Posts Tagged ‘horsemanship’
Itchy Foals vs Scratchy Trees…Cute!
The mares here on Mike and Holly’s ranch have been foaling. I am fascinated with watching them in the fields as the foals are out with many other mares and foals as well as the yearlings. This video was filmed on one day when all of the foals were trying to figure out how to…
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…
Read MoreStacy’s Video Diary Jac-Episode 32-Using horse shows and trail rides as training.
The goal for Jac’s first horse show wasn’t to win a prize, the goal was to use the whole experience as a learning and training session. The atmosphere is a lot of the training; many horses around, warm up pen, bathing, riding, preparing, walking into the pen alone, odd hours, etc. Gathering information is key…
Read MoreStacy’s Video Diary: Jac- Episode 31- A horse with one year of training
Jac entered training in March of 2013. This footage was filmed over several rides in March 2014, one year later. Total Training Time 120-125 hours This video does a great job showing Jac’s physical training; lead changes, spins, slides and general understanding. What it doesn’t show as well is the mental connection. To see that…
Read MoreStacy’s Video Diary Jac-Episode 30-Prevention: things could go bad with a horse
Total Training Time 83 hour 35 mins Jac took his furthest trip yet when he headed out from Ohio to Massachusetts to visit the Equine Affaire (November 2013). He had been hauled shorter distances and was traveling with other horses which helped him stay relaxed. Some horses won’t drink much when traveling but Jac caught…
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