Creating Space with a “Pissy” Horse
Creating space with horses requires adjusting energy levels and body language. Clear communication is essential, as mixed signals can cause confusion.…
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Pushy Horse at Gate
If your horse crowds, pushes on gates, invades personal space, or demands attention (e.g., nudging for pats), the following is a way to start to…
Walk Down Beside Them To Create Space
In this video, Warwick breaks down a different approach: creating space through clear boundaries, not punishment. You’ll learn: Why boundaries are about taking care of…
The First (and most important) Step of The Focus & Bend Exercise
Warwick breaks down the very first—and most important—step of the Focus and Bend exercise: teaching the horse to yield the front feet before going forward.…
A Lesson with a Dressage Horse That Leans on Riders Leg
This was a horse that came in for training, and the owner was gracious enough to ride him for the camera and show us what…
A 9 Year Old Girl and Her Lazy Pony
This is a lesson with a 9 year old girl Maggie and her pony Moon. Moon has a history of stopping and dropping his riders.…
5 Minute Fix – Horses that Crowd You When You Arrive at Stall
What to do with Horses that crowd you in or at the stall door.
Chance – Leg Yield Day 1
Warwick introduces the leg yield—asking Chance to move forward and sideways at the same time—by building directly on the groundwork and lateral steps already in…
Chance – Teaching the Inside Leg which will turn into the Leg Yield
Warwick is now teaching Chance to bend and move around the inside leg. Up to this point, Chance has learned clear, separate responses to each…
Teaching the Sidepass with Chance Part 3 off the fence
This lesson builds on earlier fence work to introduce sideways movement in open space. The horse has already learned to step laterally off the leg…
Chance – Rope Around Belly & Saddle Pad
Break saddling into pieces, release on a change in focus, confirm the horse can move freely, and only saddle once each step is calm and…
