Training horses

In this excerpt from her book "What Horses Really Want," horsewoman Lynn Acton provides 10 steps you can easily incorporate in your riding and training habits that will ensure your horse gains confidence every time you work together and maintains his confidence, no matter what challenges you may face.

Have you ever wondered if a horse would let you ride her if there was no threat of punishment or encouragement of a reward such as food? Would a horse let you ride her simply

This is the first of a two-part article about a special horse of mine named Bellagio (barn name Geo), a nine-year-old Warmblood gelding I’ve had for about three years. He is super sensitive and doesn’t have a lot of natural confidence. When he came to me he was very explosive, would react at the slightest thing, and was becoming very dangerous to ride.

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Meet Georgia and her student trainer Sabrina! Here Georgia is being desensitized to an exercise ball. For updates on her training check out our Facebook, MU Equine Teaching Facility or visit us at http://horses.missouri.edu. #MUEqine #exerciseball #training #horse #fundraiser #Quarterhorse #equine #bay #AQHA #mizzou #cute #baby #foal

Kaylee Naylor with her AQHA reining gelding “Spookamatic” and her miniature horse RJ in Cave Creek, Arizona. Kaylee shows in NRHYA and AQHYA reining events under the guidance of Naylor Performance Horses.

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When a horse hates being groomed, it can make life difficult. But the experts say there’s hope. We’ll look at some reasons horses object to grooming and what you can do to help with the expertise of Hill and veterinarian Jenny Biehunko, DVM, of Veterinary Behavior Consultants of Alabama in Pelham, Ala., who is a resident ACVB specializing in behavioral medicine.

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

As a beginner, there are few basic groundwork exercises that you should consistently work on until you have mastered them with your horse. I've also made a FREE printable .PDF Training Log!

The sliding stop is so much fun when riding reining horses, it’s the perfect combination of adrenaline and control when done right. Reining horse quarter horse horse training slinging stop Reiner

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Your a hobby equestrian with no experience training horses, until...

Groundwork exercises should be a crucial start to any early training regime. Here I outline five of my favourite groundwork exercises for horses!

For years, the sage advice of classical dressage master Nuno Oliveira guided my daily rides. I had read a quote by him deriding the use of a watch or any kind of timepiece when schooling a horse. His philosophy was that riders needed to school by feeling and responding to the horse rather than by any kind of external measurements or parameters. I adopted this idea wholeheartedly for many years, modulating the duration of my training exercises and sessions based on how I felt the horse was…

For this November, we're bringing you some simple exercises to try out to improve your seat, and strengthen your no stirrup game.

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