Quick Take Western Training emphasizes minimal rein contact and neck reining, relying on seat and balance for long-day ranch ...

TO QUOTE THE Glen Campbell song, “You Got to Try a Little Kindness” when training an unbroken or wild horse to willingly accept human touch and then respond to asked tasks. “The first step in all ...

When leading a horse, the safest and most effective way is to walk beside him, rather than in front of him. If you walk beside his left shoulder, holding onto the halter rope or lead shank a few ...

Mojo is a native English breed, Welsh Section D, and he is a fantastic horse. He's around nine, ten years old now, and I've had him since he was about four years old, since he started his working life ...

CEDAR-- “Brav” is a German word that, in English, can be translated to good, well-behaved, or even brave. It’s also the word that Sea2Stable horse rescue founder, Wendy Intrieri uses to communicate ...

Willow, left, and Summer are two of the horses at Glen Oaks Equestrian Center in Glen Carbon. GLEN CARBON — Cailin Messer can’t imagine life without horses. The 2010 Edwardsville High School graduate ...