Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Ground Manners #12, Round Pen
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Building A Better Relationship: Ground Work Techniques
Question Category: Building a Better Relationship
Question: Hi Julie,
I caught just a minute of your Ground Manners clinic yesterday at Equine Affaire. I have seen this method of twirling the lead (don’t know what it’s proper name is) only once before (several years ago -that was
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Building A Better Relationship: My Horse Takes Advantage Of Me, But Not My Husband
…horse good ground manners, to respect you and want to please you, you must learn to set boundaries and enforce good behavior. There are articles on my website about doing this kind of ground work with horses and my DVD on Lead Line Leadership < http://www.juliegoodnight.com/products.htm> explains this process in…
Building A Better Relationship: Pawing
…a foot when you are around him or when you ask him to. Your horse should not be moving at all when you groom him and if he is, it is an indication that he has poor ground manners, is disobedient and does not think of you as his leader….
Building A Better Relationship: Do All Breeds Respond To Groundwork?
…want from my horse, I move on to some thing else. I don’t think Rockies are any different than any other breed in this respect.
I do ground work with each and every horse that comes into our training barn in order to establish good ground manners and a…
To Buy Or Not To Buy
…Red flag: When you drive up, the horse is already tacked up and sweaty; this can mean the handler has worked off the horse’s excess energy for a calmer ride.
Ground manners. Watch the horse as he’s caught, led, groomed, saddled, and bridled. Observe the horse’s reactions to handler…
Issues From The Ground: Why Won’t My Horse Listen To Me?
…you review my groundwork videos again—with your recently gained experience you may get more out of them now. It is a proven formula for success and I guarantee you it will work, if you do it right, for teaching your horse to respect your authority, to have good ground manners…
Building A Better Relationship: Training And Learning Natural Horsemanship
…ground will carry over to your riding as well. If you can only buy one of the groundwork dvds, Lead Line Leadership would be most beneficial for you, because it involves your routine, day-to-day handling of the horse and instilling good ground manners; Round Pen Reasoning is important too and…
Episode 723 – Snap To It– Behind The Scenes
Julie Goodnight reminds a well trained horse that he has ground manners
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Episode 723 – Snap To It
Julie Goodnight reminds a well trained horse that he has ground manners
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Issues From The Ground: Colt Kicks And Rears While Leading
…of info on my website on the subject of unruly colts and of teaching a horse good ground manners. However, you may need to get some expert help, so this bad behavior does not continue and so that no one gets hurt. Good luck and be careful!
JG
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Building A Better Relationship: My horse Is Distracted By Other Horses
…Horses must learn that when they are around humans, there are certain rules that must be followed, just like there are expected rules of behavior out in the herd.
There are many articles on my website about doing ground work with horses to teach ground manners, obedience, fundamental rules…
Horse Behavior: Mutual Grooming
…I would prefer to put a halter and lead on my horse and either ground tie or hard tie her so that I can take control of her if needed, to remind her of her ground manners.
As an example, a friend of mine liked to go in his…
Don’t Spoil Colts
…the child if they are ill-mannered and misbehaving—you always have to look to the parents. This filly had no ground manners only because no one had taken the time to teach them to her.
Using the techniques I detail on my Lead Line Leadership video, I showed Pamela some…
Talk About Tack: Rope Halter — Do’s And Dont’s
…away from the really cheap stuff.
Of course, the real benefit from rope halters is in the training techniques you use ot teach your horse obedience and ground manners. Once you invest in a good rope halter and training lead, use my video, Leadline Leadership, to learn specific training…
A Smile In The Face Of Adversity
…presentations over the weekend on topics including riding better, building confidence, horse behavior, ground manners, canter leads and even one about riding challenging and difficult horses. Needless to say, it was the latter topic that got interesting. Actually, it was a good clinic, with several horses and their riders that…
Issues From The Saddle: Parrot-Mouthed Bucker
…would look at the horse’s groundwork. Is he respectful and obedient with good ground manners? If not, you need to spend some time training him to be in that frame of mind. In my experience, when a horse is respectful and obedient on the ground, the saddle training is easy….
Integrating New Horses Into Lesson Programs: Q And A
…to assess the horse’s individual quirks, to learn its strengths and weaknesses and to make sure the horse is suitable for your program.
Consider the horse’s ground manners and work with the horse to make sure they are solid. Stands quietly, keeps its nose where it belongs (in front…
Does The Lead Horse Participate In Mutual Grooming?
…has to be strictly reinforced. I would prefer to put a halter and lead on my horse and either ground tie or hard tie her so that I can take control of her if needed, to remind her of her ground manners.
As an example, a friend of mine…
April 2020 Horse Report
…front of the camera.
In order to mix it up a little and to produce some real-time training content, we’ve been using Woodrow for ground manners lessons. He’s a 3 year-old QH gelding that belongs to my barn manager and assistant trainer, Melissa. He’s quite a character, he’s very…
The Great Escape
…turned toward me, whether I was leading or longeing or doing anything else. Of course, going back and doing some groundwork with Cosmo and teaching him good ground manners would be a good start. Erika left the shoot with a copy of my video on ground manners, Lead Line Leadership,…
Leadership And Authority
…actually caused by a lack of leadership and authority on the part of the owners. Herd-bound, barn-sour, spooking, disobedience, poor ground manners, bucking, rearing, balking, refusals are all faults we may attribute to the horse when in fact, they are more likely attributable to the human.
How does a…
Helping Horses in Need—It Takes a Village
…my barn for foster training.
Once here, we will evaluate his training and temperament, then make plans to fill in the holes in his ground manners and start his under-saddle training. Once he is more manageable and rideable, he may go to a foster home as an intermediate step,…
Horse Master Memories
…show. Did you ever hear of a mule kick? You can see it in real-life action in this episode. It was supposed to be about bad ground manners, but this mule took one look at the cameras and the set, and suddenly she had perfect ground manners. Moving on to…
Issues From The Saddle: What To Do With A Horse That Bolts, Runs Off With Rider
…quite fit as well. My trainer describes him as a 4-5 year old mentality even though he is coming 13. I think I need some basic ground manners reestablished….1. do you think your ground manner dvd will help me on my way? 2. If I attended the Heritage Farm clinic…
Issues From The Saddle: Desensitizing Your Horse To The Girth Or Cinch
…2) take the time to desensitize the horse and girth him slowly, and 3) do some remedial training in ground manners to reinforce the basic rules of behavior. Good luck to you and I hope this will help in some way to make both you and your horse happier.
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Horse Behavior: Quiz: Is Natural Horsemanship Right For Your Horse?
…showing him his boundaries, your horse will learn and accept many important ground manners and will learn to follow your every action and movement. You’ll learn to control the horse’s entire body: his feet, his nose, his shoulder, and his hip. In the third article in this series, I’ll explain…
Establishing Dominance
…interested in improving your leadership to the horse, with the added bonus of teaching your horse good ground manners, to respect you and want to please you, you must learn to set boundaries and enforce good behavior. There are articles on my website about doing this kind of ground work…
Bad Manners
Help for a horse owner whose gelding has less than desirable ground manners.
http://americashorsedaily.com/bad-manners/#.VGaKf010xeu
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Off To A Good Start
…of behavior (respect my space at all times, follow my lead, stop when I stop and stand still when I ask) and you correct him 100% of the time he makes an infraction, he will learn these important ground manners quickly. Also, any time any part of his body moves…
Cultivating a Connection with Horses
…them. Armed with the right equipment for groundwork (rope halter, training lead, training stick or flag if needed) and the information you need to teach basic ground manners, this can go really fast.
Establishing boundaries and communicating your clear expectations to the horse should happen right away…
Past Performance is No Guarantee of Future Success
Anyone who has ever invested in the stock market has seen this disclaimer: Past performance is no guarantee of future success. Yet when we invest our resources into a well-trained horse, we expect a guarantee that the way he is today, in his current reality, is the way he
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Home From The Oregon Horse Master Shoot
…of least resistance, they take it.
I showed Clare how to correct his ground manners and develop a larger perimeter of space around her so that the big Lug, uh, Lux isn’t walking all over her. Clare turned out to be an exceptional student and absorbed what happened as…
Issues From The Saddle: Good On Trail, Bad In The Arena
Question Category: Issues from the Saddle
Question: Dear Julie,
I recently purchased my second horse, a twelve-year-old gelding. He has impeccable ground manners and is a pleasure to ride on trails but as soon as you get him in an arena it’s a disaster. He is unmanageable
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Trailering Issues
…a disrespectful ground manners issue that was separate from the loading problem, but it made loading difficult and nearly impossible. I had to escalate my training cues and the mental pressure the horse felt. With some groundwork training done first, it was a short time before the horse was walking…
Starting Over With A Fractious Horse
…horses figure out the path of least resistance, they take it.
I showed Clare how to correct his ground manners and develop a larger perimeter of space around her so that the big Lug, uh, Lux isn’t walking all over her. Clare turned out to be an exceptional student…
When To Geld My Colt
…begin his training for ground manners.
No matter when I gelded him, I would want my young colt to be out with other horses for the socialization that will take place—there is an article in my Training Library about this, http://juliegoodnight.com/questionsNew.php?id=37. Even if you left him a stallion,…
The Great Escape
…and although Cosmo was very naughty—terrible ground manners and would jerk the rope out of your hands and run off when he didn’t want to do something—he definitely did not have the look of a “bad” tempered horse.
The other interesting part of this particular horse puzzle was that…
Burned Out
…time in my NARHA presentation just teaching simple ground manners to the horses (and teaching the handlers what to do and what not to do). A horse doesn’t automatically respect you, trust you or accept your authority over all things unless you earn it. And if everyone knew how to…
Burn Out In Therapy Horses
…your horse and he respects your leadership; otherwise, when you step back or loosen up, he just does whatever he wants. I have written a lot about this subject—it’s all over my Training Library—and I spent a lot of time in my NARHA presentation just teaching simple ground manners to…
Ride On with Julie Goodnight
About Ride On with Julie Goodnight
In every episode, I’ll share my insight on training topics from ground manners to lead changes, horse behavior or riding tips.
Listen anytime as you ride, or on
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July 2020 Horse Report
…off side. He did not tie, had minimal ground manners, was hard to catch and very leery of strangers. But that is all far behind him now. He comes right to us to be caught, he ties, and most of the time he lets us touch him anywhere. We’ve been…
Cantering Help: Training Young Horses To Lope
…the road). I do have an arena that I can ride in. My question is what steps do you take when training a young horse. He’s such a good-natured horse; I plan on keeping him as long as he lives. But I want him to have ground manners and good…
Episode 321 – Won’t Stand For It
Won’t Stand for It: Julie Goodnight teaches a disobedient mare to stand still & prepare for ground tying
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Issues From The Saddle: How Do You Stop A Horse When He’s Running Backwards
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
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Horse Guilt: Focus On Your Personal Riding Goals And Ditch Any Guilt About Not Riding Enough
…many things you can do to make your horse time more productive. Maybe you’ve only got 20 minutes of quality time with your horse—make the most of it by grooming your horse thoroughly and spending a few minutes on his ground manners.
There are many great ways to enjoy…
How Do Rope Halters Work?
…the really cheap stuff.
Of course, the real benefit from rope halters is in the training techniques you use to teach your horse obedience and ground manners. Once you invest in a good rope halter and training lead, use my video, Lead Line Leadership or Lead Line Leadership Streaming…
Are Mules More Difficult Than Horses?
…cues for mules as I did for horses. But I learned with mules to avoid repetition and keep the work sessions purposeful. Because mules may learn a little faster than some horses, you must be very careful that bad habits do not develop in his ground manners and over-all obedience….
Catching Your Horse From Pen Or Pasture
…approach with his halter. Keep repeating the process. It will work.
If your horse has been difficult to catch, he may be exhibiting other disrespectful behaviors, too. To learn how to teach your horse other important ground manners, check out the DVD, Lead Line Leadership and other training tools…
Jealous Colt
…training, called Lead Line Leadership will show you how to take a horse, young or old, through a systematic process that teaches him good ground manners and to respect your space and leadership
. Good luck with your colt! JG
Until next time,
Julie Goodnight www.juliegoodnight.com
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