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Abused (formerly) Mule - Mule
is fearful/buddy sour from past trainer abuse:
Abused or Wilder Horses - Training tips for wilder or more abused horses:
Adjustment - Horse
is having a hard time adjusting to new home:
Afraid of Other People - Horse
needs help getting used to other people:
Age of Horse to Ride - Is
17-months-old horse safe to ride with small person?:
Age Question - Is
a spooky horse too old to train the spooks out?:
Age to Start Horses In Saddle - What
is too young?:
Aggression - Horse takes over when working with another horse in pasture:
Aggressive at Feeding Time - Horse attacks/is
aggressive when fed:
Aggressive at Feeding Time - New horse very overly aggressive at feeding time:
Aggressive at Feeding Time - But
only after horse starts eating:
Aggressive at Feeding Time
- Horse aggressive to horses when hay is put out:
Aggressive at Feeding Time
- Horse aggressively dominates all feed buckets:
Aggressive/Biting/Bratty
Stud Colt - Yearling stud
colt out of control biting:
Aggressive
Horse - Horse acts aggressive
to other horses when riding out:
Aggressive Horse - Horse backs up & kicks aggressively in round pen exercise:
Aggressive
Horse - Horse gets aggressive
when in pipe stall & in cross ties:
Aggressive
Horse When Touched - Horse gets
aggressive when touched:
Aggressive
Mare Toward Herd Foal - What to do about foal being attacked?:
Aggressive
New Gelding (Dangerous!) Hurting Everyone - What
to do?:
Aggressive
Stallion - Gelded former circus horse aggressive toward stallions:
Aggressive
Stallion - Stallion is aggressive
on ground:
Aggressive-to-Humans
Pasture Behavior - Charges
humans in pasture:
Allergic to Horses - Is there a hypo-allergenic horse breed?:
Arena Sour/Ring Sour Horse - Horse
does not want to ride in the arena:
Back-Up
Lesson - Horse turns away
and tries to leave when rope jiggles:
Back-Up Problem on Ground
- How to teach horse back-up
cue on ground:
Back Up/Pull-Back Problem - Horse pulls back AND won't respect space:
Backing Up in Saddle
- How to teach the backup in saddle:
Balking
- Horse balks/refuses
to go after being mounted:
Balking
- Horse won't go forward
on trail in unfamiliar areas:
Balking/Barn Sour/Herd
Bound - Horse balks when he sees other horse balk:
Balking/Leading Problem -Horse
balks when being ground led:
Bareback Mounting -Getting on a horse when bareback:
Bareback Riding -Is riding bareback all the time okay to do?:
Barefoot Transition - How can you tell if a shod horse can transition to barefoot?
Barefoot Trimming a Horse or Shoeing - To Shoe or not to shoe a horse?
Barn Sour - Abused
horse lacks confidence when away from home base:
Barn Sour - Mule
returns to barn when trying to ride him out:
Beat Up Horse- Horse
constantly getting beat up by other horses:
Beet Pulp - Is beet pulp recommended for underweight nursing mare?:
Bit for Gaited Horses -
Do gaited horses require harsher
bits?:
Bit Problem - Having
trouble controlling horse, what bit to use?:
Bit Problem - Horse won't
accept the bit in mouth:
Bit Problem - What
to do about horse who puts tongue over the bit?:
Bit & Mounting Problems - Horse
moves when mounting, & won't take the bit:
Bit For Shows - What show bit to use when snaffles are not allowed?:
Biting - How
to discipline biting 2-year-old colt:
Biting/Aggressive/Bratty
Stud Colt - Yearling stud
colt out of control biting:
Biting/Attacking/Aggressive Horse - Horse is
biting/attacking humans:
Biting Foal -
3-week-old-foal chewing & licking on everything, including humans!:
Biting Problem - Hand feeding
has caused biting problem:
Biting Trees - Horse is
biting bark off of trees:
Blanket/Rug Fears - Horse is afraid of horse blanket/rug:
Blanketing Horses, Hard
Keepers & More - Does
my horse need blanketing?:
Blanketing Shivering Horse?
- Do I need to blanket my shivering/cold horse?:
Blind Horse - Introducing
new horse to a blind horse:
Bolting Horse - Trail
horse bolts, rushes
for home:
Bolting Problem - Horse bolts when being lead & is afraid of dangling rope:
Bonding "Tricks
of the Trade"
- To relax horse,
build trust & deepen bond
Bonding With Hard
to Catch Horse - No confined
area to work horse:
Bored Horse - Horse
gets bored in arenas and won't cooperate:
Breeding Mares - What age to breed a filly/mare?:
Bridle/Bit Problem - Horse goes
nuts when bridle/bit is removed:
Bridle & Ear Shy Horse
- And discussion of rampant use of nose chains:
Bridle & Ear Shy Horse
#2
- More discussion about ear/bridle shyness:
Bridling on Right Side
- Horse can't be bridled on right side:
Brushing/Grooming
- Horse doesn't like to be brushed:
Bucked Off Horse
- Owner has lost confidence now, Plus: unsocialized
horse:
Bucking Horse - Horse bucks
at the canter:
Bucking Horse #2 - Horse bucks
at the canter #2:
Bucking Horse on Trails - Horse is bucking on trail rides:
Bucking/Mounting/Cinching -
Horse acts up at shows/classes,
didn't used to:
Bucking Problem -
Horse bucks rider off during mounting:
Bucking Problem -
Horse is bucking because "ligament
is out":
Buddy Horse Has To Be Put Down -
What to do about other buddy?:
Buddy Sour -
New horse has become extremely
buddy sour:
Buddy Sour/Herd Bound -
Horsecan't
be away from herd/other horses:
Buddy Sour/Herd Bound -
Horse freaks out when buddy horse is taken away:
Buddy Sour Horse -
Afraid to go out alone to ride:
Bullying/Fighting Horse -
One horse mercilessly bullies another:
Bullying Horse -
Horse bullies another when
owner comes to fetch other horse:
Buying First Horse -
What advice can you give for buying a first horse?:
Calming Horse with Herbal
Supplements -
Calming a stalled, allergic
horse:
Canter Problem -
Horse tenses up at the canter:
Car Fears -
Horse afraid of cars:
Catching Horse -
Catching a horse in pasture that
doesn't want to be caught:
Catching Horse -
Catching a horse that has not been trained to halter yet:
Catching Horse -
Hard to catch horse turned worse
when catching to stall at night:
Catching Horse -
Formerly hard-to-catch horse now
comes in too aggressively:
Catching Horse -
Horse bullies another when
owner comes to fetch other horse:
Catching Horse -
New horse in herd is taking over
and possessing other horse:
Catching
Hard to Catch Horse & Bonding - No
confined area to work horse:
Change in Behavior - Radical change in behavior in horse suddenly:
Charging
Stallion - How to stop stallion
from charging human:
Children Riding Lessons - How
to set up a riding instruction for kids business:
Child's Horse - What
horse should we get for 10-year-old inexperienced child?:
Cinch Itches
- Horse bites at girth/gets
itchy:
Cinching/Mounting Problems - Horse
overreacts to cinching & mounting:
Cinching/Biting/Mounting Aggression
Problem - Mounting
aggression:
Cinchy Horse - Horse
is chronically cinchy:
Cinchy Horse/Saddling Problems - Horse
explodes after cinching/saddling:
Claustrophobic Horse -
And other young horse is facility-destructive:
Clippers/Scissors Fears - Horse
afraid of clippers and scissors (noisy things):
Cold & Windy Days - Horse is hyped up on windy/first cool day of season:
Cold/Chilled Horse - How to warm up horse when winter chilled:
College & Horse Careers - Should
kids interested in horse career go to college?:
Colleges for Horse Careers - Recommended colleges for horse careers:
Colic - Is
there anything I can do to prevent colic?:
Colt/Filly/Foal Starting -
What to do/what equipment to use
and why:
Colt/Filly/Weanling Starting -
When they can't be caught/haltered
or touched yet:
Confirmation -
How does a horse's confirmation equate to jobs they can do?:
Cribbing -
Horse is very bad cribber &
owner has "tried everything":
Cross Firing/Lead Changes - Horse
cross fires/has lead changing problem:
Cross Ties - Horse suddenly going ballistic in cross ties: