Horse Care For Beginners

I recently came across this article written by Adam Di Cavallo and I impressed by his obvious love of horses and horse riding. So I thought I’d share it with you on this site. After you’ve read the article I’d be appreciative if you’d leave your comments.

For a change of pace I decided to offer a few tips on horse care for beginners (and others). These are primarily on the topic of Health Care.   Horse Care For Beginners Tip 1.  Sweet Itch, what is it and how do I treat it?   Sweet Itch is caused by small flies or [...]

For years now animal trainers have used clicker training as a more humane and behavior modification training program for all types of animals but only recently has it begun to gain acceptance by horse trainers. Clicker training relies on positively reinforcing positive or correct behaviors from your animal and then building on these successes.

Over the years that I’ve been associated with young horses and horse training, I’ve seen two approaches used when it comes to training young horses. The first is to work with your horse every day to build a bond and teach them in a very specific and controlled manner.

Whenever I scan the “Horses for Sale” ads the most often used word tends to be the word gentle because more new horse owners have ended their dreams of riding because of a bucking horse. Often this occurs not because the horse is wild but can be a result of a number of actions and reactions on the part of both rider and horse.