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Riding Skills: Creative Images For Using The Aids

Question Category: Riding Skills Question: How can I remember how to use natural aids properly? Do you have images you use to help students remember the correct positions, etc.? Answer: From the very first time

Riding Skills: Connecting And Coordinating The Natural Aids

Question Category: Riding Skills Question: How do you teach riders to use all the natural aids together–leg and rein aids? Answer: The natural aids are the best tools the rider has to communicate with the

Issues From The Saddle: Not Wanting To Go Forward

Question Category: Issues from the Saddle Question: Julie, I have seen you several times at the Equine Affaire in Columbus over the past few years and respect your training skills. I have a particular problem

Issues From The Ground: Round Pen Revealed

Question Category: Issues from the Ground Question: Why should I use round pen work with my horse? And why is round penning so synonymous with natural horsemanship? Answer: The round pen is one of the

Issues From The Ground: Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Groundwork?

Question Category: Issues from the Ground Question: Hi Julie! I’m not sure if you remember me, but I was in your Attica clinic in June. I had Speedy the little white paint horse. We have

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

Building A Better Relationship: Women’s Connection With Horses

Question Category: Building a Better Relationship Question: How do you explain the connection women have with horses? Answer: Without question, there is a connection between women and horses. This bond lures both young girls and

Building A Better Relationship: Training And Learning Natural Horsemanship

Question Category: Building a Better Relationship Question: Julie, I own a green horse, she is a quarter horse. She has had ground work and has been ridden. But she doesn’t seem to respond well to

Building A Better Relationship: My Horse Takes Advantage Of Me, But Not My Husband

Copyright ©Julie Goodnight 2000. All Rights Reserved. No part of this website may be reproduced without owner’s express consent. Backlinks are allowed. Question Category: Building a Better Relationship Question: Hi Julie – I tend to

Building A Better Relationship: My horse Takes Advantage Of Me

Question Category: Building a Better Relationship Question: I was hoping you could give me some advice on a training problem I am having. I have a 3-year-old Quarter Horse gelding that I just want to

Talk About Tack: What Is The Best Rein To Use?

Question Category: Talk about Tack Question: Dear Julie, When starting my colt I was advised to use slobber straps and a rope rein for several reasons. When the horse was further along several people recommended

Talk About Tack: Use Of The Spur

Question Category: Talk about Tack Question: Dear Julie, My understanding is that spurs are to be used to back up a request if the horse is not responding or to make a cue more clear

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

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

Good Horse Gone Bad

If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times. “My new horse has turned out to be a nightmare. The seller misrepresented him as a well-trained horse. I think he was drugged when

How Working Cattle Helps Your Horsemanship

I asked Julie to tell me a little about why she loves cow work and how it has improved her overall riding. Read on to find out what Julie loves about cow work, then check

Adversarial Relationships with Horses

I see it all the time at clinics, expos and at TV shoots. Sometimes it’s between untrained horses and inexperienced riders/handlers—a constant battle of the wills; but sometimes the opposite is true—often I see experienced

Differences Between Horse Training and Dog Training

In almost every clinic I do, we start with ground work to help establish a productive relationship between horse and human—to develop respect, obedience, focus, communication and control. Frequently, someone will remark that training horses

Save Your Horse’s Mouth, Stop With Your Seat

Save Your Horse’s Mouth, Stop with Your Seat You probably learned to “kick to go” and “pull to whoa” from the very start of your riding career. While this simplistic view of communicating with your