Horse Master with Julie Goodnight

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Quick Tip: Basics For Bridling Your Horse

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Basics for Bridling Your Horse - When you bridle your horse, you need to maintain control while gently slipping the bit inside his mouth, pulling the crownpiece behind his ears, securing the throatlatch, and adjusting the chin strap. Here's how. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7X5i4Tltkk … [Read more...]

Bridling And Un-Bridling

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Horse Master How To "Heads Up" Teaching a horse to lower his head and accept the bit and bridle By Julie Goodnight In the Horse Master episode we named “Heads Up,” I help a horse learn that the bridling process doesn’t have to be a fearful event and teach his owner how to correct his head-butting behavior. This is a common problem—often times the horse is taught to toss … [Read more...]

Issues From The Saddle: My Horse Holds The Bit And Throws Head When Unbridling

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Question Category: Issues from the Saddle Question: Julie, My horse holds the bit in her mouth when I am trying to take the bridle off and then throws her head up in the air and panics still holding onto the bit. I have tried undoing the cheek strap on the bridle first but she still gets upset. Also tried giving a tidbit to get her to open her mouth while trying to … [Read more...]

Issues From The Ground: Difficult To Bridle

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Question Category: Issues from the Ground Question: Our horse, a 12-year-old quarter horse, has started a bad habit. Recently we had our vet float his teeth and since then he fights taking the bit. He has thrown my daughter, her trainer, others and myself through the air when we try to hold his head. He eats fine and is fine once the bit and bridle go on. Any thoughts? We … [Read more...]