Running at Your Horse?
I want to make my horses as safe as possible in a variety of situations. Therefore I try to expose them to as many situations as possible. Although I would never advocate approaching your horse at a full sprint I think there are good reasons to let your horse get […]

Old horseman’s wisdom is that you don’t hand feed treats to horses or else you’ll encourage your horse to bite. This is really the same as suggesting that if you don’t want your horse to buck, you shouldn’t get on his back. Does he buck because you got on his back? Well, yes. But horse […]

I’ve been reading a book called Excel-erated Learning: Explaining in Plain English How Dogs Learn and How Best to Teach Them.
It’s by a Psychologist/Animal Behaviourist who runs a clinic for problem pets. Basically a dog psychologist I guess. Anyway, the book is really about learning theory. Despite the title, it’s really NOT in plain English. […]

Here is a good review of a 2 day Frank Bell clinic…
…one big difference that I noticed is that Frank’s system emphasizes the importance of the relationship with the horse. Rather than treating the horse like the next project on an assembly line, Frank bonds with the horse.
Read the complete review @ www.EverythingEquus.com

Vego’s first ride went very well. For the most part I just sat on his back Rachael directed him around the round pen. OK, so now for the second and third ride.
I lead Vego to the round pen and saddled him up. I put the hackamore on him and tied the throatlatch. […]