Horse Behavior: Dealing With A Blind Horse
Question Category: Horse Behavior Question: Dear Julie, I am a bit intrigued by all the writing you have done on equine behavior…..especially since my horse has lost his vision, and I was wondering if you
Resources for Horse Behavior
Horse Behavior: Background Music In The Barn
Question Category: Horse Behavior Question: Julie, First, thank you for taking out the time to answer my emails. I have a question and I didn’t see a separate area on your site to submit questions.
Horse Behavior: Aggressive Kicking In The Pasture
Question Category: Horse Behavior Question: Hi Julie- My husband and I have both benefited so much from your training DVDs, halters and lead ropes, as well as your wonderful television show. We look forward to
Building A Better Relationship: Correcting Aggressive Behavior
Question Category: Building a Better Relationship Question: I have a very dominant 9-year-old Tennessee walker. He is very proud, and was abused and starved. I’ve had him for 3 years. I am having problems with
Bratty Behavior In Horses
Recently, I gave a training clinic with this very title at a horse expo. Since I do not travel with my own horses, I am reliant on the expo producers to find appropriate horses for
Horse Behavior: Understanding Horse Behavior
Before we can ever hope to understand, let alone control the movement of a horse, it is important to know the various behaviors that motivate a horse to move in the first place. Being a
Horse Behavior: Territorial, Hormonal Mare
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
Horse Behavior: Snaking Or Herding Behavior
Question Category: Horse Behavior Question: My Thoroughbred mare who is 14 years old, tends to do something “dumb” with her head [when she is in the pen with the other horses]. She kind of bobs
Horse Behavior: Showing A Lactating Mare
Question Category: Horse Behavior Question: I have a mare due to foal Feb 28 that I show in 2 local circuits from May-September. Shows are twice/month. What is the best way to be able to
Horse Behavior: Self Mutilation
Question Category: Horse Behavior Question: Dear Julie, What do you know about Self Mutilation… and what can we do to stop our 11 year old gelding from mutilating himself? he was a stallion until last
Horse Behavior: Seasoning A Horse For Shows
Question Category: Horse Behavior Question: I am writing from Pretoria South Africa. My daughter recently attended her first show-jumping event. Her horse boxed (trailered) without major problems and also traveled well. At the event this
Horse Behavior: Putting A Young Stallion In With a Herd Of Geldings
Question Category: Horse Behavior Question: I have a 10-month-old Welsh stallion pony that is very well mannered with a sweet disposition. I also have three other geldings; one is new to the “herd” but getting
Horse Behavior: Nipping Colt
Question Category: Horse Behavior Question: Hi Julie, Here is my problem. My yearling colt, Scout, bites. It’s now become a game to him. He didn’t bite the first 3-4 months when I first brought him
Horse Behavior: Horses Identify By Scent
Question Category: Horse Behavior Question: I have noticed that when I have been doing house cleaning and I visit the horses with the chemical smells on my hands that the horses seem put off by
Horse Behavior: Horse’s Instincts
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
Horse Behavior: Are horses Right-Left Brained?
Question Category: Horse Behavior Question: Hi there Julie, It was so good to see you at the [CHA] conference. I just want to let you know that you are one of the few people that
Horse Behavior: Aggressive Herdmate
Question Category: Horse Behavior Question: HI, I have really appreciated your calm, common sense approach, so I wondered if I might ask you a horse behavior question, just to hear your thoughts. We recently (2weeks
Horse Behavior: Aggression At Feeding Time
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
Preventing Herd-Bound Behavior
Horses are instinctively herd-bound. It’s one of seven categories of instinctive behavior in horses and it is known as gregarious behavior. A desire to be with others. BTW, the other categories of instinctive behavior in
Habitual Behavior Of Horses
Behavior Mod for Horses Horses are creatures of habit and routine. Sometimes an unwanted behavior can become a bad habit after only one or two displays. Often riders are surprised by the first one or