Calming Signals and Sensitive Noses.
"But My Horse Asks Me to Maul His Nose." I had questions about my loudmouth party-pooper post last week where I...
Finding Your Horse's Sense of Humor.
His name is Normandy, but he goes by Norman at home. He's been here almost a year now; he belongs...
A Problem With Grazing.
From a reader: The ideas and thinking presented in your blog have been hugely helpful in improving the time my horse...
Bringing Horses Home
We don't ask much from horses. It starts simply. On the day that we are thrilled to get the horse...
Building the Bubble #5. Just Honor Them
Some of us value horses for their physical working ability on ranches, we "use 'em hard." Decent care, no...
The Middle Path: Discipline
"I've noticed that you sometimes seem to take reader requests for your blog, and I was wondering if you might...
Calming Signals and Pain
First, last, and always, make sure your horse is sound. That's the warning that any decent equine professional gives...
Riding the Middle: My Horse is Lazy.
My horse is lazy. He won't go forward. He doesn't listen to my legs no matter what. Do I need...
Too Much Love: Is it Partnership?
Last week I answered a reader question about Making War on Horses and it got a predictably positive reception. It's...
Escape the Death Spiral: Asking For a Step.
Let me begin by defining a death spiral. It's asking a horse to do something he just avoided, by circling...
Redefining Work Under Saddle.
I had a blog request, in two parts. First: "[Does] training and working a horse inherently make a horse less...
Teaching Your Horse to Relax
The rider said that her mare had an undeniable "rushiness" and was always tense. The mare is five years old...
Calming Signals and the Aggressive Horse.
Just to be clear, calming signals are not something humans do to calm horses. It's the language horses use to...
Equine Retirement Planning.
First, I watched Brentina's retirement ceremony. Then Secretariat's last race and Valegro's final Olympia freestyle. Who doesn't need to watch Aldrich's...
Part Two: Norman, Is That You? (The Reactive Horse)
Last week, I wrote about horses who are The Strong Silent Type. This horse is the opposite. Describing him sounds...
Part One: The Strong Silent Type (Of Horse)
I've said it before: While growing up, I saw She Wore a Yellow Ribbon more often than I saw my...
Thin Horses, Body Scoring, and Inconvenience.
Start here: There is no rule that says when a horse's age goes up, his weight needs to come down. Age is no excuse...
Safety and Being a Spoil Sport.
I'm a riding instructor. Wait, it's worse than that. A riding instructor who has read the small print of her liability...
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