Rail and Pattern Horse

To train your horse, one of the first things you need to do is to train the horse to give to pressure. You can begin to train your horse to move away from pressure on the ground before you even get on his back. Then once you are on his back he already knows what [...]

All Around Horse Winning Your Class Begins with Choosing the Right Horse Showing to win begins with choosing the right horse.  Often we try to make the horse do the event we want them to  rather than choose a horse who is born with natural talent for the event in which we want to compete. [...]

I hope you’re having a great summer. Summer seems to have finally arrived here in the northwest. It’s nice to spend more time outdoors with our horses. By this time you should have gotten two emails at least from me and have seen two Free Videos from Mark Shaffer. I got some feedback that one [...]

Horse Training Online Video Workshop How to Train Your Horse and Improve Your Horsemanship Skills Goes to an Online Video Format… New Technology now makes it possible to Learn How to Train Your Horse and Improve Your Horsemanship Skills from the comfort of your own home. Now you can watch an online video with How [...]

Pros and Cons of Your Horse in Full Time Horse Training with a Professional Horse Trainer In my previous post I listed three methods of  horse training and improving your horsemanship skills. The 3 methods to Get Your Horse Trained: Send them to a Professional Horse Trainer for Full Time Training Train Your Own Horse [...]

This video inspires me to want to work with my horses more. Showing your horse in a performance event should be a reward for your many hours of work with that horse. You can see in this video that Clinton Anderson has spent many hours with this horse. And even though he competes in the [...]

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. ” Eleanor Roosevelt Women seem to have a hard time with allowing men to take advantage of them. No this is not man bashing, its just a statement of fact. I’ve seen it way too many times. But it happens with men and women so [...]

This is a great video of a horse trainer in Texas on a Mustang. Horses are truly amazing animals. Enjoy! Teach Your Horse to go Bridle Less

This is a fun and inspirational video. Horses are such amazing animals. You don’t even have to ride to have fun and achieve your goals with a horse.  It’s worth your time to watch this. Horses can teach us as much as we teach them. Dixie National Free-Style Reining: Diane Ward Mustang Exhibition You can [...]

I’ve owned, bred, raised, worked with and been involved with quarter horses for over 10 years now and before that paint horses and before that a mixture of no particular breeds. I had my daughters involved in 4H and open shows when they were growing up. I got into breed shows when I owned paint [...]