a halter on her. They managed to bribe her into the trailer with grain to get her here to the … Continue reading
Posted in clicker training, Horse Training Basics, Natural Horsemanship
Tagged advance and retreat, care, challenges, confidence, deworm, equine, fears, feral horse, few minutes, filly, health, horse, horse care, horse trailer, horse training, maggie, mare, natural horsemanship, rescue, simulations, solid foundation, squeeze chute, tarp, trailer, trailer load, trailer loading, training, transformation, willingness, yearling, young horse
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