While I have a passion for colt starting, I don’t claim to be a paid professional. Through working student positions, reading, clinics, and good old fashioned trial-and-error, this is what has worked so far.
Many posts feature my personal or volunteer horses, and have worked well (or not so well, as some posts describe), if you or your horse are struggling, please seek the help of a trusted professional trainer.
Cavvietta Quarter Horse & Cattle Company hosted a 4-day clinic with Jeff Sanders focused on horsemanship, garrocha, and cattle work, emphasizing the biomechanical connection between riders and horses.
Horses have a knack for getting their legs inevitably caught in something, which usually leads to thrashing, bolting, and injury. Training a horse to wear hobbles can often translate to handling situations in the pasture or around the farm much more calmly than you’d expect. Hobble training can have a bad reputation, depending on who…
Halters are a necessity when owning horses, if nothing else to use in an emergency. There’s some old superstition involved, too-I was taught you never ship a horse without a halter from your property. The question is, does the type of halter matter? There are many styles and materials of halters. Rope halters, breakaway halters,…
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