I am taking care of an arabian and the previous owners gave us a training stick, but i don't know how to use it and what for… please help!

a….training stick? Could you be a little more specific? Is it a dressage whip, a lunging whip, a riding crop, a target stick? What [...]

Finding a good instructor is important. If you’ve never been on a horse before, you do not need to have an olympic level teacher. Sometimes this level instructor cannot relate to beginners because they are so advanced in their thinking. You need to be looking for an instructor who will teach a good basic [...]

I'm about to finish "Storey's Guide to Training Horses" by Heather Smith Thomas.

It was okay, but there are some holes in the information. And she is extremely repetitive in common sense advice. Is there anything you can recommend? I want a book by an author that KNOWS how a horse thinks and reacts. And, [...]

My family has a history of nasty joints and nowadays it gets harder and harder to practice a level horse stance with my knees giving out. Any training tips or meditation that could help or do i just repeat till i just don't feel it anymore? haha

If the problem is mental, just [...]

Dogs And Horses

The size difference between dogs and horses is usually that the horse is very much larger than the dog. Nevertheless, most horses are much more frightened of dogs than the reverse. This creates unique problems – for dogs and horses, and for the person who has to control them both.

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Went to a training session at a girls horse camp where they were teaching young girls to work on grd manners w/ young horses 2.5-4 yrs. I went with my 2.5yr old mare. Another 3.5yr old mare was a serious pill. i.e. first rubbing head on handler and not respecting space then when trainer got [...]

I am a very experienced horse owner of 40 years. I need information regarding where do I begin with what DVDS are for a beginner in the Parelli horse training series. Does any one have any experience using the Parelli horse training method?

I have and it works wonders!! We bought a severly [...]

Finding a good instructor is important. If you’ve never been on a horse before, you do not need to have an olympic level teacher. Sometimes this level instructor cannot relate to beginners because they are so advanced in their thinking. You need to be looking for an instructor who will teach a good basic [...]