There are some horses that are in your pocket. You can’t get them away from you.Then you have other horses who don’t want anything to do with people, so they stay away. Those are the [...]
If you have two horses that are fighting, hopefully, you have something handy that you can use. I always have a steady stick handy all the time. I’ve got one in my barn, I’ve got one [...]
If I have a horse that I know pitches or bucks, I’m going to do a lot of groundwork with them first, and specifically with, groundwork. I want to make sure that they’re sending out, [...]
A few things: It gives that horse a little bit of a quarantine period. You know, you never know what horses are taking or bringing when they’re coming from different places and what kind of [...]
I’d definitely recommend sheltering them in inclement weather the best you can. It’s going to be the best bet to keep them safe and they can stay dry and stay out of the weather, [...]
A two-year-old obviously is going to be a horse that has a lot of energy, right? When you’re working with a horse that’s got a lot of energy, you want to make sure that you are [...]
You should always, always, do groundwork every time before you ride. A lot of people say, “well, how much?” 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes? The answer to that is whatever it [...]
I know this sounds crazy, but without realizing it a lot of people teach their horse to toss their head up instead of lowering it. So this is where I encourage people to start [...]