Sensible Single Whorls
Those single whorl horses. They have an amazing reputation in the horse whorld. Steady, dependable, unchanging. They are the unicorn of whorls. Yes, this is mostly deserved. It’s entirely possible…
Read moreCowboy Camp
Heildorf is off to cowboy camp. I am a positive reinforcement trainer. It might seem odd to some people that I sent my horse off for some cowboy to ride.…
Read moreWhen we are looking at horses, to buy, to choose for a particular discipline, looking at the whorls first can save a lot of heartbreak in the long run. There…
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 moreTargeting
When I was a small child our horses spent their winters turned out in the corn fields. Now that would scare me half to death and I would never do…
Read moreDouble Whorl Club, HorseWhorls
They have a bad reputation. Watch out for those double whorls. Nothing but trouble. Said to have double personalities, wildly swinging mood changes. Jekyll and Hyde temperament. Avoid them when…
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 moreTeaching or Training?
Teaching and training are synonyms. Technically they mean the same thing. As with all synonyms the devil is in the details. The exact nuances implied by using different words can…
Read moreGreeting Neighbors
Ice crystals hung heavy in the air, circling the moon in a ring of light. The evening check on the cows was cold. We bundled up as best we could…
Read moreWorking Cow Horse, Cookies Required!
So what does it look like to work a ranch horse who is trained using positive reinforcement? I spent the morning sorting cattle and had plenty of time to ponder…
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