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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 Pick Up Your Reins Like a Pro" and may offer additonal insight:
 

Basic Training
Rearing Horses: "How do I keep my gelding from rearing up with a rider on his back?"

Horse Speeds: "I have a 5 year-old mare that throws her head whenever I bump her with my legs"

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"

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

Learn About Horses: "Could you maybe send me some tips on starting?"

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

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

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"

Horse Training Problems: "She bucks, kicks, rears, and will occasionally bite"

How to Retrain a Horse: "I am the 3rd owner of this horse. What do we do now?"

Horse Training Clinics: "I'd like your opinion on whether my horse is ready for your clinic"

Stubborn Horses: "She will not move when we try and ride her"

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

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

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

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

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

Types of Horse Bits: "What is your advise regarding bitless bridles vs. a bridle with the snaffle bit?"

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

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

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

Horse Training Technique: "She has been hurt badly on idiot horses in the past and her confidence is down"

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

Nervous Horse: "I tried to get on and as soon as I get to her side she starts backing up, turning away from me"

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

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

Eye Problem with Horse: "How do you train blind horses?"

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

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

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

Article Horse Training: "Would a snaffle bit keep my horse from chewing and chomping on the bit?"

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

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

Horse Biting Problems: "I just read the article in your September newsletter about stopping biting. I have 2 questions"

How to Train Mustang Horses: "Should I accept that this horse, because of breed and temperament, may not be the horse for me?"

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

Horse Behavior Problem: "She is 10 years old and she will not load in a trailer very good"

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

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

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

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

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

Training a Green Horse: "Do you have a book that shows a beginner the basic steps?"

Leading Horses: "She has decided that we must have a battle of the wills every time"

Horse Buck Stop: "The only bad thing about her is she will only let me ride her"

Communicate
Training a Stubborn Horse: "When I'm in the saddle, its a different story. Its like he can't hear me"

Training Blind Horses: "Training specific to blind horses"

How to Train a Horse: "Could you give more examples on thinking right"

Eye Problem with Horse: "How do you train blind horses?"

Connect Rein to Feet
Horse Snaffle Bits: "Do you think I should change the bar snaffle to a different bit?"

Training a Green Horse: "Do you have a book that shows a beginner the basic steps?"

Reins Rope: "I have a question about the rope reins"

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

Trail Horse Riding: "She likes to wander from one side of the road to the other"

Horse Riding Instruction: "The mare's attitude has changed from good to not good"

How Do You Teach a Horse to Stop: "I have a problem getting my horse to stop on her back feet rather than her front"

Hand Position
Learn About Horses: "Could you maybe send me some tips on starting?"

Rein to Feet Connection
If You Do Not Want to Use Paypal when Ordering: "I do not want to use PayPal"

John Lyons Reins: "I am using a curb type bit and don't want to change at this time"

How to Train a Stubborn Horse: "I have an 8 year old gelding that has decided not to move forward."

How to Teach a Horse to Pivot: "He needs help in teaching her to pivot for showmanship"

Rein to Hip Connection
Reins Rope: "I have a question about the rope reins"

Reins
If You Do Not Want to Use Paypal when Ordering: "I do not want to use PayPal"

Reins Rope: "I have a question about the rope reins"

John Lyons Reins: "I am using a curb type bit and don't want to change at this time"

John Lyons Reins: "Could you tell me more about the reins and bit you recommend?"

Release - Pressure
Horse Riding Instruction: "The mare's attitude has changed from good to not good"

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Horsemanship Clinics: "Free or reasonably priced clinics"

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

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

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

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

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"


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