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 [...]

Western Pleasure Horse To ride and show your horse in the western pleasure class it’s important to understand what the western pleasure gaits are and what they look like. AQHA has released an excellent video showing these gaits. This is a great video from AQHA on the Western Pleasure Horse. Even though it is a [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 good basic video on getting your horse into the correct lead. It also shows the first stages of getting a lead change on your horse. Here are two URLs to find this video at You Tube railandpatternhorse Find it under the  Training List and also at its original home site at : [...]

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 [...]

Yesterday I spent the day with a friend whose mare has just foaled a pretty filly for him by HH Redrock. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. The barn where the mare and foal reside is located in the unlikely middle of a busy suburban area south of Seattle. The owner [...]