Whenever the weather cooperates I go to Sally’s farm and watch while she rides. Sally is a few decades older than me and has decided that riding alone is no longer safe. On Saturday she decided to trot her horse. …

All good training begins with a solid foundation. Just like building a house, if the foundation isn’t solid there will be issues with the structure later on and you will have to either put Band-Aid solutions in place to ‘fix’ …

Have you ever seen horses square dance? Here is a series of photos from the Winsong Spring Fundraiser!…

Here is a series of photos of Zelador learning how to play a new game with feed tubs (see Playing with Holey Feed Tubs post).…

Now, let’s look at the horse you have and make a list of all the things he does that you would need to change to have him be your dream horse. Most of us would say “I don’t like it …

Over 130 people were in the audience over the two Sundays for our Youthdale Riding Program fundraiser in April.

After the first show I asked Morley Batt, our square dancing on horseback caller, what he found interesting. He said, “I &hell

We would all ride our dream horse wouldn’t we?

So, what would your dream horse look like? What would this dream horse be able to do? What would you like to feel confident doing with your dream horse? Be specific …

One of the biggest keys to success with clicker training, like any form of training, is about how to set things up to be successful before you actually do any training. Most people don’t think too much about what they …

Hello! I’m glad you decided to check out my blog and find out what clicker training is all about.

So, what is clicker training?

Here is a great definition, by Karen Pryor, author of Reaching the Animal Mind (a great &helli