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Horse Training Tips and Solving Common Horse Problems - Q&A

 

 


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Horse Problems Q & A - Common Horse Problems
Horse Training Tips & Solutions
 
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(Categories Are in Alphabetical Order by Topic)
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Abused (formerly) Mule - Mule is fearful/buddy sour from past trainer abuse:  Click here for more

 

Abused or Wilder Horses - Training tips for wilder or more abused horses:  Click here for more

 

Adjustment - Horse is having a hard time adjusting to new home:  Click here for more

 

Afraid of Other People - Horse needs help getting used to other people:  Click here for more

 

Age of Horse to Ride - Is 17-months-old horse safe to ride with small person?:  Click here for more

 

Age Question - Is a spooky horse too old to train the spooks out?:  Click here for more

 

Age to Start Horses In Saddle - What is too young?:  Click here for more

 

Aggression - Horse takes over when working with another horse in pasture: Click here for more

 

Aggressive at Feeding Time - Horse attacks/is aggressive when fed: Click here for more

 

Aggressive at Feeding Time - New horse very overly aggressive at feeding time: Click here for more

 

Aggressive at Feeding Time - But only after horse starts eating: Click here for more

 

Aggressive at Feeding Time - Horse aggressive to horses when hay is put out: Click here for more

 

Aggressive at Feeding Time - Horse aggressively dominates all feed buckets: Click here for more

 

Aggressive/Biting/Bratty Stud Colt - Yearling stud colt out of control biting: Click here for more

 

Aggressive Horse - Horse acts aggressive to other horses when riding out: Click here for more

 

Aggressive Horse - Horse backs up & kicks aggressively in round pen exercise: Click here for more

 

Aggressive Horse - Horse gets aggressive when in pipe stall & in cross ties: Click here for more

 

Aggressive Horse When Touched - Horse gets aggressive when touched: Click here for more

 

Aggressive Mare Toward Herd Foal - What to do about foal being attacked?: Click here for more

 

Aggressive New Gelding (Dangerous!) Hurting Everyone - What to do?: Click here for more

 

Aggressive Stallion - Gelded former circus horse aggressive toward stallions: Click here for more

 

Aggressive Stallion - Stallion is aggressive on ground: Click here for more

 

Aggressive-to-Humans Pasture Behavior - Charges humans in pasture: Click here for more

 

Allergic to Horses - Is there a hypo-allergenic horse breed?: Click here for more

 

Arena Sour/Ring Sour Horse - Horse does not want to ride in the arena: Click here for more

 

Back-Up Lesson - Horse turns away and tries to leave when rope jiggles: Click here for more

 

Back-Up Problem on Ground - How to teach horse back-up cue on ground: Click here for more

 

Back Up/Pull-Back Problem - Horse pulls back AND won't respect space: Click here for more

 

Backing Up in Saddle  - How to teach the backup in saddle: Click here for more

 

Balking -  Horse balks/refuses to go after being mounted: Click here for more

 

Balking - Horse won't go forward on trail in unfamiliar areas: Click here for more

 

Balking/Barn Sour/Herd Bound - Horse balks when he sees other horse balk: Click here for more

 

Balking/Leading Problem - Horse balks when being ground led: Click here for more

 

Bareback Mounting - Getting on a horse when bareback: Click here for more

 

Bareback Riding - Is riding bareback all the time okay to do?: Click here for more

 

Barefoot Transition - How can you tell if a shod horse can transition to barefoot? Click here for more

 

Barefoot Trimming a Horse or Shoeing - To Shoe or not to shoe a horse? Click here for more

 

Barn Sour - Abused horse lacks confidence when away from home base: Click here for more

 

Barn Sour - Mule returns to barn when trying to ride him out: Click here for more

 

Beat Up Horse- Horse constantly getting beat up by other horses: Click here for more

 

Beet Pulp - Is beet pulp recommended for underweight nursing mare?: Click here for more

 

Bit for Gaited Horses - Do gaited horses require harsher bits?: Click here for more

 

Bit Problem - Having trouble controlling horse, what bit to use?: Click here for more

 

Bit Problem - Horse won't accept the bit in mouth: Click here for more

 

Bit Problem - What to do about horse who puts tongue over the bit?: Click here for more

 

Bit & Mounting Problems - Horse moves when mounting, & won't take the bit: Click here for more

 

Bit For Shows - What show bit to use when snaffles are not allowed?: Click here for more

 

Biting - How to discipline biting 2-year-old colt: Click here for more

 

Biting/Aggressive/Bratty Stud Colt - Yearling stud colt out of control biting : Click here for more

 

Biting/Attacking/Aggressive Horse - Horse is biting/attacking humans: Click here for more

 

Biting Foal - 3-week-old-foal chewing & licking on everything, including humans!: Click here for more

 

Biting Problem - Hand feeding has caused biting problem: Click here for more

 

Biting Trees - Horse is biting bark off of trees: Click here for more

 

Blanket/Rug Fears - Horse is afraid of horse blanket/rug: Click here for more

 

Blanketing Horses, Hard Keepers & More - Does my horse need blanketing?: Click here for more

 

Blanketing Shivering Horse? - Do I need to blanket my shivering/cold horse?: Click here for more

 

Blind Horse - Introducing new horse to a blind horse: Click here for more

 

Bolting Horse - Trail horse bolts, rushes for home: Click here for more

 

Bolting Problem - Horse bolts when being lead & is afraid of dangling rope: Click here for more

 

Bonding "Tricks of the Trade" -  To relax horse, build trust & deepen bond Click here for more

 

Bonding With Hard to Catch Horse - No confined area to work horse: Click here for more

 

Bored Horse - Horse gets bored in arenas and won't cooperate: Click here for more

 

Breeding Mares - What age to breed a filly/mare?: Click here for more

 

Bridle/Bit Problem - Horse goes nuts when bridle/bit is removed: Click here for more

 

Bridle & Ear Shy Horse - And discussion of rampant use of nose chains: Click here for more

 

Bridle & Ear Shy Horse #2 - More discussion about ear/bridle shyness: Click here for more

 

Bridling on Right Side - Horse can't be bridled on right side: Click here for more

 

Brushing/Grooming - Horse doesn't like to be brushed: Click here for more

 

Bucked Off Horse - Owner has lost confidence now, Plus: unsocialized horse: Click here for more

 

Bucking Horse - Horse bucks at the canter: Click here for more

 

Bucking Horse #2 - Horse bucks at the canter #2: Click here for more

 

Bucking Horse on Trails - Horse is bucking on trail rides: Click here for more

 

Bucking/Mounting/Cinching - Horse acts up at shows/classes, didn't used to: Click here for more

 

Bucking Problem - Horse bucks rider off during mounting: Click here for more

 

Bucking Problem - Horse is bucking because "ligament is out": Click here for more

 

Buddy Horse Has To Be Put Down - What to do about other buddy?: Click here for more

 

Buddy Sour - New horse has become extremely buddy sour: Click here for more

 

Buddy Sour/Herd Bound - Horse can't be away from herd/other horses: Click here for more

 

Buddy Sour/Herd Bound - Horse freaks out when buddy horse is taken away: Click here for more

 

Buddy Sour Horse - Afraid to go out alone to ride: Click here for more

 

Bullying/Fighting Horse - One horse mercilessly bullies another: Click here for more

 

Bullying Horse - Horse bullies another when owner comes to fetch other horse: Click here for more

 

Buying First Horse - What advice can you give for buying a first horse?: Click here for more

 

Calming Horse with Herbal Supplements -  Calming a stalled, allergic horse: Click here for more

 

Canter Problem -  Horse tenses up at the canter: Click here for more

 

Car Fears - Horse afraid of cars: Click here for more

 

Catching Horse - Catching a horse in pasture that doesn't want to be caught: Click here for more

 

Catching Horse - Catching a horse that has not been trained to halter yet: Click here for more

 

Catching Horse - Hard to catch horse turned worse when catching to stall at night: Click here for more

 

Catching Horse - Formerly hard-to-catch horse now comes in too aggressively: Click here for more

 

Catching Horse - Horse bullies another when owner comes to fetch other horse: Click here for more

 

Catching Horse - New horse in herd is taking over and possessing other horse: Click here for more

 

Catching Hard to Catch Horse & Bonding - No confined area to work horse: Click here for more

 

Change in Behavior - Radical change in behavior in horse suddenly: Click here for more

 

Charging Stallion - How to stop stallion from charging human: Click here for more

 

Children Riding Lessons - How to set up a riding instruction for kids business: Click here for more

 

Child's Horse - What horse should we get for 10-year-old inexperienced child?: Click here for more

 

Cinch Itches - Horse bites at girth/gets itchy: Click here for more

 

Cinching/Mounting Problems - Horse overreacts to cinching & mounting: Click here for more

 

Cinching/Biting/Mounting Aggression Problem -  Mounting aggression: Click here for more

 

Cinchy Horse - Horse is chronically cinchy: Click here for more

 

Cinchy Horse/Saddling Problems - Horse explodes after cinching/saddling: Click here for more

 

Claustrophobic Horse - And other young horse is facility-destructive: Click here for more

 

Clippers/Scissors Fears - Horse afraid of clippers and scissors (noisy things): Click here for more

 

Cold & Windy Days - Horse is hyped up on windy/first cool day of season: Click here for more

 

Cold/Chilled Horse - How to warm up horse when winter chilled: Click here for more

 

College & Horse Careers - Should kids interested in horse career go to college?: Click here for more

 

Colleges for Horse Careers - Recommended colleges for horse careers: Click here for more

 

Colic - Is there anything I can do to prevent colic?: Click here for more

 

Colt/Filly/Foal Starting - What to do/what equipment to use and why: Click here for more

 

Colt/Filly/Weanling Starting - When they can't be caught/haltered or touched yet: Click here for more

 

Confirmation - How does a horse's confirmation equate to jobs they can do?: Click here for more

 

Cribbing - Horse is very bad cribber & owner has "tried everything": Click here for more

 

Cross Firing/Lead Changes - Horse cross fires/has lead changing problem: Click here for more

 

Cross Ties - Horse suddenly going ballistic in cross ties: Click here for more