Horses are naturally curious. They are curious as a foal, when they start to discover the new world where they are born in, and this continues for the rest of their lives. That is, if their trainers and handlers are..
Everybody knows somebody who always seems to have fun when training his horse, even if it’s not going that well. A trainer like this sees every difficulty as a possibility and sees opportunities where others..
Imagine the following scenarios: the meadow has been fertilized and your horse is not allowed to use it for a while, and there is no paddock to let your horse loose in. Or the meadow is too wet, and the stable owner..
Quotes by well-known (and less well-known) horse trainers can be very inspiring. That is why I want to share these 9 inspiring horsemanship quotes and lessons for you to think about and learn from! “Whatever a..
As writer and answering to reader’s questions for Belgian horse magazine CAP for years, at one point I received the following question: “ How can I build a better bond between me and my horse , so that horse riding..
When you are together with your horse, during the daily interactions or during training you can talk about a “herd of 2” and just like in a real herd someone has to take the lead…. So it’s important that, when..
Lunging is a wonderful way to gymnasticise your horse, meaning that you supple, strengthen and straighten the horse. But be careful: lunging can only be healthy for a horse if it happens in a responsible and correct..
Horsemanship means “the art to deal with horses”. Most people immediately link this to “natural horsemanship”, however, it is much more than that. Not every “NH”-trainer is a good trainer and not every good trainer..
Even if you don’t want to, it could happen that you’re prompted by frustrations or strong emotions to punish the horse. With punishing I mean: you use violence to prevent that the horse does something you don’t want..
Everyone has writers/books that have made the most impression on you and that have influenced you in one way or another in the way of training horses . I would like to share the top 3 of books that have positively..
There are proponents and opponents of the rope halter. The proponents find it a useful aid to do groundwork , the opponents argue that it is “animal cruelty”. I’m not a real proponent but neither a typical opponent...
The most importan t thing that you need to train a horse properly is… TRUST A horse that trusts “his/her human” will be much easier to train than a suspicious horse . A horse is a herd animal,..
Let me share with you nine tips that will help you train your horse better! I recommend applying them all so that training your horse is easier and more fun! Tip 1. Work on confidence first. Make sure that your..
When I bought my horse Ulysse, at first, it was very hard to approach her in the field. She usually ran away, as far away as possible from any human. If her previuos owner wanted to take her in, it could take 2 or..