My barn is very busy and allows up to 8 horses in the indoor arena at any time. This includes 3 trainers/lessons. Is that too crowded? Or is it just me.
I would say the arena is larger than a standard arena but not enormous.
it depends on how big your arena [...]
Basic Horse Training by Michael Hackemeyer (Kicking Bear). He is a member of Yahoo Answers, he answered a couple of my question and when he did he gave his web site http://kickingbearmustangs.com/index.html
So I bought his book and found it vary informative, so I bought a couple more for some boarders at my farm.
A co-worker of my husbands wants me to help train his horses. I know a little about the breed but the riding disiplines and training are different than the horse we have here. I know they are Spainsh bred and used in bullfighting, driving, and dressage. But these are high stepping naturally gaited horses. The [...]
Some horses have very good conformation and some have their bads. Like in at the knee, cow-hocked, pigeon toed,and so on. Please answer me this question. Can horses that are cow-hocked/in at the kness still show and win more than a horse with perfect conformation?
They sure can win as long as you [...]
How would you compare the different methods that are used for horse breaking and training? What are the main differences and what kind of evidence is there to prove that one method is better than another?
Thanks. I realise that there is no definate answer and that each horse is different, but I really [...]
This is referring to the horses that I mentioned in my last question. One of the horses has cuckleburs on her face & on her bridle. Can anyone tell me a way to get these off without losing the horses trust?
put a little baby oil on the burs. they will lose their [...]
What should I expect a very spooky, very green 2 year old horse to know after 30 days of training? Is it really 30 full days? How much is the average cost for this that I should expect? What do they do with 60 days of training?
That's a good question for the [...]
Hi, I am from Australia. I have been thinking about doing a horses massage course and becoming a qualified massge therapist for animals (mainly horses). I am expereinced with horses and alnimals of all kind but cannot find out how to get into a course like this or find workshops anywhere. Any infomation on this [...]
I have tried I lot of old horses mens methods. I buy rugs for him but he ripe them in short times. I hate chemical, but try this one chemical stuff on him, it did not work and once I open the bottle of stuff both my horses could smell it, even if I had [...]
My horse used to know how to lunge but then I stopped lunging him! Whenever he lunges he always yanks the lead out of my hand and takes off! Can you help me! Cause I dont know how to train a horse to lunge!
First , it is a drag when your horse [...]
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