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

Aggression
Pushy Horse: "HELP! My horse absolutely does not understand 'personal space'"

Horses Behavior: "My gelding preceded to run her down and take bites not nips out of her"

Horse Bucking Rider Off: "I have a horse who is lazy, dangerous and explosive"

Basic Horse Training: "My horse Jughead has one very dangerous vice. He bolts or attacks when he sees other horse’s."

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

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

Training Aggressive Horses: "I wonder if she could have a mental problem"

Tips on Training a Stubborn Horse: "My horse Lee Lou will not go for me."

Horse Training Basics: "She still insists on biting me and tries to kick"

How Do i Train a Bucking Horse: "I just don't want the "old man" to keep getting tossed"

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

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

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

Horse Kicking: "My gelding attacked and killed a geriatric mare"

Bad Habits
Child Horse Riding: "I thought she was super safe - and seemed to be when we purchased her"

Horse Training Information: "My gelding sticks his tongue out of his month when we are in the show ring"

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

How Do You Teach a Horse to Stop: "What can I do to get her to stop throwing her head and when I say ho she will stop?"

Ground Horse Training: "He tends to push on my arm with his head"

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

Horse Training Problem: "Either I can't emit enough energy to get his attention or I'm not strong enough"

Biting Horse: "What to do for a horse that bites?"

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

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

Horse Kicking: "How do you keep a horse from kicking and how do you get them to come around you with out being afraid?"

How Do i Train a Bucking Horse: "I just don't want the "old man" to keep getting tossed"

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

Stop Horse from Cribbing: "Is there a way to stop cribbing?"

Horse Behavior Problems: "She has gotten into the bad habit of pawing the pipes of her corral"

How to Load a Stubborn Horse: "I have a very large 17 hand 1550 lb Holsteiner mare that DOES NOT load."

Horse Rearing Up: "I have a horse that is consistently pushing into the bit"

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

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

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

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

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

Horse Behavior - Pawing: "My 4 year old mare paws constantly"

Cues Lesson Plans Goals
Nervous Rider: "If I could ride a lot, for several days, I could get past most of my tenseness when I ride"

Horse Training Aids: "I want to know if she possibly did something wrong like gave him too many cues that were contradictory..."

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

Training Blind Horses: "Training specific to blind horses"

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

How to Teach a Horse to Lie Down: "I can get her to bow, but that's all"

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

Horse Training Jobs: "I really want to become a trainer"

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

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

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"

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

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

Horse Biting Problems: "Badly damaged and highly reactive"

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

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

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

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

Horse Vs Mountain Lion: "Riding with Cougars"

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

How Do You Teach a Horse to Stop: "What can I do to get her to stop throwing her head and when I say ho she will stop?"

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

Horse Trail Training: "When we come to a steep bank or a hill he wants to run or buck up it"

Train a Nervous Horse: "The problem I am having is with a 7 month old filly that I cant get harnessed"

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

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

Clinic Horse Training: "Do you do clinics at private barns?"

Becoming a Horse Trainer: "I would love the opportunity to come work for you"

Horse Training Clinic: "If we missed one of your clinics in our area..."

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

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

Getting a Different Horse
Horses Behavior: "My gelding preceded to run her down and take bites not nips out of her"

Wild Horse Training: "I hope you don't recommend training wild horses"

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

Horse Tack and Supply: "What are the essentials I need to have in the barn as far as tack, grooming and health care, etc?"

Horse Bucking Rider Off: "I have a horse who is lazy, dangerous and explosive"

Horse Summer Camps: "I'm looking for a horse-riding camp for my daughter"

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

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."

Pick Up Horses Feet: "Can I apply the same concept to a horse who won't lift his legs?"

Horse Herd Behavior: "Other horses are a huge problem"

Training a Horse to Stand Still While Mounting: "I was wondering if you have any suggestions on getting him to lunge outside the round pen and to standstill"

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

Training Spooky Horses: "What is going on with my horse?"

Horse Lunge Training: "When I am attempting to lounge her she wants to be up my butt"

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

Ground Horse Training: "He tends to push on my arm with his head"

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

Training Aggressive Horses: "I wonder if she could have a mental problem"

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

Stud Horse for Breeding: "I would like a book to help me teach my stallion manners and control around the mares"

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

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

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

How to Teach a Horse to Lead: "She ran away when another pasture horse decided to bolt"

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

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

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

Biting Horse: "What to do for a horse that bites?"

Training Young Horses: "I think she has A.D.D. (if that is possible) because she gets distracted very easily"

Tips on Training a Stubborn Horse: "My horse Lee Lou will not go for me."

How Do i Train a Bucking Horse: "I just don't want the "old man" to keep getting tossed"

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

Ground Training Horse: "He has sort of what I would consider a "sour" attitude."

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

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

Horse Training Basics: "She still insists on biting me and tries to kick"

Lunging Horses: "I want to get him to longe and he just pivots"

Horse Training Information: "My gelding sticks his tongue out of his month when we are in the show ring"

Relationship
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"

Safety
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"

Barn Sour Horse: "What can I do about the horse left behind?"

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

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

Horse Training Problem: "How do you train a horse to stay with a fallen rider?"

Horse Vs Mountain Lion: "Riding with Cougars"

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

Training Blind Horses: "Training specific to blind horses"

How Do i Get My Horse to Stand Still when i Mount: "A horse that won't stand during a mount"

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 Professional Trainer: "I want to base my horse training on natural horsemanship and need to know where to start."

Training Western Pleasure Horse: "She is worried that letting her horse move faster for English and jumping is going to ruin his western pleasure gaits."

Horse Related Career: "I would like to learn more about becoming certified and turning my farm into a training facility using your methods"

Clinic Horse Training: "Do you do clinics at private barns?"

Becoming a Horse Trainer: "What is an Accredited trainer and how do you become one?"

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

Wild Horse Training: "I hope you don't recommend training wild horses"

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

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

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


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