In caring for your foal's
life, gentle handling instills trust in humans and an acceptance in being
touched and responding to rider cues. Rubbing the foal all over his body
to teach him to accept handling.
Training Your Horse
Horses are such intelligent animals. They are eager to learn and please. This site shows you how to train them.
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This is the clicker way to train your horse. With targets you can teach your horse to ground tie so he can accept grooming, shots, clippers. You can use targeting to get him over his fear of strange objects. And you can use targeting to lead him past scary obstacles and even onto trailers. |
| You may be worried that all this hand feeding will only make him worse. Hand feeding we've been told has turned horses into biters. Rather than making horses more mouthy, the clicker can actually eliminate this behavior. Reinforce what you want, and that’s what you’ll get more of. | |
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In caring for your foal's
life, gentle handling instills trust in humans and an acceptance in being
touched and responding to rider cues. Rubbing the foal all over his body
to teach him to accept handling. |
| If the horse has a behavior problem first make sure that it does not have a physical problem that is causing the behavior. While we do train some horses at the ranch where we are located, most often we come to your location to teach your horse. |  |
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Pain and intimidation have been the backbone of horse training methods for centuries, especially in the American west where horses are highly effective on the vast ranches of the west. |
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Pay close attention to your horse’s diet. Hotter blooded horses require less protein. If overfed they can become too "high." Teach your horses to lead properly. There is a bubble around you they cannot invade -unless invited.
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