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Question Category: Riding Skills
Question: Hi Julie, I got to watch one of your clinics at the Midwest Horse Fair last weekend. (I had a booth there in the exhibit hall and so I only got a chance to see one of them.) I did get to
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Lost in Transition: Julie Goodnight helps a young rider deal with an explosive canter
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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
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Question Category: Horse Behavior
Question: Hi Julie, Can you tell what specifically are the horse’s instincts and how can we use these to our advantage in training?
Yours gratefully, Emma
Answer: Emma, The horse’s instincts are too numerous to mention in one email and would be
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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.
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Question Category: Horse Behavior
Question: Dear Julie Goodnight,
Several times this spring my mare has made a sound that sounds like a Donkey; she did it on the 28th of May when I put her back in her corral after grazing her for an hour when she
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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
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Question Category: Issues from the Ground
Question: Dear Julie,
My friend’s coming-4 yr old paint gelding has started a very unsavory habit. When asked to move out in a round pen at liberty he will do it for a moment, then pins his ears and violently attacks
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Question Category: Issues from the Ground
Question: How do I train my horse to be a perfect citizen for the vet so that he gets gentle handling and is well-liked (and well-treated) by my vet?
Answer: HANDS-ON
The Best Patient Teach your horse ground manners to
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Question Category: Issues from the Ground
Question: I know I need to teach my horse to respect me while I’m leading him at halter. He’s pushy and pulls me. How do I get started? How can I teach my horse the skills he needs to behave while I’m
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Question Category: Talk about Tack
Question: Hi Julie,
You had mentioned in one of your Q & A’s a product called, a self-correcting bitting device. What is it and where can you purchase it?
Thanks Kimberly
Answer: Kimberly,
The self-correcting bitting device I use
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Question Category: Talk about Tack
Question: How do you fit curb chains to horses for curb bits and kimberwicke bits? How do you properly test the pressure of the curb chain?
Answer: There is information on this very subject in CHA’s Composite Horsemanship Manual, level 1, page
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Question Category: Talk about Tack
Question: I have a horse that constantly tosses her head and fools with the bit. I use a tom thumb with her. Please give me a short education on bits. Any suggestions? I tried riding her with just a halter to entertain the
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Question: Dear Julie,
I am currently schooling and riding in a D-ring snaffle bit. I want to start training for Western Pleasure. What kind of shank bit do you recommend for the transition?
Thanks, Kim
Answer: Kim,
In most rule books, horses six years old
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Each year, about this time, I make it a point to look with fresh eyes at each of my horses to see if any saddle adjustments are necessary. Horses that I have had for years (riding in the same tack) can suddenly outgrow or change enough to need a
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Horses crave it and thrive on it; they worship the ground the herd leader walks on. Horses can recognize leadership traits in both horses and people and they cannot be fooled– either you act like a leader at all times, or you aren’t one.
As herd animals, horses
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It was 6 below zero this morning. Relatively warm by some standards, when you compare it to 25 below, which our neighbors had. That’s why our valley is known as “the Banana Belt of Colorado.”
While we recorded a mere -6° this morning, the valleys to the
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Julie Goodnight teaches a horse to give to the bit
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Trail Tribulations: Julie Goodnight helps a trail rider desensitize her spooky horse
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The Next Level: Julie Goodnight teaches an advanced equestrian to ride with collection
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Go Baby Go: Julie Goodnight helps a youth rider become her horse’s leader, maintain canter
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Missed Manners: Julie Goodnight teaches a young horse to obey her owner’s cues
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Speed Demon: Julie Goodnight helps a racehorse become a level-headed lesson mount
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A Delicate Balance: Julie Goodnight teaches leadership/ riding exercises to the Compton Junior Posse
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Time For Fears: Julie Goodnight calms a driving pony’s longtime fear of plastic
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Master and Commander: Julie Goodnight teaches a novice rider how to cue her reiner
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Catch Me If You Can: Julie Goodnight helps a new horse owner catch her horse
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A Bit of Nashville: Julie Goodnight helps performer Templeton Thompson change bits, ride one handed
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Out of Hand: Julie Goodnight teaches a young barrel racer to stop without pulling
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Crazed to Calm: Julie Goodnight helps an Arabian mare be calm and relaxed
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Halter to Bit: Julie Goodnight teaches a rescued horse to accept a bit
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Head for the Show: Julie Goodnight helps a western pleasure rider achieve a naturally-low headset
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Close for Comfort: Julie Goodnight helps a horse accept others riding close by.
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Pony Power: Julie Goodnight helps a youth learn to be his horse’s leader.
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Stand By Me: Julie Goodnight teaches a horse to stand still for mounting.
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In the Lead: Julie Goodnight helps a versatility rider master all five required disciplines
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Fit to Function: Julie Goodnight helps an owner see the effects of poor saddle fit.
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Wave Runner: Julie Goodnight introduces a fearful horse to the surf
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Turning to Western: Julie Goodnight teaches an English rider what her Western horse can do
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Take Charge or Move On: Julie Goodnight helps a mule owner decide when it’s time to move on
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Feel the Beat: Julie Goodnight helps a young rider learn to feel her trotting diagonals
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Raise her Right: Julie Goodnight helps a breeder teach a 2-month-old filly to lead
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Bad Medicine: Julie Goodnight teaches a horse to accept oral medications
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Loaded Up: The Horse Master’s methods help a fearful and rearing horse load in a trailer
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Backstretch to Backyard: Julie Goodnight helps an ex-race horse become a family horse
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Saddle Up: Julie Goodnight introduces a saddle to a young, fearful horse
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Homeward Bound: Julie Goodnight teaches a worried rider to cope with herd-bound tantrums
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Big Go, No Whoa: Julie Goodnight teaches the emergency stop, calms a nervous rider
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The Great Escape: Julie Goodnight helps a horse owner keep hold while longeing and take control
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