Tons of Free Training Videos!

Hello! The next issue of my horse training newsletter comes out soon - but watch these videos today! Free horse-training video clips are now up and running, offering you instantly-accessible training. For the novice: - Saddles and Fitting - Mounting and Dismounting - Buying a Horse - Leading, Basics of Hoof Care, Bits & Catching And for the more advanced rider: Barrel Racing Tips, Breaking Young Horses, Speed Events & more! These videos are hosted by YouTube and feature training from a wide array of trainers. Please note that you will find quite an assortment of training methods offered - most are terrific and may very well match your training style - others won't. Why include those we don't necessarily agree with? Because successful training requires that we keep ourselves open to new ideas. More, it takes a balance of what works with what doesn't. See over 60 videos! Specific offerings include: - How to Care for Horses - Your Horse's Feeding Schedule - Jumping a Gymnastic Line on a Horse - Basic Horsemanship (a series) Jump directly to an indexed listing of videos - or see samples below.   - - -   - Articles Featuring the Methods of John Lyons - Articles Written by Guest Authors - Tell a Friend (send them an email)

Quit Jigging & Slow Down!

"Rein in Your Horse's Speed" a study course by Keith Hosman - Print out in two minutes, be training in five - Goals, theory, homework - Five days, just $3.99 Find out more

The Right Bit

Video series details bit choices - O-Ring vs D-Ring - Leverage vs snaffle - Rollers, bitless, etc. - A series of 11 videos Watch "Horse Bits & Bridles"

Riding for Novices

Video series for the new rider - Your balance - Jogging and loping - Safety and more - A series of 9 how-to videos Watch Basic Horseback Riding

Rodeo Barrel Racing Tips

Video guide for the barrel racer - Approaching, turning, rollbacks - Straight lines - Adding speed - A series of 16 videos Watch Tips for Barrel Racing

The Western Saddle

A guide to the western saddle - Saddle types & parts - Synthetic vs leather - Choosing your saddle - A series of 7 videos Watch "About Horse Saddles"

The ABCs of Power Steering

Here's a favorite horse-training tip, "Simple Steps to Power Steering," excerpted from a past issue: Training is simply a matter of stringing together small, simple concepts. And, when things are going awry, it's often because something small hasn't been taught, is being overlooked or is being dismissed as "unimportant." God (or is it the Devil?) is in the details, as they say. Any time you set out to improve yourself, whether to be a better rider or more accomplished pianist, you'll come out ahead if you challenge yourself to learn one specific thing that makes your time well-spent. From an equestrian's perspective, this means that you don't put down a training book till you've memorized some small fact that you can later put to use. It means that you keep querying the next pro trainer you talk to till you glean some piece of info that you can tuck away, something to call upon in the future. It means you sit in the stands at your next riding clinic, waiting, waiting, waiting for that single piece of knowledge that makes the cost of gas it took to get there pay off. To put a finer point on this, don't go to your next clinic or through your next riding lesson trying to remember everything the pro tells you. You'll lose the trees for the forest. Information will wash over you and a day or so later, you'll throw up your arms in exasperation because you're not a tape recorder and you've forgotten what comes after this or that. You'll be frustrated and make zero improvement. (This is why training DVDs and books exist.) Instead, concentrate on..." Read the entire article by following the link or by visiting Horsemanship101.com/Articles. My articles are online and available 24/7.   - - -   Thanks for reading! Keith Hosman, John Lyons Certified Trainer Horsemanship101.com