Comments on: Even more horse tips

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 05:01:29 +0000

You might try using a catch rope instead of carrying a halter or bridle. Just hang the rope over your shoulder. Some hard to catch horses are easier this way.

By: Karin

Karin — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:20:19 +0000

I have a mare, Boereperd, she likes to play games with me when I need to catch her, she runs rings around me throwing her front legs in the air with her ears facing backward. As soon as she gets close to me I will walk toward her, then she dashes off again so now not to waste anymore time I stand with a bowl of carrots and apples and she will walk up to me I then take the opportunity to slowly put a rope around her neck then she is fine.. or when she is in her stable, she often keeps turning around showing me back… and her ears are back .. can be quite intimating .. I know she wont kick me , but sometimes I don’t like to take that chance. She is also quite skittish, came off her 2 weeks ago .. help please !!

By: Zelda

Zelda — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 17:12:24 +0000

thx wonderful tips

By: Maddi

Maddi — Wed, 07 May 2014 10:28:14 +0000

Hi, I have a pony that is fine being ridden with other horses, but when she’s being ridden by herself she backs-up without me asking and tries to canter home. I pull back on the reins and tell her to ‘Woah’ and that stalls her for a little while and when she does listen to me I praise her. Any suggestions??

By: virginia c

virginia c — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:32:40 +0000

In reply to Francois. Just thought I would ad a comment about horse garlic. I have used this powder in the horse bucket starting in early March. I have been doing this for years. My horses have not had any flies around them nor in the manure. Once I started this for a week everyday, I back down to three times a week. I have neighbors wanting our manure for their gardens. No pests and no flies around their home either. Keep this up and you will see a big difference

By: mandimac

mandimac — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:26:53 +0000

In reply to Naomi. long term use of garlic in a horses feed can cause anemia in a horse best do it as a seasonal thing not as a all year round :lol:

By: Alison Willis

Alison Willis — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 06:30:06 +0000

never stretch cold muscles 🙄

By: shari

shari — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 16:22:51 +0000

😳 I had one like that. charge for the grain. I just gave him a pail full of rocks for a couple days, that changed his attitude. big enough so he can’t eat them. But its not fun to bang your nose. 😈

By: animalcrazyperson

animalcrazyperson — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 22:26:03 +0000

*unclip* the lead rope!

By: animalcrazyperson

animalcrazyperson — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 22:25:16 +0000

Hi, about the join up:

– Look up Monty Roberts on youtube. He really pioneered this method and explains it well. However this is the basics of join up (I’ve never tried it by the way but it really makes sense)

– The whole method is based on a horse’s instinct as a herd animal. You take the horse to a round pen and unclog the lead rope. Then you send them away from you, taking on an ‘aggressive’ posture by facing them with squared shoulders and making eye contact. Flick the end of the long lead rope towards their hindquarters and push them into a trot or canter. After a few circuits send them the opposite way. You may need to do this a few times but the horse should start showing signs that they wish to join you in the middle of the circle.

– The signs are, first, the inside ear of the horse pointed towards you and a will to slow down and not work so hard. Keep going until you see the next sign: a chewing action of the mouth and a lowering of the head to the ground. This means that they accept you as being ‘above’ them in the herd.

– At this turn your back and let your shoulders drop. This is the horsy way of saying “I will be your friend.” Your horse should come over and when they do turn slowly and gently stroke them. They should follow you round the ring wherever you go. And you’re done!

This is a long post I know, and I’m sorry if I wrote some stuff down that you already knew. But I hope it helped. 🙂

You can join up more than once and the bond will grow stronger each time.