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Podcast: Cutting Corners & Feeding Heirarchy

Published May 17, 2016 Leave a Comment

Podcast: Cutting Corners & Feeding Heirarchy

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Filed Under: Audios Tagged With: aggression, anxious, backed up, calm, cutting corners, cutting in, dominant, ears, feed, feeding, feeding hierarchy, flag, food, groundwork, herd, horse illustrated, lunging, manners, patience, pecking order, podcast, round pen, step in front, turn around, turn into the fence, waiting

Horse Illustrated – Julie Goodnight Q & A

Published August 1, 2015 Leave a Comment

Cheating the Circle During Round Pen Work; Following the Herd Hierarchy at Feed Time Q: How can I get my horse to longe or round pen in a complete circle? He keeps cutting in to the middle and making his circles too small. –Amber Verbena A: This is a common occurrence in the round pen and your horse may show the same “cutting corners” behavior when you’re riding. Your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Advice Tagged With: aggressive, aggressively, anxious, behavior, control, dominant behavior, emotional outburst, feed, feeding, feeding time, flag, herd, hierarchy, Horse Illustrated - Julie Goodnight Q & A, longe, round pen

Feeding Frenzy

Published September 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

Dear Julie, I have just taken in two mares, ages 27 and 20. Both were well trained as performance horses in their youth, but have recently been neglected and poorly fed (pastured on 140 acres and left to fend for themselves). The older mare is smaller, but is the alpha. She’s very skinny right now. At feeding time she becomes aggressive toward the younger mare—charging around … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Advice Tagged With: aggression, alpha, anxious, dominant, feed, feed time, feeders, feeding, food, respect, respectful, reward, stress

Slowing Down A Fast Horse

Published August 25, 2014 Leave a Comment

Slowing Down Fast Horse Tips Question: Hello Just wondering if you could give me some advice. My horse, a six year old mustang had been trained for about ten months. He stops, turns fine, but I cannot get him to slow down. Of course then I get nervous and then he gets nervous and we end up a mess, any advice? I would love to work it out with him, but cannot figure him … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Articles, Training Advice Tagged With: anxious, change direction, pressure, pressure on mouth, relax, reverse, reverses, slow, slow down, slowing, turn, turning, turns back

Teach Your Horse To Slow Down

Published August 22, 2014 Leave a Comment

Riding Right with Julie Goodnight Speed Demon: Teach your horse to slow down on command Dear Julie, My 12-year-old Appendix Quarter Horse is always in a hurry—even to get around the arena! I’m always pulling back on her mouth to slow her down, but she speeds up again right away. We’re in a constant battle. My friend suggested I use a stronger bit, but I hate the thought … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Advice Tagged With: anxious, go, go slow, hurry, release, slow down, slowly, speed, speed demon, speeding, speedy

Overcoming Fear: How To Be In Control And Feel Safe

Published May 9, 2014 Leave a Comment

Question: Hi Julie, I am a beginning rider, and have been taking lessons twice a week for about three months now. I have wanted to learn to ride since I was a little girl so this is a dream come true for me (I am 37 now). Initially I was very nervous approaching the horses, but more frequent visits have helped. I'm no longer afraid to get on the horse, but after we've … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Advice Tagged With: anxious, beginner rider, confidence, control, disobedient, emotions, fear, gate gravity, nappy, pull back with both reins, refusing, release, Ride with Confidence, running through the bridle, turn

Issues From The Saddle: Jigging Horse Sensitive To The Leg

Published May 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

Question Category: Issues from the Saddle Question: I have been given a 12 year old gelding that I am very much attached to and enjoy riding. The problem is that he has had some past abuse issues and under saddle he is a nervous wreck. On a trail ride, he will mainly jig the whole ride, like he wants to run. However, he is not a 'hot' horse by nature. It seems he has been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Advice Tagged With: abuse, anxious, behind the bit, bolting, bracing legs, calm down cue, contact, desensitize, disengage hindquarters, drop reins, emotional, ground manners, hot blooded, hyper, jig, jigging, leg pressure, lift one rein, lift rein, loose and relaxed joints, Myler bit, nervous, on the bit, one rein stop, perched forward, poll, release and reward, release reins, rope halter, sensitive, tense, trust, weight shifting

Issues From The Ground: Overwhelming Your Horse

Published April 30, 2014 Leave a Comment

Question Category: Issues from the Ground Question: I was hoping that I could pick your brain on something… I've been thinking a lot about this problem, since I didn't find that our instructor found the right thing to do… I have a friend who's working on her [Parelli] Level 2. Her horse is a 16-year-old QH gelding, former roping horse. He still has some trust issues … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Advice Tagged With: anxious, bad handling, baggage, balance, bracing, canter in circle, correction, find success, frightened, ignore, lope, move slowly, overwhelming, Parelli, progressive, reactive, release, repetition, shut down, stiff joints, system, team-roping, timing, trot

Building A Better Relationship: Pawing

Published April 25, 2014 Leave a Comment

Question Category: Building a Better Relationship Question: Hi Julie, Awesome newsletter as always, my name is Tina and I have a question about pawing. I am a new horse person I have had my Arabian/ QH gelding for 1yr now he is 6 yrs old and when I got him he was perfect in every way except he was very head strong. I have been taking lessons with a trainer so I can be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Advice Tagged With: anxious, frustrated, ground manners, ground work, head strong, hobbles, obedient, patience post, pawing, restraints, treats

Talk About Tack: Understanding Bits– Tom Thumb

Published April 24, 2014 Leave a Comment

Question Category: Talk about Tack Question: Ms Goodnight: We always come and see your seminars at Equine affair in Ohio. Last year I really enjoyed your discussion about balance and position I took good notes which I still refer to I know this is an old question but I am a novice rider I purchased a new horse I got him through a friend because the horse has been let go … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Articles, Training Advice Tagged With: anxious, backing, bits, conditioning, curb, curb chain, curb strap, direct pressure, frame, hands, jaw, leverage, myler bits, novice rider, palate, schooling, shanks, snaffle, stop, Tom Thumb bit

Horse Behavior: Territorial, Hormonal Mare

Published October 25, 2013 Leave a Comment

Question Category: Horse Behavior Question: Dear Julie, I am a first time horse owner with a 4-year-old paint mare. The woman I bought her from is training her and I can ride her but she is constantly testing me and backs up when she doesn't want to do something. That has improved as I ride her more (I am also inexperienced) but her worse behavior is around her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Advice Tagged With: anxious, approach, biting, defensive, groundwork, hormonal mare, irritability, nipping, obedience, patience, protective, stand still, supplements, territorial, trusting

Horse Behavior: Aggression At Feeding Time

Published August 13, 2013 Leave a Comment

Question Category: Horse Behavior Question: Hi Julie, First a "thank you" for all the help you have been to me in working on becoming a "natural Horseman". My question is one regarding aggression at the feed bucket. I have just taken into foster care two mares, age 27 and 20. Both have been well trained as performance horses, but have recently been neglected and poorly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Articles, Training Advice Tagged With: aggression, aggression at feeding time, anxious, dominance, dominant, fear of horse, feeding, food, horse behavior, ration, resource, run off

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