It was a nice day and I decided to just go for a ride. Sometimes I need to tell myself, ??Self, get out of the arena and get onto the trails.???? Some friends brought over their 2 horses and we all went for a ride. My wife was on Dakota. He is a Paint that [...][1255]
Anytime I am around my horses I am always doing some sort of training. Like most people, I too have a day job. So, when it comes to training my horses I have to make every moment count. For example, when I go out to feed my yearlings I like [...][1254]
The Goal
I was working with Vego and Gemini today. I have been working on desensitizing them to loud noises. The final goal is 1) to be able to shoot a gun while sitting on their backs and 2) to be able to ride them down a street filled with people, flying streamers, loud [...][1253]
The Horse
I bought Aries knowing that he had some issues. Not a problem, I like a challenge. One of the first problems we had to deal with is catching him. When I go out to catch a horse I make my intentions very obvious. I approach the horse with the halter [...][1252]
OK, I bought a few horses
I bought Gemini (Arab\Percheron filly) and Vego (Thoroughbred\Percheron colt) when they were 4 months old. They had never been handled by humans. In fact I think they had only seen humans from a distance. Their mothers were also in foal so I decided to by all of [...][1251]
A Little Background
Vego (Thoroughbred\Percheron gelding) is about 2 years old. I have spent many hours doing ground work with him. He knows how to move away from pressure, lounge, back up, jump over logs, etc. When I bought Vego he was 4 months old and had never been touched by humans. [...][1250]
Vego??s first ride went very well. For the most part I just sat on his back Rachael directed him around the round pen. OK, so now for the second and third ride.
I lead Vego to the round pen and saddled him up. I put the hackamore on him and tied the throatlatch. [...][1249]
Here is a good review of a 2 day Frank Bell clinic…
…one big difference that I noticed is that Frank??s system emphasizes the importance of the relationship with the horse. Rather than treating the horse like the next project on an assembly line, Frank bonds with the horse.
Read the complete review @ www.EverythingEquus.com[1248]
Running at Your Horse?
I want to make my horses as safe as possible in a variety of situations. Therefore I try to expose them to as many situations as possible. Although I would never advocate approaching your horse at a full sprint I think there are good reasons to let your horse get [...][1247]
I load up a bale of hay in a wheel barrel. I exit the barn and the horses rush in to start eating the hay from the wheel barrel. I would like to get the hay to their feeder before they start eating. So, time for some training.
This one is pretty simple. [...][1246]
