Step One: Say Hello “We are taught to watch or feel for external changes in the horses we work with but pay little attention to the internal changes. Even when we do look for internal changes in the horse, we often are paying little attention to what is going on …
Heart 2 Horse Allows This Western Trainer to Combine Her Expertise in Equine Massage Therapy With a Vibrant Training Business What’s your name, and where do you train horses? My name is Abby Pacheco and I train horses at Heart 2 Horse in Colorado Springs. I’ve been in business for …
By Jessica Pancost Consider These Three Elements for Every Ride One hot-button topic I’ve seen in the horse industry lately is the mindset you bring to the table training horses. As a trainer myself, I’d like to explore three particular subcategories of my own personal mindset I bring to the …
Experienced Colorado and Wyoming trainers are invited to apply for this exciting, 100-day equine foster training challenge hosted by Colorado Horse Rescue (CHR) in Longmont, CO. Showcase your training talents and leadership skills while gaining exposure for your training business. Share your expertise with one of CHR’s lightly handled horses …
(Photo Caption: Zadiba, a Lusitano gelding owned, trained, and ridden by Cody Harrison, performs shoulder-in with good balance and in self-carriage.) With Balance, Your Horse Can Confidently Fulfill Almost Any Request One of the most fundamental components of training a horse needs to develop is correct balance. If the balance …
Do you need a rescue for your rescue horse? Or, perhaps looking for some “super” natural help with your natural horsemanship? The Horse Guru is here with his Horse Help Course! The Horse Guru’s Horse Help Course is a six-week online course that helps you to learn how you can …
Extreme Mustang Makeover, a production of the Mustang Heritage Foundation, returns to Fort Worth, TX, September 8-10. Join Mustang Heritage Foundation for a Fort Worth Mustang Makeover as trainers put their skills to the test at the Will Rogers Equestrian Center, September 8-10, 2022! Classes begin Thursday, September 8th with …
Round Rock, Texas – Opening July 27, 2022, horses competing in the Adult Division of the Virtual Extreme Mustang Makeover will be available for competitive bid adoption online. For the last 100 days, dedicated trainers from around the USA have been working diligently to take untouched, wild horses and prepare …
Recently an enthusiastic group of young 4-H members had an experience they won’t soon forget when Julie Goodnight offered a clinic at their annual horse camp at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock, Colorado. Douglas County hosts an annual horse camp for 4-H Horse Project members. For four days, …
How horses learn and how many people think they learn are often at odds. SALIDA, Colorado, May 31, 2022–Julie Goodnight sheds light on how horses learn from every interaction with a person–for better or worse–in the latest episode of Ride on with Julie Goodnight. (JulieGoodnight.com/Podcast) “No one sets out to teach …
