Training A Horse By Katie Olson

Training A Horse – Part I

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:54:59 +0000

Training a horse is a culmination of every single interaction you have with a horse. If you only focused on training a horse while you were riding and not otherwise, you would end up with a horse that is possibly perfect under saddle but could be potentially a terror on the ground.

If you bought a horse with a decent amount of experience, they probably have most of the aspects of good ground manners down pat. With that said, new surroundings and new interactions can evoke previous misbehaviors – and a reminder of what is expected of your horse could be required.

Training your horse, on the ground and in the saddle, is a gradual process of getting your horse’s attention and teaching him what you want him to do. You want the horse to think of you as its lead mare, no matter what the gender of the horse or the owner. Your horse may be a natural leader, which can make training a challenge.

Horses are herd animals and naturally crave a leader to show them what to do. It goes without saying that you are the one to be the leader in this relationship. You want to lead by earning the respect of your horse through your interactions.

Patience is a virtue, and it will be your best friend when Training A Horse. Keep in mind that the horse takes its cues from you, so it is important that you stay calm and relaxed. Then your horse will feel calm and relaxed, also. As he gains respect for you, your horse will begin to look to you for instruction, both while on the ground and being ridden.

Good ground manners are the foundation of a well-trained horse. Ground manners are, as the name suggests, the way your horse acts when he is not being ridden. Ground manners include your horse’s behavior in the field, in the stall, on the cross ties … everything except while being ridden. Good ground manners can be taught and attained through effective use of vocal and body language cues.

Check back for Part 2 in my series of traing a horse. Until then, give your horse a hug for me.

Katie

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Reining Training Your Horse to Spin pt.2

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:01:39 +0000

http://www.HorseTrainingVideos.com In part 2 of this horse training clip, reining and cutting horse trainer, Larry Trocha demonstrates how to train green horses to spin.

If you like this training clip, please leave a comment, rate it and ad it to your favorites list.

Larry Trocha’s training stable is located in the northern Calififornia horse country. Feel free to contact Larry if you’d like your horse trained for cutting, reining or reined cow horse competition.

Duration : 0:9:40

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North Dallas Horse Training and Boarding farm for sale, DFW Texas

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:03:10 +0000

North Dallas Horse Training and Boarding farm for sale. Located in the DFW metro area of Texas.

We are selling our primary training facility and house and relocating out to the LBJ Grasslands in Texas.

This is a virtual tour of the property and ranch for sale.

Visit our website http://SpiritTXarabians.com for more information or email info@SpiritTXarabians.com .

Spirit of Texas Arabians
Princeton , Texas

Duration : 0:9:13

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GaWaNi Pony Boy Horse Training Video Trail #2

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:59:04 +0000

GaWaNI PonyBoy demonstrates why he is at the top of the horse world with his training techniques based on Native American Horsemanship. Episode 2: Earning Your Horse’s Trust
“Earning Your Horse’s Trust” will teach you how to convince your horse that you are deserving of her trust. Horses have difficulting separating trust and respect. Many times, horse owners label their horses as disrespectful and pushy – when in fact the horse is just testing the owner to see if she is indeed trustworthy. This episode gives clear solutions to the trust problem and the exercises give horses the confidence they need to trust their partners. For your horse to respect you, you must first earn your horse’s trust.

Duration : 0:3:18

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Horse Training with Jack Lawrence

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:27:16 +0000

Jack Lawrence works with “troubled” horses at his ranch in Franklin, TN. Learn about his horse training techniques and cowboy philosophy.

Duration : 0:6:30

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Consider this when horse training

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:20:04 +0000

Does your horse want to be trained? How do you connect with your horse? Does your training feel light? Are you having fun when horse training?
This clip is from St. Vincent, Eastern Caribbean, where a rescued herd of horses are ready to give lessons.

Duration : 0:4:50

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Horse Training with John Lyons – The Head Shy Horse

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:17:02 +0000

The head shy horse is simply afraid. Someone or something has hurt or frightened him and he doesn’t want it to happen again. In this horse training video, John Lyons, America’s Most Trusted Trainer and Horseman, strategizes with viewers on ways to desensitize a head shy horse.

http://www.myhorse.com

Duration : 0:5:31

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Budweiser Rocky Horse SuperBowl Commercial

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:35:01 +0000

Superbowl

Duration : 0:1:5

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Cutting Horse Training, 3-yr-old, part 1

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:45:17 +0000

http://www.HorseTrainingVideos.com In this 4-part series, cutting horse trainer, Larry Trocha schools a 3-year-old quarter horse filly in cutting training.

For more information about training cutting horses, go to: http://www.HorseTrainingVideos.com/cuttersonly.htm

Duration : 0:8:20

How to Train a Horse to Bow

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:01:03 +0000

Edit: people keep telling me that when they try this, their horses back up. this is a common problem, so i’ll give a basic tip: when first doing this, start in a stall so the horse can’t back away…all he can do is corner his butt. ^^ once you get him to bow repeatedly in the stall so he knows what you want him to do, then try it ina field.

This is a quick and easy way learn how to train a horse how to bow…in this video is Rocky, a 4-year old appendix quarter horse gelding. Really, it is easy to train a horse to do anything if you have the right attitude! Oh, and there was no practicing before this, he has never bowed before, so it really was this easy for him! ^^

NOTE* Every horse is different. Rocky is very willing and young so it was easy for him. But i’ve done this with many horses, some of which bite, strike, cow-kick, and rear up. If you have patience it will work for any horse with any disposition. True you may have to do it more than once, but that’s where patience comes in. If you see my video with the smiling horse, that trick took over 3 years to develop into what it is now. This video is just the basic “how to” if someone wants to learn. Once you understand how to ask a horse to do this, you can eventually stop using treats and simply point to the leg and they horse should bow…but this is only after you practice many times, people!!!! Don’t assume your horse will remember the trick if you don’t do it often..you wouldn’t expect a person to know how to do the moonwalk the first time…it’s the same concept with horses….

Now go out and have fun!!

Duration : 0:1:20

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