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"I'm a new young horse owner and was wondering the best method of training"
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Dear Keith...
Saturday, March 4, 2006
Hello I'm a new young horse owner I've owned older horses before but not 2 yr olds. I've been reading your books and magazines on training and understand the give method. These guys have great ground manners and I am now started to put the bit in their mouth. This is were they fight me awhile but I do get it in and are getting better at it. I was wondering the best method of training. Should I use long training lines or just the give and release? When I do this on the ground I stand next to them, they do alright for awhile then they start moving around little. I'm not sure if I'm confusing them, I want to do this right and have good trail riding partners. Thanks for listening Dennis |
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Suggested Article: "Teach Neck Reining and more with the Clockwork Exercise"
This is called "The Clockwork Exercise" because you need to imagine four very large clocks, one underneath each of your horse's feet. When your horse moves any leg directly forward that leg is "stepping on twelve o'clock." When any leg moves...
from our Ask a Horse Trainer series > read more |
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Suggested Article: "The First Thing I Do"
If your horse went ballistic out on the trail last week... it didn't "just happen out of the blue." He's been telling you for weeks or months that he was going to lose it when enough pressure was applied every time he resisted (however slightly)...
from our Starting a Young Horse series > read more |
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Suggested Article: "Three Step Stop Exercise"
"When you've mastered this exercise, the cool "upshot" is that if you're riding your horse, and his body is in the wrong position to pick up his lead, for instance, (maybe he's all "splayed out") then you can simply pick up the reins and drive him...
from our Ask a Horse Trainer series > read more |
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Suggested Article: "Steering Your Horse"
"If you get too much of a slingshot action with the horse's head, where you pull it back and they give but immediately throw it forward, then you need to move your hands a little slower. Hold on longer, move slower to give back. Make them hold a...
from our Young Horse Training series > read more |
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Suggested Article: "An Exercise For When You Can't Ride"
"Take your left hand and hold the lead rope as if it's the left rein. Pull the halter slowly toward yourself.
"Concentrate. Feel how much pressure it takes to bring that rope toward you. You should feel on your pinky how many ounces it...
from our Horse Ground Training series > read more |
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Goals
Horse Training School: I need a “kick in the pants” to move me ahead onto my next stage |
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