One good whack is better than a thousand little taps. My mentor, Gordon McKinlay, shared this piece of advice with me and it taught me to be an effective horseman. Nagging a horse only teaches him to be resentful and dull. When you apply pressure, expect an immediate response. There are four stages of pressure: low, medium, high and extra high. Every time you apply pressure, you do so in four beats—one, two, three, four; one, two, three, four. With each set of four numbers increase the amount of pressure until the horse gives you the correct response, then immediately release the pressure.

Natalie Crump provides natural horsemanship training. Get your colt started off with a solid foundation in horse training, or correct problems with trained horses. With 15 years experience, Natalie has refined her craft into what it is today, Equine Innovation! Enjoy a well trained, controllable, soft, and respectful horse again!

You have certain responsibilities and your horse has certain responsibilities. Your responsibility is to be black and white—to make training easy for the horse to understand. Whenever you are a shade of gray, it makes you unclear or inconsistent, which is unfair to the horse and makes it hard for him to understand what you want him to do. Your horse's responsibility is to respect you. He may not always do everything right, but he should always try to find the right answer. A disrespectful horse doesn't try. He doesn't care. He is only concerned about what he wants and what you can give him.

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Equine Innovation is offering double knotted halters in a large variety of colors. Shipping charges my vary.

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Equine Innovation has 14ft lead ropes for sale, 19.99 plus shipping. A large variety of colors to choose from.

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8 year old gaited World Grand Champion Tenessee Walker for sale. He is a racking horse and is easy to keep. He loves arena work and has been trail ridden frequently.

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R.O.C.K. Ride on Center for Kids can be reached at Phone: (512) 930-7625

Darolyn Butler, world record holder for most endurance miles is located in Houston. You can call her at 281.446.7232