Common Sense Horse Training

Common Sense Horse Training Common Sense Horse Training; teaching you how to have a better relationship with your horse. Others, that had never been handled, excelled in learning.

As a lifetime animal lover and advocate, I have learned how to interact with all ranges of animals. My decades of experience as a horse trainer has brought all sorts of horses, and people, into my life. I have had the honor of training all types of horses and have pretty much see and experienced it all. Nothing really phases me and working together as a partnership does work. From adult horses wit

h no training/handling at all to feral or wild horses to those who have been abused by other humans. I take each horse at its own merit and level of learning and healing. Some horses who came to me so ‘broken’ I had to start over creating a new Normal for them. All became solid citizens. Build from the foundation and you will never go wrong. Remember, we are all along a spectrum and we all started as beginners. My decades of training horses are coupled with even more time training and interacting with numerous other animals-domestic and wild. When you live with a lot of animals on a daily basis, you learn. I am an educator at heart. My purpose in doing Common Sense Horse Training is to help other horse owners and horse lovers. I have seen so many people struggle with their horses, broken horses or horses who just manipulate their owners. My experience and information sharing can help you be a better horse owner and trainer. Yes, trainer. If you own a horse, you are a horse trainer. It’s all about HOW you want your horse trained. I train horses to be respectful, to listen and to be engaged with their surroundings and their human and most of all I train mine to trust. Please join me on this journey. I welcome feedback and your interactions. Thank you.

01/05/2024

During these cold winter days you may be thinking about offering bran mashes to your horse as a warm, comforting treat and also as a way to help prevent colic due to the higher fiber content of bran. This, however, is an outdated concept and nutritionists point out several potential problems associated with feeding bran mash too often—namely, an imbalance of the dietary calcium-phosphorus ratio that could lead to bone disorders, and a disruption of the healthy fermentation patterns in the horse’s intestinal tract.

The best way to help your horse stay warm this winter is by increasing forage 🌾 and providing shelter 🏠 during a cold snap. And as far as the risk of colic, your first line of defense is to provide plenty of water to keep your horse hydrated. 💦

As always, your equine veterinarian remains your best source of information; contact them to learn more about feeding mashes (they are typically not an issue if fed as the occasional treat) and colic prevention this winter.
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Brough to you by the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

06/05/2023

One key element to training a horse, any horse is clear communication.

Horses are very direct in how they communicate. A flick of an ear, look from their eye, turn of a shoulder or hip. They say to another horse, “I said this, you do that”.

As you work to build a relationship with your horse(s) it is important that whatever you choose to communicate it is clear, consistent. concise.

This way he/she knows what you are saying or asking and can respond or learn to respond applicably.

Remember, if you interact with a horse, you are a horse trainer.

Happy training!

11/04/2022

Going through my notes this morning on my laptop and found this great diagram, I must rifle through my bookcase to see where this one came from & then I’ll update this post with a reference.

It’s a great diagram which visualises saddle fit in relation to the scapula and spine which is super important, not just how the horse may look from the outside. 🤍

Yes yes and yes.
10/16/2022

Yes yes and yes.

10/06/2022
08/14/2022

Yesterday we attended a local horse show. We did not show just attended. We were watching the English riding classes-all age groups.

Once again, nearly all the riders had their stirrups too short, hands in their crotch, piano hands, ill fitting tack or saddles too small (and a few too big) for their butt, and more. 🙄.

06/05/2022

We were at a local horse who yesterday. I will be blunt. Yanking and see-sawing on your horse’s mouth will do Nothing!

Nope Nothing for them to come on the bit properly. Nothing to have a relaxed, responsive horse that is working through their body to move. Nothing for the horse to be properly engaged.

When you use your hands and a bit as a weapon it will always backfire on you.

05/01/2022

Spring is here. If you and your horse are starting back to work give yourselves time to get back in shape.

04/15/2022

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