The real issue involved in training a horse leads back to mindset: the horse’s mindset and even more so, the person’s mindset. In other words, it isn’t necessarily what you’re actually doing that the horse has a problem with, it is the pressure created by what you’re doing, which in turn triggers a response. In this article, learn a new way to deal with that response and use pressure to your advantage.

Parents with horse-crazy kids are often unsure about whether to take the big step into actual horse ownership. This article gives you some ideas to think about before taking the plunge.

Understand how to communicate with the horse to bring out his confidence and improve his attitude. Horses don’t lie. A horse is not going to put his ears forward and pretend he is happy if he is not. If those ears are plastered flat back, and his tail is wringing a vicious circle, you can be certain he is not happy. What you see is what you get. Training and attitude are two different things. Training teaches the horse to react to cues; attitude is how the horse responds. A negative horse resents and resists. He may go through all the motions, but his performance will be tense and sullen. But a horse with a positive attitude shows powerful, focused action.

There are probably not to many people still alive today that were in Boston or surrounding areas in 1916, that were familiar with the celebration of Christmas for the horses. Maybe this is a family story that was told to you by grandparents or great grandparents.