A blog about training trail horses.
Posted in Trail Horse Training, Uncategorized on Dec 30th, 2009
What is bending? Have you ever attempted to bend your horse? I’m not talking about bending his nose around to touch is shoulder. That is flexing. I’m talking about bending his entire body to conform to an arc of a circle. How do you do this? Why do you do this? There are a lot of [...]
Posted in Tennessee Walking Horses, Trail Horse Training, Trail Horses, Uncategorized on Dec 25th, 2009
I remember my first horse. I was 28 years old and purchased a mix breed that was advertised as a TWH. If there was walker in him, I didn’t know it. But I had fun and learned a lot. AND I KNEW IT ALL! Afterall, I had watched all the westerns with my Dad; John [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 7th, 2009
Let’s face it, when cold weather comes around most of us want to hibernate. It’s not much fun going out in the cold to ride, especially if it is wet out. And in Statesville, North Carolina it seems all we have is wet winters. Cold one day, warm the next, plus rain…… [...]