From John Lyons Trainer Keith Hosman

Trailer Training Horses
A Downloadable Book

A sample from Day 5:

"Your Horse Rears
This is dangerous and serious. The horse could bump its head or fall over backward – firmly cementing his fear of trailers. You could get hit by a flailing hoof or knocked over. Deal with it in kind by hitting the horse below the knees with your whip, once for every second he's in the air. They learn very quickly that rearing isn't an option. If you feel that this might become an issue, you may want to outfit your horse with leg wraps. Smacking them may not hurt as much – but the very act will tell your horse that rearing won't be tolerated.

The Horse Kicks at the Whip
The phrase "pick your battles" comes to mind. For the most part, you can ignore this. If your horse continues, try bringing his nose sharply toward his hip. Throwing him off balance should send a message. If he's just getting carried away with the kicking, then position yourself at an angle away from the point of his shoulder closest to you (far away from the back legs) and give him one good smack for each kick."

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From the How to Train a Horse Series:

"This exercise, Hip-Shoulder-Shoulder, has become a "classic" exercise for one very big reason: It gives you control of your horse's stop. Every horse-related problem you can think of comes down to "going and stopping." "I can't get my horse to cross the creek." "I can't get my horse to go in the arena." "I can't get my horse to go away from another horse." And people get hurt when they can't stop their horse: "I can't get my horse to stop bucking, stop rearing, or stop kicking." We spend most of our training time, (as in this exercise) dealing with, and practicing, "going and stopping" because that's where you need the most control. If you pick up two reins to stop your horse, he might stop – but without the correct training he's going to get heavier and heavier on that bit. And that means his stop is going to get worse and worse. If you remember nothing else from this lesson, remember this: If it takes your horse two seconds to stop then back up, you can multiply that by eight to figure how long it'll take your horse to stop when he's running and his emotions are high. Your horse can travel a long way in those 16 seconds – maybe far enough to get you bucked off or seriously hurt. To keep you safe, you want to teach your horse to go from a walk to backing up with zero hesitation. And that's what this exercise gives you."

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