Horse Training: Reward vs. Release of Pressure
What initiated this topic are recent articles suggesting ways you can reward your horse, using natural horsemanship strategies, or...
Keeping it fun
Aslan has been regressing in certain behaviors and demonstrating that he isn't having fun via evasions during mount up. This has...
Outside Rides!
Aslan and I have had our first two outside rides. I didn't really have expectations except, "Let's see how this goes." I kept him in...
Being "training flexible"
After the issue the other day I tried to be a bit more flexible this time. Instead of boring Aslan with a bunch of transition circles...
Listen to your horse
Sometimes my personality betrays me. I'm the type where if I come up with a plan, I stick to it. I'm an accountant. I have a linear...
Finding an open minded trainer is a challenge
I recently had a lesson and I don't think Aslan was too happy and really, I wasn't either. I wanted some help on the "go straight" issue...
Side passing and some regression at the mounting block
Leg Yielding: Now that Aslan is getting better at the ground cue to go sideways, I decided that it was time to try under saddle. When I...
Monty Roberts on Positive Reinforcement training
I just finished reading an article by Monty Roberts, where he said that he would not recommend training a horse with treats (ala clicker...
