The two most common reasons why horses cough are respiratory infection and recurrent airway obstruction (RAO), also known as heaves.
At some point, you have probably experienced one of the moments all equestrians fear most: that day when truck and trailer are packed and ready but the one thing missing for the adventure is your horse. You’ve probably been engaged …
Have you ever needed a bucket of grain to distract your horse from his buddies as you slip on his halter? Perhaps you’ve stood at the edge of a field you would like to gallop through but are unable to …
Have you ever witnessed the effortless grace with which some horses are able to carry their riders? It’s as though both parties are so in tune with one another that they simply glide from one manoeuvre to another.
To be …
The reality is that regardless of how relaxing trail riding sounds, most of us have at least one harrowing tale we like to share involving time spent away from the arena. Perhaps your story involves an uneventful ride that suddenly …
Have you ever wondered why some of the world’s top equestrians often use a lot more equipment than just a saddle and a simple snaffle? Whether it’s at the Olympics, the World Equestrian Games or even a local event, you …
In this article, trainer and clinician Josh Nichol offers some training suggestions on how to improve straightness while in the saddle.
In dressage terms, impulsion usually refers to the forward driving power of the hindquarters. Reiners know impulsion is about responsive forwardness.
The further they get from home, the less secure they feel, and spooking on the trail is a great example of how a prey animal acts when he feels in danger.
You’ve been there…you can’t hold your horse back any more. He’s prancing, he’s pushing like a freight train against the bit, and he’s lunging and plunging. But you hold on with incredible determination because you know if you let go …
There is really no way to make this uneventful unless you have pair-bonded the new horse first and you have a large area for all the horses to run in.
Natural horsemanship methods are not necessarily harmful when applied with the timing, experience and skill of an experienced trainer.
Remember, the Seven Games are progressive and you need to have the other six in place before being able to successfully play the Squeeze Game.
Backwards and sideways have everything to do with your horse’s impulsion and emotional fitness - which influences almost everything else your horse does.
The Circling Game in Parelli Natural Horse-Man-Ship (PNH) is used to help your horse understand that it is his job to maintain gait, maintain direction, watch where he is going and all the while stay tuned into you as his …