There are so many training “methods” out there today, it sure can confuse most riders. My advice to you is to “put your common sense cap...
Photos courtesy of Darrell Dodds A horse that’s anticipating the run ahead is using the reactive side of his brain, which means he has an excess...
Photos courtesy of Coco Most competitions that we participate in have practical roots. These roots are important. Within the history of every competition lie the original...
Hay Creek Ranch and HCR- AZ is a vacation destination for lots of folks from lots of different locations. Some come from the local area and...
Everyone takes training their performance horse seriously. I would like to talk about another part of that training that often gets overlooked: making sure your horse...
From checking-up, longeing, and setting, your horse has become well-acquainted with the hackamore and now should be giving humbly to pressure on his nose and jaw....
The goal of steering is to get your horse’s feet to follow his nose. In other words, his nose—and not his shoulder—should lead all changes of...
“Fit, Fat, Sound and Happy” This month Les gives you the recipe for showing success by following this old horseman’s saying…Show preparation is a critical factor...
Lateral work is important for our performance horse training. It is essential for being able to change leads on our horses. It’s a must for training...
Last month I entered my Reined Cow Horse in the Hackamore class at the Snaffle Bit Futurity in Reno, Nevada. I thought, “$1,000 entry fee for...