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Related Letters

 

The following letters deal with training issues that are similar or related to the article you were reading "How to Halter a Horse" and may offer additonal insight:
 

Bridling
Start a Horse: "I have several 2yr olds I am getting ready to start"

Head Shy Horses: "I have a problem getting my horse to trust me with his head"

Horse Tack Equipment: "My horse stepped on her reins and one of the little screws came out of her bridle. Where I can get a replacement?"

New Horse Owner: "I am trying to get her to take the bit and she just won't open her mouth for me"

Problems Horses: "He has started to strike at me now when it try to fix his halter, go near him, and go in his stall to feed."

How to Train Nervous Horses: "He will not let you put a halter on him or touch him very much"

Quarter Horse Training: "I have a 2 year old quarter horse and I want to do all the work"

Bitless Bridles for Horses: "What is your advise regarding bitless bridles vs. a bridle with the snaffle bit?"

Bit Horse Training: "My horse is terrible at putting a bit in his mouth"

New Horse Owner: "I'm a new young horse owner and was wondering the best method of training"

Horse Biting: "How do I successfully stop a playful stud from biting or nipping on me?"

How to Start Horse: "Will you be having anything on starting a horse?"

Catching and Turning Loose
Horse Ground Training: "Is there any way to curb a bossy mare and how can I teach her to be caught?"

Hard to Catch Horse: "Can you give me any tips where he will at least let me pet him and catch him?"

Respect from Your Horse: "Her idea is to smack the poop out of them when they misbehave to teach that respect"

How Do You Break a Stubborn Horse: "How to de-boss a bossy mare and how can I fix the "hard to catch" thing?"

Sore Horse: "I can barely touch her and she will not let me catch her except for feeding time"

Emotional Training
Stubborn Horse: "The 15 year old gelding he is becoming quite stubborn"

Horse Training Information: "I feel her issues were environment and ignorance on the part of her previous owner"

Starting Young Horses: "The problem is my young horse....who needs a JOB Desperately"

Training Problem Horses: "Trouble is his different personality when I ride alone or with my friend teaching me..."

Problems Horses: "My 4 year old BLM mare and I are having problems!"

Wild Horse Training: "My neighbor would like to donate her to someone's symposium. She does not care to get her back afterwards"

How to Prevent Horse from Rearing Up: "When I leaned over to adjust the stirrup the horse reared up and hit me in the nose"

Horse Vs Mountain Lion: "Riding with Cougars"

Bond with Your Horse: "The fine line between bonding with our horses and gaining respect"

Horses Rearing: "He has started rearing and spinning when he decides he's done"

Train a Horse to Trailer: "My horse has decided to exit the trailer over the breast bar, right out the escape door"

Horse Biting Problems: "Badly damaged and highly reactive"

Barn Sour Horses: "He will prance, fight the bit, rear and buck and try to run to the gate."

How Do i Train a Bucking Horse: "Is there a way to truly break a horse from bucking?"

Training Problem Horses: "She is awesome except she is dangerous and frankly I am very concerned. PLEASE help."

Basic Horse Training: "I would love to know when you come back this way again"

Training a Nervous Horse: "She is very calm under saddle but is very scared and nervous about everything on the ground"

Spooky Horses: "She spooks at different things and also she will try to kick at other horses"

Bolting Horse: "He gets scared or something, bolts and there is NO STOPPING HIM"

Horse Bucking Rider Off: "The auction was probably the only answer for him now warning any bidders that he had a problem with occasionally throwing a fit for no reason and trying to get his rider off"

Gaited Horses Training: "Is it possible to train a Standardbred?"

How to Break a Horse: "She came back to me and I didn't even know her and she acted like she didn't know me"

Haltering
New Horse Owner: "I am trying to get her to take the bit and she just won't open her mouth for me"

Raising a Foal: "She has never been handled and is scared to death of me"

Problems Horses: "He has started to strike at me now when it try to fix his halter, go near him, and go in his stall to feed."

Horse Biting: "How do I successfully stop a playful stud from biting or nipping on me?"

Teach a Horse to Stand Tied: "The only problem I have is that I cannot tie him up"

Young Mare: "She acts as if she is terrified of us"

Horse Training Halter: "I need a video that I can use to get a halter on my horse"

Horse Training Halter: "Can you tell me how I can put a halter on my year old filly? She rears up"

Headshy
Bit Horse Training: "My horse is terrible at putting a bit in his mouth"

How to Train a Green Horse: "I am wondering if I might be the problem"

Hard to Catch Horse: "Can you give me any tips where he will at least let me pet him and catch him?"

Horse Ground Manners: "He has bad manners and is shy when approaching him with the bit"

Problems Horses: "He has started to strike at me now when it try to fix his halter, go near him, and go in his stall to feed."

Head Shy Horses: "I have a problem getting my horse to trust me with his head"

Stall Manners
Kicking Horse: "He has gotten to the point that he tries to kick at you when you go in to the stall to feed"

Stop Horse Kicking: "My 7mos old quarter horse has just starting kicking"

Horse Behavior Problem: "How can I stop her from pinning her ears?"

Horse Behavior Problems: "He tried to kick me with his back left leg. I was astonished!!!!"

Western Horse Behavior and Training: "She pins her ears back all the way and is very nervous"

Biting Horses: "Do you have any tips for a biting horse?"

How to Teach a Horse to Lead: "I have an insecure horse that crowds me when uncertain of something."

Horse Ground Manners: "He has bad manners and is shy when approaching him with the bit"

Young Horse Training
How to Start a Horse: "Where do I begin?"

Young Horse: "How do I maintain a pleasant relationship with my colt?"

Starting a Young Horse: "When we ride without her tailing along she nuts up."

Young Horse Training: "Is it possible to eliminate nipping and crowding without strong-arm techniques at this young age?"

How to Teach a Horse to Lead: "I have an insecure horse that crowds me when uncertain of something."

Fear of Horses: "I am scared to death of my horse!"

Biting Horses: "I have a colt and he's been a biter... I'm at my end"

Saddle Breaking a Horse: "Do you break 2 year olds or know of someone who is good with this using the Lyons techniques?"

Horse Training Basics: "I have no idea where to begin"

Rider Young: "Do you have any tips for making sure the horse respects such a young teacher?"

Gaited Horses Training: "Is it possible to train a Standardbred?"

How to Teach a Horse to Lunge: "How do you teach a horse to lunge?"

Raising a Foal: "She has never been handled and is scared to death of me"

Young Mare: "She acts as if she is terrified of us"

Raising a Foal: "Have u written or can u recommend a book to walk us thru these early weeks of feeding, training and socializing?"

Types of Horse Bits: "I'm confused about bits"

Western Horse Bits: "Is it OK to try the hackamore?"

Starting a Horse: "How do I start training? Also, the horse always tries to bite me"

Bucking Horse Training: "When he started bucking he could look back and see his hind feet up above his head"

Buying a First Horse: "I have just purchase my first horse. He is 15 months old and I need to know what to do next"

How to Train a Green Horse: "I am wondering if I might be the problem"

Starting Horses: "She just stands there and won't go anywhere"

New Horse Owner: "I'm a new young horse owner and was wondering the best method of training"

Starting a Horse: "Every time I want to ride it is like starting him at square one"

Starting Young Horses: "Is this normal for a gentle horse?"

How to Train Nervous Horses: "He will not let you put a halter on him or touch him very much"

New Horse Owner: "I like to get the products you use to train your new horse."

Wild Horse Training: "My neighbor would like to donate her to someone's symposium. She does not care to get her back afterwards"

How to Start Horse: "Will you be having anything on starting a horse?"

Horse Training Halter: "Can you tell me how I can put a halter on my year old filly? She rears up"

Training Young Horse: "I have a 2 year old that I am fixing to start working with. What should I start off with first?"

Foal Train: "He is only a month old but already a little pushy"

Quarter Horse Training: "I have a 2 year old quarter horse and I want to do all the work"

Starting Young Horses: "The problem is my young horse....who needs a JOB Desperately"

Best Start for the Unbroke Horse: "I have always worked with older horses but have never started form scratch"

Teach a Horse to Backup: "He doesn't want to back up. He starts rearing his head up"

Horse Training Ground Work: "I would like advise on which John Lyons DVD would best help me with round pen work"

Young Horse Training: "He will not walk forward he wants to go backwards all the way. He also has a biting problem"

Thoroughbred Adoption: "Do you have any books or videos to help with retraining ex-racehorses?"

Horse Training Videos: "I wanted to get him some videos on training horses"

Foal Train: "I was wondering if you have any good foal training books?"

Start a Horse: "I have several 2yr olds I am getting ready to start"

Mare and Foals: "I want to work my mare but not her colt"

Retraining the Older Horse: "Is it too late to break her to ride?"

Horsemanship Clinics: "Free or reasonably priced clinics"


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