When we are training performance horses, we are asking a lot out of them, and pushing them to get performance. We must spend a great deal...
By applying techniques from my past training articles, you have learned how to teach your horse to soften his face and stop and back up on...
I train horses and conduct horsemanship clinics for a living. My job requires that I ride numerous horses on any given day. By this...
I train horses in southern California. That means I have more riding days available to me than probably anywhere else in the United States. ...
If you have a horse that’s too busy eyeing up his next meal on the trail rather than paying attention to you, use these easy steps...
What is a horseman? I am often asked, “How do you become a horseman?” Many times I am asked after a seminar or demonstration if I...
Forage as the Foundation The overall health of our horses and proper gastrointestinal function is reliant on using forages (hay or pasture) as the foundation of...
Let’s Eat! Horses have evolved to eat many small meals per day, almost on a continual basis. Even though the horse’s stomach is only 8 percent...
Who would expect that a simple trial period arrangement could go bad? Unfortunately, these arrangements can and sometimes do. In the horse industry, sellers often allow...
Question: Julie, I have been riding a good 15-20 years but most intensively the last 5-6….I have a 13 year old Thoroughbred cross that I ride...