British Championship Top 5 | Flat trainers View all Rank: 1. Trainer: Charlie Appleby. Wins: 145. Prizes: 221. Rank: 2. Trainer: William Haggas. Wins: 163. Prizes: 329. Rank: 3. Trainer: John & Thady Gosden. Wins: 125. Prizes: 276. Rank: 4. Trainer: Andrew Balding. Wins: 133. Prizes: 488. Rank: 5. Trainer: Read more…
Researchers proved that horses can become “lighter” with proper negative reinforcement training. If we train our horses correctly, we should sense that they get “lighter” as training progresses. In other words, we should be able to execute cues with less force and get the same result. Is negative reinforcement bad Read more…
Eastern (EEE) is the most deadly, killing 75-100% of infected horses. Western (WEE) is more common and somewhat less virulent. Both EEE and WEE can occur throughout the U.S., and horses should be vaccinated for both. What is the most common disease in horses? The most common diseases in horses Read more…
How Can Horses Hurt You? A Bite: Horses lash out with their teeth when they’re in pain, frustrated, angry, or impatient. A Kick: Similar to biting, horses may kick out when frustrated or in pain. Getting Stepped On: Horses weigh a lot! Fall Off: Nearly everyone falls off a horse Read more…
What Does Breaking A Horse Mean? The phrase ‘breaking a horse’ refers to the process of training a horse to be ridden. What happens when you break a horse? Breaking a horse is the practice of training him to be ridden. This process is also referred to as saddle breaking. Read more…
bronco buster, broncobuster, buster. a person who breaks horses. What do you call a person who breaks a horse? broncobuster(in the western US and Canada) a cowboy who breaks in broncos or wild horses buster (US, Canadian)a person who breaks horses caballero (Southwestern US)a southwestern US word for horseman cavaliera Read more…
Why we have to be careful walking behind horses. Horses are prey animals, and therefore are known to startle easily. Horses can be very reactive when startled or “spooked,” and depending on the horse, they may kick. This is why it is very important to know how to safely move Read more…
In addition to being inhumane and unethical, soring is a violation of federal law. The Horse Protection Act of 1970 (HPA) made soring illegal, punishable by fines and imprisonment. Do people still sore horses? Soring has been a common and widespread practice in the Tennessee walking horse show industry for Read more…
Ask for an active walk. Mount up, and ask your horse for an active, vigorous walk, but don’t allow him to jump up to a faster gait. If he does, apply a light rein cue to check him, while simultaneously using your seat and leg to keep the forward momentum. Read more…
Soring is the unethical and illegal practice of deliberately inflicting pain to exaggerate the leg motion of gaited horses (such as Tennessee Walking Horses, Spotted Saddle Horses and Racking Horses) to gain an unfair advantage in the show ring. Why do people soring horses? Soring is the unethical and illegal1 Read more…