Nothing New
We are never teaching a horse to do anything they don’t already know how to do. We may be teaching them to do it when asked. Or showing them how…
Read moreCow Horse
It’s been pretty busy around here. We’ve started calving. Rusty has been busy earning the title of working ranch horse. He and I have been checking cows, moving anything that…
Read moreGrowing up we were never told that we shouldn’t feed horses. The lack of formal horse education was a wonderful gift to be given. Without being told all the things…
Read moreGhost, Putting Cattle On Pedestals
Kisses on a pedestal. In her saddle. Ghost is such a fun girl. She’s willing to try anything, if I ask nicely.
Read moreCounting With Rusty
Rusty is learning to count. He and Harvey both. I have to admit that Harvey is better at it. That doesn’t mean Rusty isn’t good, just that he’s not quite…
Read moreCounting
I woke up one morning with a plan fully formed to teach my horses numbers and counting. I love when that sort of thing happens. I’ve been without concret goals…
Read moreTerms In Practice
We are just finishing up a month of looking at the terms we use in training. I’m a bit late with this but better lat than never. I thought it…
Read moreNumbers
I decided that it would be fun to teach the horses numbers and see how far we could go with it from there. They already know colors. Numbers are the…
Read moreNegative Punishment
It’s hard to get past the idea that something bad has to be done before we can reward for being good. We run into that problem with horses all the…
Read moreWhy Teaching Tricks Helps Overcome Fear In Horses
We know that by teaching tricks we are teaching our horses to be fearless. It just works. It also makes sense that teaching a horse that it’s fun to play…
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