Articles from December 2009
December 26, 2009 | Posted by Black Horse Rider
What do you do when your horse dodges away from you while trying to mount? There are several possible reasons why this happens. In this post I address what some of those reasons may be and provide one way to counter this misbehavior in a horse as well as shed light on some other reasons your horse may be doing this.
Categories: Horse Training |
Tags: bad mounting, handling techniques, Horse Training, horse wont let you mount, ill-fitting equipment, mounting a horse | Comments Off
December 23, 2009 | Posted by Black Horse Rider
Happy Holidays from Black Horse Blog!
Categories: Horses in General |
Tags: bareback riding, Christmas, holidays, riding horses | 1 Comment »
December 11, 2009 | Posted by Black Horse Rider
An article on how to stop a horse from diving toward the center of the arena when riding on the rail. There are training techniques to combat this as well as behavioral tactics, such as establishing leadership, you can take with your horse to encourage him to make choices that will work well for both of you.
Categories: Horse Training |
Tags: arena, center of arena, ground work, rail work, training, training disciplines | 2 Comments »
December 9, 2009 | Posted by Black Horse Rider
How do you correct a counter-bend in a horse going around in the arena? Read this article for some suggestions on things you can do to help your horse bend correctly, carry you in better balance and become supple.
Categories: Horse Training |
Tags: correct bend, counter-bend, ground work, longe | Comments Off
December 6, 2009 | Posted by Black Horse Rider
On the weekend after Thanksgiving we headed to Stub Stewart State Park to meet up with our friends, Marvin and Jodi Pierce, and ride the trails. Unfortunately we weren’t being blessed with the glorious sunshine from the day before but at least it wasn’t raining! We loaded the 4 horses in the trailer and set [...]
Categories: Great Rides |
Tags: cold, diesel, Oregon State Park, Stub Stewart, trail riding, truck | 1 Comment »