Training a horse

At the end I'll talk about the "young horse training plan" I put together for Rudy and some important notes when building training plans that I've learnt for young horses from Rudy.

Teaching a horse to lay down is an extremely difficult trick that will require patience, practice, and a horse with the right temperament.

It takes on average 4-6 weeks to break in a horse in but that time span is based on several assumptions. If all the handling and preparatory work has been done properly then it should be plain sailing. The horse’s temperament and character can also dictate how smoothly the process ... Read More

Bombproof is a term used in the horse world to describe a horse that isn’t afraid of anything; the idea is that a bomb could go off a few feet away from the horse and it wouldn’t even flinch. The way to make your horse bombproof is by putting them through desensitizing training. Desensitizing is […]

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Learn how to apply basic training methods to teach your horse to respond to a cue from reins placed on their neck rather than direct rein contact with the bit

Here are some quick read helpful Equine Charts. We do not own any of these images. They are courtesy of Pinterest.

You might think that the first steps to training a horse depend on the training style. But there are some lessons that every horse should learn.

There are several possible explanations for a horse’s resistance to forwardness.

Eventer JP Sheffield shares two exercises to improve you and your horse’s balance, rhythm and suppleness over a fence