Stacy’s Video Diary: Jac
Stacy’s Video Diary: Jac Episode 39- Horse’s mouth irritated by plant material; foxtail, etc.
Jac ran into another physical issue; he ate some form of plant that caused sores in his mouth. The first suspect was foxtail, which is a grass that can get baled into hay. The vet biopsied the sores and confirmed that the sores were caused by plant material although they were unable to determine if…
Read MoreStacy's Video Diary: Jac Review – Teaching a horse to accept the bit
“Hi Stacy, I was so impressed to see Jac accepting the bit within this short time. With my gelding (12 years old) I have big problems riding him in a snaffle bit. Putting the bit in he opens his mouth wide open and I can see his tongue trying to throw the bit out. While…
Read MoreJac Review Week: Teaching a horse to give to pressure on a halter for leading and tying
A comment came through on my blog this week in reference to Episode 3. “While I‘m far behind in the series (trying to catch up as I can!) I’m actually re-watching these beginning episodes. I recently got a new horse and while he’s 9 years old and has TONS of trail riding time, I’ve noticed…
Read MoreJac Review Week: Why are inside turns important during groundwork with a horse?
“Stacy, I’ve been following Jac’s video series and am loving it. Thank you so much for sharing it!I have a question about the inside turns: why is it so important to you that he turn to the inside instead of the outside? I have learned to turn to the outside and have trained my horses accordingly…
Read MoreStacy's Video Diary: Jac Episode 38-Teaching the spin; which foot should a horse spin on and why?
In this video I explain my method of teaching reiners to spin. There were lots of questions about this after Episode 29 of Jac. At the end of the video I also explain when I would modify this training. 3:03- I have three stages of teaching the spin. In the first stage I have the…
Read MoreStacy's Video Diary: Jac Episode 37- Biting: leadership isn’t built in just one day
I have received many questions recently asking about horses that bite. Here are some examples: “….I have a three year old, that when on the ground will rarely try and bite me, but he will to everyone else no matter who he is. … will turn his head and try to bite my shins. You…
Read MoreStacy’s Video Diary: Jac Episode 36- Teaching a horse to lay down…or not.
I consider teaching a horse to bow, lay down or other ‘tricks’ to be teaching advanced groundwork. I began to teach Jac to lay down because I wanted something that I could do in small areas where Jac might be distracted. The theory here is that instead of punishing Jac when he is distracted, I…
Read MoreStacy’s Video Diary: Jac Episode 35- “Do you always bend your horses head around when you mount?”
A viewer wrote in and asked, “Do you always bend your horses head around when you mount?” In Episode 16, I showed how I teach my horses a ‘parking brake’ so that they stand still when I am mounting. However, later in the horses training, I want the horse to stand still on his own.…
Read MoreStacy’s Video Diary Jac-Episode 34-How a horse responds to a new rider.
Total training time: 143 hours At some point in their lifetime most horses are ridden by more than one rider. Up to this point I am the only one who has ridden Jac. In today’s episode my husband, Jesse, will ride Jac for the first time. I explain that I am planning on taking a trip…
Read MoreStacy’s Video Diary Jac-Episode 33- Behind the scenes look at horse training at an expo
Stacy’s Video Diary Jac-Episode 33- Behind the scenes look at horse training at an expo Total training time-139 hours 30 minutes When traveling with horses to shows, trail rides, clinics or expos it is often the ‘behind the scenes’ stuff that seasons them more that the event itself. Before the event even began I was…
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