http://www.horsetrainingacademy.com Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:53:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The weakened economy has lead horse enthusiasts to tighten their belts.  The horse market has become very soft and that means that young colts in training are no longer taken to shows to gain experience because travel expenses add up quickly.  Even horses that are well trained and would do ... http://www.horsetrainingacademy.com/training-a-horse/ There is a little trick that you can use to train your horse more easily, especially if you use clicker training. I will tell you the trick a little further down the page. You’ve half done your job if you have already taught your horse to focus on something like ... http://www.horsetrainingacademy.com/trick-horse-training/ Ask yourself the following questions to find out if you need basic obedience training for horse. Does your horse display aggressive behavior when you try to turn her out?  Does she like dragging you to the paddock or try to pull free from her halter and run?  Maybe she tries ... http://www.horsetrainingacademy.com/training-for-horse/ Training your horses can be risky business because they can sometimes exhibit aggressive behavior which includes; kicking, biting, bucking and rearing, and pushy. In order to reduce the chances of aggressive behavior, you have build a solid foundation with your horse and show that you are the leader of the ... http://www.horsetrainingacademy.com/horse-training-tips/ It is a very big responsibility to raise a horse. Unlike other pets you may have, horses need more room to grow and often the best places to grow are horse training facilities or stables. Stables usually have trainers that are available to work with your horse several days a week. ... http://www.horsetrainingacademy.com/horse-training-facilities/ People think that they need to have control a horse’s head if they want to control the horse properly. This is one reason why most trainers use a bridle or ropes teach a horse how to start and stop. But, if that equipment is not available, how do you control ... http://www.horsetrainingacademy.com/natural-horse-training/ Every trainer has a philosophy, or set of standards, that they follow and are collectively called their horse training methods.  Deciding which methods to use when training your horse will be an important step in building a positive relationship between you and your horse. Throughout the past few years, I have ... http://www.horsetrainingacademy.com/horse-training-methods/ One of the most popular equine training methods is the clicker method with takes advantage of operant conditioning. This name is derived from the primary and secondary stimulants used in training; the primary stimulant is a ‘click’ sound and the secondary stimulant is a treat, such as food. When the ... http://www.horsetrainingacademy.com/equine-training/ Clicker horse training uses the principles of operand conditioning to train horses. A conditioned re-enforcer, which in this case is a “click”, is used in conjunction with a primary re-enforcer (something the horse values, such as food) to re-enforce behaviors that you want your horse to exhibit. The trainer marks the ... http://www.horsetrainingacademy.com/clicker-horse-training/ Hoping on your horse and riding off into the sunset is not all fun and games. Not every horse will accept training. At a horse training college, it is the specialists responsibility to make sure that the horse comes from a good line so that it can do ... http://www.horsetrainingacademy.com/horse-training-college/