Equestrians: Find A John Lyons Horse Trainer Near You
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One Landy Lane, Landrum, SC 29356 USA
Email: suetruitt*manegate.net (replace * with @)
John Lyons horseman Sue Truitt lives in Northwestern South Carolina (Spartanburg county) within 100 miles of the following cities: Charlotte, Taylor, Anderson, Greenville.
John Lyons horseman Tawnya Lambert lives in Northwestern South Dakota (Grant county) within 100 miles of the following cities: Milbank, Ortonville, Watertown, Aberdeen.
45467 - 254th Street, Montrose, SD 57048 USA
Email: jdsieverding*siouxvalley.net (replace * with @)
John Lyons horseman Joe Sieverding lives in Southeastern South Dakota (Mccook county) within 100 miles of the following cities: Sioux Falls, Salem, Alexandria, Madison, Sioux City.
3435 Gwynn Road, Lebanon, TN 37090 USA
Email: info*progressiveequine.com (replace * with @), Site: http://www.progressiveequine.com
John Lyons horseman Jimmy Driver lives in Central Tennessee (Wilson county) within 100 miles of the following cities: Lebanon, Nashville, Smyrna, Hendersonville, Columbia, Clarksville.
John Lyons horseman Mack Gentry lives in East Central Tennessee (Knox county) within 100 miles of the following cities: Knoxville, Newport, Farragut, Oak Ridge.
3776 Alamo - Gadsden Road, Gadsden, TN 38337 USA
Email: pj*pauljacksonhorsemanship.com (replace * with @), Site: www.pauljacksonhorsemanship.com
John Lyons horseman Paul Jackson lives in West Central Tennessee (Crockett county) within 100 miles of the following cities: Humboldt, Huntington, Jackson, Memphis, Jackson.
696 Long Road, Ardmore, TN 38449 USA
Email: pladyfarm*aol.com (replace * with @)
John Lyons horseman Lynda Knowles lives in South Central Tennessee (Giles county) within 100 miles of the following cities: Lewisburg, Pulaski, Fayetteville, Nashville.
110 Puncheon Camp Rd., Bell Buckle, TN 37020 USA
Email: reneemeissner*yahoo.com (replace * with @), Site: http://www.boardingandtraining.com/
John Lyons horseman Renee Meissner lives in Central Tennessee (Bedford county) within 100 miles of the following cities: Nashville, Shelbyville, Manchester, Huntsville, Chattanooga.
3284 Booker Farm Rd., Mount Pleasant, TN 38474 USA
Email: jan*equinetrainingctr.com (replace * with @)
John Lyons horseman Jan Stroup lives in Central Tennessee (Maury county) within 100 miles of the following cities: Nashville, Columbia, Lewisburg, Murfeesboro, Huntsville, Clarksville.
8961 Kevin Lane, Harrison, TN 37341 USA
Email: serengetiwinds1*aol.com (replace * with @)
John Lyons horseman Cathy Wilson lives in Southeastern Tennessee (Hamilton county) within 100 miles of the following cities: Chattanooga, Huntsville, Cleveland, Atlanta, Knoxville.
5 Farnham Park Drive, Houston, TX 77024 USA
Email: jakebaker*jakebakergroundtosaddle.com (replace * with @), Site: http://www.jakebakergroundtosaddle.com
John Lyons horseman Jake Baker lives in Southern Texas (Harris county) within 100 miles of the following cities: Pasadena, Houston, Baytown, Kingwood, Beaumont, Port Arthur.
921 E. King, Kingsville, TX 78363 USA
Email: lbockholt*davlin.net (replace * with @)
John Lyons horseman Lisa Bockholt lives in Southern Texas (Kleberg county) within 100 miles of the following cities: Corpus Christi, Kingsville, McAllen.
1973 Mathers Road, Sunset, TX 76270 USA
Email: tommyburks*earthlink.net (replace * with @), Site: http://www.tommyburks.com
John Lyons horseman Tommy Burks lives in North Central Texas (Montague county) within 100 miles of the following cities: Bowie, Montague, Jacksboro, Denton, Dallas, Fort Worth, Irving, Ardmore.
"Your horse won't forget the evil trailer as you move him about; he'll realize that doing two things, keeping an eye on it and doing your bidding, is too much work. He'll begin to pay you more attention, and you'll get closer to the trailer. Keep gaining ground and keep things moving. Every five, ten or fifteen minutes, allow the horse to rest – but only when he's nearer the trailer than he wanted to be before. He rests near the trailer, he works when away from the trailer. Motivate him to want to be nearer the trailer. Should he begin dancing about while standing ("resting"), put him back to work for 10 minutes and then see if he's ready to stand like a gentleman.
Your intermediate goal should be to get the horse to stand near the trailer, looking in. It's important no matter how you approach this training that anytime the horse is near the trailer, you keep his nose pointed into the trailer. Allowing him to look left or right, however briefly is asking him to pick an escape route. Use your Go Forward cue to ask the horse to step up. Should he balk, and he most likely will, bring him away from the trailer and put him back to work intensely. It must be hard work on his part – we've got to overcome his reticence to enter the trailer and that often times takes intensity. Work for a few more minutes and "point the horse" toward the trailer, give your Go Forward cue – and see if you can't get him "more in than last time." Anytime he gets "more in than last time" allow him to stand there and rest. (You'll probably need the rest yourself.) Once again, look for small improvements: Pawing the trailer is actually a good thing; it means he's thinking about it. Don't reprimand pawing. Lifting a leg, sniffing, leaning forward – those are all signs your horse is working with you. It's the horse saying "I'm thinking about it.""
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"When you first begin backing, back your horse at an angle (or "crooked"). Don't ask him to back up straight because you'd be pulling evenly on both of the horse's shoulders; he'll be resisting and you'll lose "lightness." He'll push into your reins like a plow horse into his harness. Instead, back up crooked. It makes the horse raise his knees higher and stay lighter on his front end than he would otherwise. (Because his left front foot will step towards his right front foot or vice versa, as opposed to directly backwards. That causes him to bend his knees more. The more the knee bends, the more elevation he keeps in his front end which means more energy in your backup.) Do this by simply toying with the angle at which you hold the rein. Remember, you're only supposed to be using one.
The really cool part of this exercise is that once you've nailed it your horse will stop his shoulder (read: stop moving forward) and immediately assume a more collected posture the instant you pick up a rein: He'll stop on a dime and his back feet will come forward while his shoulders, back and abdomen raise. Congratulations! You've taken a big step toward collection (or "natural carriage") and you'll need that to perfect the back up, the spin, simple turns, rollbacks, etc."
