Most horses enjoy learning and working things out (just like us humans).
But if a task is too difficult, the horse can become frustrated or confused.
To avoid this, make learning easy and enjoyable for your horse by breaking the task down into super-simple steps. Continue reading “Help Your Horse To Learn New Tasks Easily”
The horse in the video below was VERY difficult to catch. But after a few weeks of doing fun and interesting things together, she is VERY keen to be caught! 🙂
The quickest and easiest way to encourage your horse to come running when you call is to do activities together that you both enjoy.
Continue reading “Does your horse come running when called?”
A very simple bow is easy and quick to teach if your horse already knows how to target. ‘Targeting’ is to touch an object when asked. You can learn more about targeting (touch) HERE
I sped this video up a little but the times are in real-time. It took less than four minutes to teach my horse to perform a very simple bow on cue.
Easy. Just start with something that your horse does naturally.
This will usually be a behavior that they enjoy or do in response to something going on around them. It is much easier to use a behavior your horse already does and build on it to create a trick.
Continue reading “[FAQ] What are the best tricks to teach my horse?”
Here are five challenges that will help you develop Connection, Attention, Communication, Calmness, and Trust with your horse.
Each challenge is a question to ask yourself and your horse…
Are you listening? Can you understand and do what I am asking of you? Am I giving clear, consistent cues so that you can understand?
When you can answer “yes” to these questions, your relationship will have reached a new level!
Are you looking for activities you and your horse can do at home?
There are lots of things you can do!
Here’s a list of activities that are fun, useful, and will make your relationship even better!
Continue reading “25 Fun and Useful Things To Do With Your Horse At Home”
