Posts Tagged ‘natural’
How do I deal with a horse that has learned to bolt through my hands on the lounge line? Jac Review Week
“Stacy-How do I deal with a horse that has learned to bolt through my hands on the lounge line?”-Stephanie P. Horses that pull away from the handler generally come in two categories; They don’t know any better and are impulsively just leaving They have learned they can get away with it A horse that doesn’t…
Read MoreStacy’s Video Diary: Jac- Episode 40- Freezing Jac’s semen for the future
Each horse is an individual and each one, like each person, has their own path. Deciding to collect and freeze semen from Jac is a process I have never been a part of before. When Greg (he owns Jac) and I were discussing the possibility there were many reasons to consider freezing; something could happen…
Read MoreStacy’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 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 MoreItchy 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…
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