Here I show you how to teach your horse to change his stride length and balance, so that they can shorten their strides and slow down, or lengthen them out and power and stretch forwards. This is the foundation exercise of things like your horse changing their stride and balance for different terrain, jumps, re-balancing, […]
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All blog posts here This simple pole layout is so versatile! You can use it for really simple exercises for horses just getting started with poles and with much more advanced ones that are more challenging. You can do exercises for confidence, body awareness, engagement, suppleness and straightness. You can use it to give you
Simple Pole Exercise for Your Horse In-hand, Liberty and Ridden Read More »
Want to see how I keep my horses being happy loaders and travellers? This video shows you a loading practice session with 2 of my horses after NOT travelling for 3 years. As with many behaviours, use it or lose it. It’s really beneficial to keep practicing and playing with loading to maintain positive emotions
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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
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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
How to Train Your Horse to Lie Down POSITIVELY – No Ropes, Just Rewards! Read More »
Do you want your horse to willingly line up to be ridden and to immediately connect with you when you’re in the saddle? Then this video is for you! I show you the process I took when working with a mare who bolted as soon as anyone tried to mount. This technique taught Lubie: How
Taking Freckles cross-country for the first time, I wanted it to be an experience he enjoyed and that boosted his confidence and our relationship. It can be so easy to overface our horse or expect too much of them and end up in a bit of a battle. My approach is always to take it
How to Make XC Jumping a Positive Experience for Your Horse – Freckles’ First Go at XC! Read More »
Trick training is a great way to have fun with your horse, build your communication and practice your training skills in a no-pressure way. This video gives you a quick overview of the steps I use to clicker train horses to play fetch. It’s simple, fun and always makes me smile – enjoy 🙂 For
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Gymnastic Groundwork Demo Series Part 3 Lateral exercises where your horse is going sideways as well as forwards are really useful to build your horse’s suppleness, strength and straightness, which is why they’ve been used for thousands of years in both in-hand training and ridden work! But, how do we teach them using positive reinforcement?
In-Hand Work: Teaching Lateral Movements with Clicker Training Read More »
Listening to your horse means being able to read what he’s saying through his body language. Horses express fear, joy, confidence, anxiety, confusion and frustration through movements and actions – when you watch for these behavioural signs and respond to them, you start to open up the conversation between you and your horse. Even though
Horses Saying “Yes” and “No” – How to Read Your Horse’s Emotions Read More »
Backing a young horse for the first time is often seen as something dangerous and dramatic. Horses who aren’t prepared can panic, bucking bolting and rearing. But, it doesn’t have to be that way! I believe that horses should have a positive experience when someone sits on their back for the first time and this
Some clicker trained horses can get into the habit of stopping dead when they hear the click or their marker. From a trot or canter, this can cause the horse to slam on the brakes, bracing and hollowing as they stop. This can cause problems for the horse physically and is uncomfortable to ride. In
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