Treats Should be a Surprise

One of the most important rules of feeding treats to your horse is that you should never give a horse a treat when he's expecting it. Whenever I give one of my horses a treat, I want it to be a surprise. I want him to think, "OMG! For ME?"

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Safely Introduce Your Horse To Trail Riding - Ride Solo

When I take a horse on the trail for the first time, I prefer to ride him out by myself so that it's just the two of us.

When you get two or more horses on the trail, they have a tendency to want to race one another and get reactive. And, when you do ride your horse outside the first time, you want to give him a job to do and do a lot of cantering.  Click to Read More!

Spur Basics

Learning to use spurs properly is all about feel, says AQHA judge LeeAnn DeMars. It’s the same sort of finesse that you strive to develop in your hands.

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