Someone I know has recently bought a 2 year old, off the track thoroughbred mare that was only off the track for a week when she bought it. Within the past year she has gone through 4 horses. Is the training that she is giving to this horse formal, or is it just her training [...]

I have agreed to get rid of some bad habits this horse has developed and use the Natural Horsemanship training method. Trouble is, the owner doesn't understand this type of training and is complaining that I am spoiling his horse. I am not going to ride him until I get some ground respect. The owner [...]

I am training my quarter horse to do pole weaving, he keeps having trouble bending at the last pole on his way down. What do I do?

Is your horse bending really wide around the last pole?? More circle ground work, like dressage work.

When you do the circle work, gently pull [...]

I have a horse that i want to fearther train her in pleasure. And i have always seen many pleasure horses young and old, with bozels on… (or however you spell it). I was just wondering what they do and how and what they teach the horse. I was thinking about buying one… just as [...]

I have two weanling mule colts and was wondering if there are any major differences in the way a person would teach them to lead and do other basic things compared to training horses.

yes and im sure mule will give you a more detailed answer but mules and donkeys are very unique. [...]

I want to find a well trafficked site that caters for Irish sport horses, hunter jumpers, and the like.

The :Horse and Hound: is a very good magazine, the Racing Post has lots of advertising space.Good luck and many winners.

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The person who is training my horse suggested I buy him boots so he won't hurt himself when learning and will help support his fetlock etc. She described a boot that goes from his hoof to his knee; this boot has Velcro fasteners. What is this boot called? Can anyone suggest what to buy? Thanks.

I first found this site by a search on the net for hobbles and the first thing I saw was the question a few weeks back about hobble training. I hobble train nearly all of my horses and it is not what some think it is. To hobble train a horse you just teach the [...]

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I want to know what challenges I am going to face if I want to train a full-blooded walker for dressage, and what are the differences between gaited dressage and regular dressage? Do they move differently than the classic dressage horses? Do they still trot? Please don't tell me to consult an expert, already doing [...]