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Related Letters

 

The following letters deal with training issues that are similar or related to the article you were reading "Whoever Moves First Loses" and may offer additonal insight:
 

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

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

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."

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"

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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

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

Body Language
Endurance Horse Riding: "How do I establish reliable speed control in an endurance race, when every instinct the horse has says to run for your life?"

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

Training Blind Horses: "Training specific to blind horses"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No Contact Leading
Stubborn Horse: "The 15 year old gelding he is becoming quite stubborn"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How to Train Nervous Horses: "He will not let you put a halter on him or touch him very much"

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"

Respect and Trust
Respect from Your Horse: "Her idea is to smack the poop out of them when they misbehave to teach that respect"

Horse Biting: "How do I successfully stop a playful stud from biting or nipping on me?"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Training Thoroughbreds: "I have a thoroughbred mare off the track that has some major fear issues"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trust - see Respect and Trust
First Horses: "How do I get my horse to trust me?"

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


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