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HORSE SENSE: The obedience factor
Sometimes we feel that freedom is more important than obedience as though we can separate the two. But in fact, true obedience enables freedom to thrive. In wild horse herds, stallions learn to obey t… more →
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HORSE SENSE: The obedience factor
wrote 6 days ago: Sometimes we feel that freedom is more important than obedience as though we can separate the two. B … more →
HORSE SENSE: Barns are for hay
wrote 2 weeks ago: Many times we think horses would be content in a nice dry stall in a barn. But in reality, most of t … more →
HORSE SENSE: Avoiding food abuse
wrote 1 month ago: Last time I wrote about the main problems that seem to plague horse and human alike. In these modern … more →
HORSE SENSE: Food abuse
wrote 1 month ago: In the news recently, a statement was made that was eye opening. It said that for the first time in … more →
HORSE SENSE: Attention (details)
wrote 2 months ago: Last time, I wrote about four basic ways of keeping our horse’s attention, so we might have lighter, … more →
HORSE SENSE: Attention!
wrote 2 months ago: I used to have a horse rental business in which I would give all the customers a five-minute spiel o … more →
HORSE SENSE: Personalities
wrote 3 months ago: Many times we like to put horses in a box when we talk about training them, but just like humans, th … more →
HORSE SENSE: Partnership brings it alive
wrote 3 months ago: Last time I commented on how the partnership aspect of horsemanship could not be duplicated with mac … more →
HORSE SENSE: Sideways is practical
wrote 4 months ago: Horses know how to move sideways, and do so quite often whether we want them to or not. The key is t … more →
HORSE SENSE: Backing while riding
wrote 5 months ago: In my last column, I emphasized the importance of backing for safety and respect, as well as maneuve … more →
HORSE SENSE: Backing
wrote 5 months ago: A horse that backs well is much safer as well as much more maneuverable than one that does not. Gene … more →
HORSE SENSE: In the long run
wrote 5 months ago: I like to tell everyone that the reason true horsemen laugh at four-wheelers is because they have a … more →
HORSE SENSE: The Round Pen
wrote 6 months ago: The round pen helps horses that are agnostics or atheists become believers. It is the best place to … more →
HORSE SENSE: Drugs vs. groundwork
wrote 8 months ago: I had a call from a lady I had trained a horse for a few years ago. She said she could not get the h … more →
HORSE SENSE: Mom – the builder of leaders
wrote 10 months ago: Some people feel that the Bible suppresses women. It is actually quite the opposite. Women are chall … more →
HORSE SENSE: The stallion as an example of leadership
wrote 11 months ago: Think of what a true leader is. They are in front when no one else wants to be in front and in the r … more →
HORSE SENSE: Back to the horse?
wrote 11 months ago: For quite a long time now, many cattle operations have replaced horses with machinery for many reaso … more →
HORSE SENSE: Observe, Remember, and Compare
wrote 1 year ago: Last week my brother called and told me Jimmy Allen had died recently. This was a man I had really l … more →
HORSE SENSE: I just want to ride, that’s all
wrote 1 year ago: By far the most common comment I get when I’m trying to inspire others to improve their horsemanship … more →
