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Did You Teach Your Horse to Kick?

Published October 8, 2018 Leave a Comment

horses next to each other looking agitated

The first time I saw and understood this behavioral dynamic, between a horse and its rider, was about twenty years ago at a clinic for people learning to manage their fear of horses. I’ve seen it many times since, enough to recognize the cause and effect. When a rider fears their horse will kick at another horse while being ridden, it quickly becomes a self-fulfilling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Julie's Blog Tagged With: behavior, clinic, confidence, dominant, herd behavior, kick, kicking, subordinate

Episode 1018: “Serenity Now!” Behind the Scenes

Published September 4, 2017 Leave a Comment

Julie Goodnight stops a horse from threatening to kick the handler. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Horse Master Extras, Videos Tagged With: 1018, ground manners, ground work, kick, kick zone, kicking, Season 10, serenity now, threat, threatening, threatening to kick

1018: Serenity Now!

Published September 4, 2017 1 Comment

Horse kicking out at handler.

Julie Goodnight stops a horse from threatening to kick the handler. … [Read more...]

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Have You Ever Been Kicked?

Published August 28, 2017 2 Comments

Have You Ever Been Kicked? Dear Julie: This may be a very odd question, but I was curious how many times have you been kicked or caught in the crossfire in your training career? I’ve been kicked three times, but tonight I got kicked square in the pelvis by a dominant mare who was going after my mare while I was putting a halter on her. I saw it start to happen, but couldn't … [Read more...]

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Q & A Move Forward Into The Canter

Published November 1, 2016 1 Comment

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Filed Under: Training Advice Tagged With: buck, bucking, canter, cantering, crow-hop, crow-hopping, Defiance, kick, kicking, laziness, physical cause, Q & A Move Forward Into The Canter, Q and A

For No Apparent Reason: Learning to understand why horses behave the way they do

Published October 2, 2015 Leave a Comment

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When folks tell me about problem behaviors, I hear one phrase often. I admit I’ve even said it myself when I was a young trainer. “For no apparent reason, my horse….” You can fill in the next part with any frightening horse behavior. Choose from a list such as: bucked me off, kicked me, bit me, ran away, spooked, refused to get in the trailer, refused to go in the arena, … [Read more...]

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Off To A Good Start

Published February 5, 2015 2 Comments

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Off To A Good Start Are you raising a foal or young horse? Make sure you’re setting up a good relationship with respect from the start. To start your young relationship off on the right path, you’ll need to consider how a young horse thinks and envision how you want your horse to act later in life. All that training starts now. Your expectations must be clear and you must … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Julie's Blog Tagged With: behavior, bite, boundaries, dominant leader, foal, habits, kick, leader, nip, nipping, Off to a Good Start, relationship, training, young horse

Horses That Kick

Published September 16, 2014 Leave a Comment

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Expert advice to quell a kicking horse’s bad habits. http://americashorsedaily.com/horses-that-kick/#.VGaGnU10xet   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Articles, Training Advice Tagged With: America's Horse Daily, AQHA, authority, exercises, expert, Horses That Kick, kick, kicks, line, longe, productive, training

Veterinary Visits “The Best Patient”

Published September 11, 2014 5 Comments

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If your horse is well-trained, well-behaved and easy to work with, you’ll make your veterinarian’s job much easier and more effective. Even the best veterinarian must struggle to examine a horse that’s stomping, biting, moving away or just not cooperating. While you might blame your horse’s “sudden” behavioral problems on sickness or pain, chances are, your ill-mannered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Advice Tagged With: handle, health, healthy, kick, kicks, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, visit, visits, well-mannered

About Face

Published September 9, 2014 Leave a Comment

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Dear Julie, My Rocky Mountain/Arabian horse cross is five months old—I’ve had him for two months. He is calm and usually well behaved. However, he’s starting a new and scary behavior. He turns his rump to me when he’s in the paddock or when I enter his stall as he eats. Today he kicked at the man who owns the barn where I board. Please help—how do I stop him from doing this? I … [Read more...]

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Acting Up On The Trail

Published September 3, 2014 Leave a Comment

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The Questions You Ask Most This Issue: Why does my horse act up on the trail? Julie Goodnight takes on topics you want to know more about in her weekly blog. Here, in this excerpt from her blog, she helps you understand more about how horses interact when you’re not around—and why it’s important to your safety on the trail that their fraternizing behavior be outlawed when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Advice Tagged With: acting up, authority, bite, flicking ears, fraternize, important, important issue, kick, leader, niffing noses, respect, showing teeth, throw a kick, waiting patiently

Kicks At The Canter

Published September 2, 2014 Leave a Comment

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Ask Julie Goodnight: Help, my horse kicks at the canter! Question: I have 3 horses, all of which do the same thing. They walk and trot quietly, but when you cue for lope, they will kick up in the back. I know it's probably a training issue, but I don't know what to do next to try to get them into a canter without the kick up. I am a senior and have been riding all my life … [Read more...]

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Issues From The Saddle: Must Be In Front On Trail

Published May 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

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Question Category: Issues from the Saddle Question: Dear Ms. Goodnight, I have a 15-year-old quarter horse, MAX, who decided he does not want to be the second horse out on the trail. I ride alone most of the time but do enjoy the company of others. When he feels any competition from another horse he starts to arch his neck sets his head. He is not on the bit at all. After … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Free Articles, Training Advice Tagged With: aggressive, arching neck, assertive, biting, Captain, dangerous, dominant, excited, first on trail, ground work, herd behavior, herding behavior, kick, Lead Line Leadership, obedient, pressure, rearing, riding with others, round pen reasoning, strike, tie-downs

Issues From The Saddle: How Do You Stop A Horse When He’s Running Backwards

Published May 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

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Question Category: Issues from the Saddle Question: How do you stop a horse when he's running backwards? I was trail riding over the weekend, and my horse took a dislike to the horse behind him. I saw the symptoms (making faces) and tried to get his attention on me, but he would have none of it! That awful equine behind him clearly needed to be taught a lesson (he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Training Advice Tagged With: backing, disengage hindquarters, disobedient, ground manners, indirect rein, kick, pull on reins, punishment, rein aids, running backward

Issues From The Ground: Desensitizing To Touch In Sensitive Areas

Published April 30, 2014 Leave a Comment

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Question Category: Issues from the Ground Question: Hello Julie, I recently purchased a 13 yr QH mare about six months ago. I had been riding her for about eight months with an additional two-month lease. I decided to purchase her. She is my first horse. She was formally a western barrel horse but we have converted to English riding for several reasons. While I'm … [Read more...]

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No Fraternization!

Published July 30, 2008 2 Comments

This is the subject of this week’s episode of Horse Master which airs today at 5:30p EST on RFD-TV and for you night owls (or DVR users) it comes on again Thursday morning at 2:30a and Sunday morning at 1:30a EST.For the next five weeks, the shows will be original airings of the episodes we filmed here at my ranch back in June. It was a tough week to film because two of the … [Read more...]

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