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Episode 33: Listener Question: How Do I Peak My Horses Performance for a Show?
Subscribe For Free! In this episode, I’m answering a listener question about peaking a horse for a show. The question is how do you keep your horse from peaking before you go to the show? The listener is a week away from a cowboy obstacle racing show. She exercised her mare yesterday, and the mare…
Read MoreEpisode 32: Horse With Mental Issues or Training Issues?
Subscribe For Free! Is your horse’s behavior caused by mental issues or training issues? Today, I have a listener question from Italy. The listener has a 10-year-old gelding that is still exhibiting the same behavior or training problems that he had when she got him at four and a half years old. She is wondering…
Read MoreEpisode 31: Listener Question: Untraining a Horse or Adding Layers?
Subscribe For Free! This week I’m answering a listener question. First, I’m going to answer with the theory, and then I’m going to teach you all how to become a detective. The listener wants to know if she can ‘untrain’ the horse’s desire to run full speed during mounted shooting competitions. She wants the horse…
Read MoreEpisode 30: Correcting Behavior We Dislike In Our Horses
Subscribe and never miss an episode! (I listen in the barn and when I’m out driving) Subscribe For Free! Let’s talk about the idea of correcting a horse for behavior that we don’t like. I’m going to share three examples of corrections, a different way to think about corrections, and a story to help you…
Read MoreEpisode 29: 3 Negative Thoughts Riders Often Have Toward Horses
Subscribe and never miss an episode! (I listen in the barn and when I’m out driving) Subscribe For Free! How do you treat your horse when he makes a mistake? In this episode, I’m going to share three common ways I see riders react to their horse making a mistake and why that matters. I’m…
Read MoreEpisode 28: Is Your Horse Training Routine Dead?
Subscribe and never miss an episode! (I listen in the barn and when I’m out driving) Subscribe For Free! How do you know if your training routine is dead? Last week, I talked about how horses can “learn how to learn.” This week, I’m going to take that concept a little further and explain how…
Read MoreEpisode 27: Horses Can ‘Learn how to Learn’
Subscribe and never miss an episode! (I listen in the barn and when I’m out driving) Subscribe For Free! How horses learn is an interesting topic that we will be talking about today. Horses are interesting because they are excellent at detecting patterns. They look for patterns when they are speaking and communicating with other…
Read MoreEpisode 26: Is Your Horse ‘Swearing’ at You? His Intentions Matter.
Subscribe and never miss an episode! (I listen in the barn and when I’m out driving) Subscribe For Free! Intentions matter. Today, I’m talking about your intentions when training your horse, and your horses intentions. I’ll talk about what constitutes a good intention and a bad intention and remind you to keep in mind that…
Read MoreEpisode 25: Is Your Horse Anticipating?
Subscribe and never miss an episode! (I listen in the barn and when I’m out driving) Subscribe For Free! Anticipation is one of those ideas that is a double-edged sword. Is it a friend or Foe? At first glance, people think of anticipation as negative, I think it might be more positive to think of…
Read MoreEpisode 24: Is Your Horse Being Creative?
Subscribe and never miss an episode! (I listen in the barn and when I’m out driving) Subscribe For Free! This podcast is in response to a listener question. She asks, “what do you mean by a creative horse?” This is a great topic as we continue our season on the horse’s mind. I’m very specific…
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