A blog about training trail horses.
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 Tack and Equipment, Tennessee Walking Horses, Trail Horses on Dec 18th, 2009
This is the back of a Tennessee Walking Horse, commonly known as a gaited horse. They use these horses a lot in field trials for their quiet disposition, forgiveness of our stupidity and long, smooth stride that covers a lot of ground quickly. Keeping their backs healthy and fit is so very important for the [...]
Posted in Tennessee Walking Horses, Trail Horse Training on Oct 19th, 2009
Midnight has finally graduated. I am so proud of her. In my recent posts about her I was training her to drive, but she was having a difficult time because of a dental issue she had. Once that was cleared up, learning to drive was a piece of cake. I have been able to drive [...]
Posted in Tennessee Walking Horses, Trail Horses on Oct 7th, 2009
Talk about beautiful. And what a nice ride! Jazzy, now called Jazz, (because Jazz music is relaxing to me) came to me to become a super duper trail horse and she is it, baby! I have ridden almost every day since she came to me. The owners have not been able to afford the time, [...]
Posted in Tennessee Walking Horses, Trail Horse Training on Oct 7th, 2009
This is actually going to be an extremely good carriage horse. Woodrow has won my heart. I have been training him to drive for a few weeks and if you have read
Learning to pull
my previous blogs about him, you will know that he started out a little nervous about people in general. Since he has [...]
Posted in Trail Horse Training on Oct 7th, 2009
Own a gaited horse and can’t quite get the beat? Try counting with the hoofbeats to get the rhythm. You can always take a metronome out with you and once you get the beat, memorize your horse’s speed.
It is much easier to learn this by first getting used to the walk. Sounds elementary, I know, [...]
Posted in Trail Horse Training on Oct 7th, 2009
I have been training trail horses going on 17 years now and have always been rather surprised at the ability these animals have shown. Training can be such a rewarding experience for both trainer and student (the horse). I used to be just an instructor and trained only my own personal trail horses and those [...]