"My horse is VERY food motivated," is a comment I frequently hear from horse owners. They may mean their horse likes to eat at...

Have you seen people wearing a silly little pouch while they're training their horse? What's that funny sound they are making or are...

Abscesses are very interesting natural process. They occur for a couple of reasons. One, the horse is ejecting necrotic tissue because...

Some people will tell you hand feeding is the worse thing you can do with your horse. It will run your relationship and cause DANGEROUS...

It's depends. If your horse lives in a frigid climate and grows a thick woolly coat that makes him look like a Sasquatch, you're...

Your horses reveals quite a bit of information about how they feel, even when they are standing perfectly still. Which legs they load...

There's often blow back when someone interacts with their horse with kindness, empathy, and/or (gasp!) rewards. However, there's...

Are our horses' unwanted behaviors random acts of insurrection or cries for help? It's interesting how quick we are to go to war with our...

This is a question that I am asked with great frequency. It is a practical bit of information to have the answer to, but if you delve...

Back in the Old Days.... Yep. I used to be a traditional horse trainer. I used to chase a horse until it "relaxed" thinking I was doing...

Are we getting them wrong? Can You Relate? There's a misconception that we need to "build a relationship" with our horse. If you think...

Liberty training is an EXCELLENT way of gauging your horse's interest, understanding, and welfare during her training experience. What is...

When I begin the rehabilitation process with a horse who has physical damage and/or emotional trauma (it's very rare for them to have one...

The short answer is equine rehabilitation is the restoration of the horse to his original manufacturer's specifications. This includes...

The Situation I was asked to work with the very handsome spotted Appaloosa gelding. The owner's main concerns were his issues with being...

Teach your horse to lay down.

Your horse is the ONLY one who can accurately determine what feels stressful, like "too much" pressure, or is perceived traumatic event....

If I want to teach a horse to be responsive and "light" to my cues I begin with the "lightest" request.

Let's start with the definition of spoiled so we are all on the same page. I got this off the web: Spoiled:To impair the value or...

I LOVE watching my quarter horse mare, Zena, executing a sublime collected canter. Her withers elevate and her hips sink toward the...