Many horses can be reactive, anxious or fidgety about having their legs touched, but it’s a necessity for grooming and hoof lifting. In this video you’ll see 4 ways to train leg touching with 4 different horses: A 2yo appaloosa learning to stand quietly while his legs and hooves are touched. A young foal learning […]
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Choosing the right saddle for your horse is so important but not always easy! I currently have 4 very different horses from a cob pony to a warmblood mare, and share here about the saddles I’m currently using. Watch the video for more… Here are some links to the saddles I discuss: Total Contact
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HOW do you explain to your horse what you’re asking for when you’re in the saddle? There are lots of options and it’s a combination of: Training Set-Ups where you use the environment Teaching External Cues like voice and rein cues Understanding Internal Cues like your weight aids and breath Together, they create a really
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You can choose the value of the food reward to start training your horse. The treat that you use can have a big impact on the success of the training. Too exciting and your horse might get tense, find it hard to concentrate on anything else and that can lead to frustration and pushiness. Too
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This video follows one session with India where she was very reactive and spooky to some noises and movements outside of our arena. I demonstrate a wide range of positive reinforcement training techniques that I use to help when the horse is anxious and spooking. Depending on your situation, your goal for these exercises vary:
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Strengthening your horse’s back and core muscles can be simple and fun for both of you. It doesn’t have to be complicated or a battle and you can do it all using groundwork exercises! In this video, you can follow my mare, India, as I took her from very weak and out of shape to
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This is a simple feeding technique to help your horse explore postural alignment and exercises at halt. CT Coach Angelica Hesselius walks you through what it is, the benefits and some of the exercises you can try with your horse. As always, we encourage you to listen to your horse and work gently at the
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Spin is normally associated with dog tricks but you can train your horse to spin, too! Trick training is a great way to build your relationship with your horse and improve your training skills and communication with your horse through some fun behaviours. In this video, you’ll see how to break down the spin and
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Trick training is fun and a great way to build your communication and relationship with your horse. It can be done with young horses, tiny horses, old horses, horses on box rest… and fit, in-their-prime, active horses. Trick training engages their minds, so it can help to satiate and relax horses with limited movement options
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Introducing a young horse to tack and rider for the first time should be a relaxed and rewarding experience for both of you. This compilation of horses and riders shows our process of using positive reinforcement to start / back / break (I hope not!) young horses. We have more in-depth videos on mounting and
Backing Young Horses CALMLY (no bucking here!) Read More »
I’ve always wanted to teach my horses to lie down on cue, but I’ve also had reservations about it, too – so many horses are forced or contorted into the lie down, which is horrible to do and, for me, entirely ruins the magic of your horse lying down with you. So, I decided to
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One of the great things about 2020 for me (focusing on the bright side!) was being able to stay home and spend more time with my own horses. One dream I’ve always had is to be able to explore and play with my horses at liberty in the big wide world. We’ve always done tons
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