Is your trail horse cinchy? That is, does he act up when you saddle him, even before you reach for the cinch or girth? http://www.equisearch.com/article/how-to-settle-your-cinchy-horse … [Read more...]
Overcoming Fear: Uncontrollable Fears Of Falling Off
Question: Hi Julie, I just purchased your audio CD, Building Confidence with Horses, and listened to it while driving to work. Your principles make perfect sense, I now need to work though them and practice them until I feel more confident with my mare. In brief, two years ago, I purchased a 4 year old cross TN walker/Missouri Fox trotter. She stands 14.3, very smart and … [Read more...]
Issues From The Saddle: Horse Won’t Stand For Mounting
Question Category: Issues from the Saddle Question: I ran across your website while searching for an answer for a behavior problem with my daughter's 7 year old quarter horse mare. We have owned this mare about 2 1/2 years. The mare is very sweet and was well behaved when we first got her and would do anything my daughter asked to do. During this past spring the mare has … [Read more...]
Issues From The Saddle: Desensitizing Your Horse To The Girth Or Cinch
Question Category: Issues from the Saddle Question: Julie, I hope you can help me with my horse. He is a 15 y/o gelding, I ride him hunt seat. He gets very irritated when I girth him up. Even before the girth has touched his belly (when I am attaching it to the saddle), he pins his ears and starts bobbing his head. When I actually tighten the girth, his antics increase; he … [Read more...]
