Issues From The Saddle: Kicks Out At Canter
Question Category: Issues from the Saddle 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
Resources for Cantering Confidently
Issues From The Saddle: How Much Does Conformation Have To Do With Movement
Question Category: Issues from the Saddle Question: Hi, I have a 5 year old QH gelding that is tall and not very muscular. He has a long back and legs and I wonder if that
Issues From The Saddle: Horse Won’t Move Forward; When To Use Spurs
Question Category: Issues from the Saddle Question: Dear Julie, I’ve seen your show on RFD-TV about how to lower your horse’s head. In the episode you mentioned something about spurs, how to use the spurs
Issues From The Saddle: Cold Backed Horse
Question Category: Issues from the Saddle Question: Hello Julie: I was on the Internet searching for info on rearing and found your web site. I have a question I hope you can help with. I
Issues From The Ground: Overwhelming Your Horse
Question Category: Issues from the Ground Question: I was hoping that I could pick your brain on something… I’ve been thinking a lot about this problem, since I didn’t find that our instructor found the
Cantering Help: Won’t Take Right Lead
Question Category: Cantering Help Question: I have a question about my 4 year old paint mare. I have been working with a trainer on and off for almost a year and I cannot get her
Cantering Help: Training Young Horses To Lope
Question: Dear Julie, I have started riding my 2-year-old paint gelding. I’ve had him since he was 3 months old. He’s super gentle-almost too gentle. I have taken him out trail riding with other horses,
Cantering Help: Throws Head At Canter Transition
Question: Dear Julie, When riding in the arena at the canter, for the first few strides my horse throws his head up in the air. Why is he doing this? Puzzled Answer: Dear Puzzled, This
Cantering Help: Resistant To Canter Cue
Question: I have a 4 yr old Arab gelding, has a wonderful jog and walk, but when ask to canter or anything faster than the jog, he displays a bad attitude, pinned ears and curled
Cantering Help: My Horse Can’t Canter
Question: Julie, I have just gotten another horse that I have fallen in love with!!! She is a Fox Walker (Tennese Walker Fox Troter) Buckskin…. I have been working hard on my balance as well
Cantering Help: Losing Stirrup At Canter
Question: I have constantly found that I am loosing the left stirrup when I canter. In various readings it suggests that I am collapsing on my left, hence loosing the stirrup. I tried to stretch
Cantering Help: Fast And Rough Canter Departures
Question: Julie, I have a question that I am hoping you can help me with. My gelding canters on the lunge line with no problem. However, when I am riding, it is difficult to make
Episode 620 – Third Base
Third Base: Julie Goodnight helps a rider learn to ride the canter for the first time—the third and faster gait
Episode 515 — Canter Right
“Canter Right” On Horse Master: Teaching a trail horse to pick up the right lead.
Episode 516 — First Canter
“First Canter” On Horse Master: Cantering for the first time on a new horse.
Episode 607 — Roping To Loping
“Roping to Loping” Julie Goodnight teaches a horse to step into the canter without a rush.
A Kickin’ and a Pullin’
I’ve been working with horses and riders for almost 30 years now– teaching people to ride better and have a greater understanding of their horses. Periodically I try to calculate the numbers of horses I’ve
Episode 316 – Hooked On A Feeling
Hooked on a Feeling: Julie Goodnight teaches a rider to feel her canter leads
Episode 310 – Southern Comfort
Southern Comfort: The Horse Master helps a rider to slow down her horse’s canter
Episode 308 – What’s My Cue
What’s My Cue?: Julie Goodnight teaches a rider how to cue for the canter
Episode 212 – Lost In Transition
Lost in Transition: Julie Goodnight helps a young rider deal with an explosive canter
Conquering The Canter
In every clinic that I teach, there are riders eager to canter; all they want to do is canter-canter-canter and maybe work on lead changes. Then there are those that want to canter but dread
When To Ask For More From Your Horse
What are your expectations of your horse? Do you expect him to be lazy and have to be cued repeatedly until spanked every time you ask him to trot? Do you expect him to stand