While today many of us don’t consider where horses came from its interesting to think that they all descended from just one tiny animal, known as Eohippus, that lived around 60 million years ago and was no bigger than a small dog. Having evolved, over the centuries (and over millennia), into the wild horses that […] The post A Horse For All Reasons – Guest Blog by Lucy from Horse Factbook appeared first on Talking To Horses ..read more

One of the most common questions I get as a horse trainer is about how to stop horses from spooking on the trail spooky horses on the trail. Lets face it, when you are on a horse that spooks it can feel pretty scary! So why do horses spook?  In the wild horses are prey […] The post How To Deal With A Spooky Horse Trail Riding appeared first on Talking To Horses ..read more

Product Review For Equine Products on Amazon Here are the top 20 Amazon products that our barnies use and love. If you want more information on the product just click on the image 1.Pacific Husky Pair pet grooming gloves – we can’t say enough about this product. The horses seem to love the massaging feel […] The post Our Top 20 Amazon Equestrian Products appeared first on Talking To Horses ..read more

What Is Ground Tying? Ground tying is when a horse stands in the place you ask him to stand without being tied to anything and he doesn’t move away. It is an exercise I teach every horse I train and it can be an important part of building our relationship together.  Some people say it […] The post How To Teach Your Horse To Ground Tie appeared first on Talking To Horses ..read more

WHAT IS HORSEMANSHIP? Horsemanship is about communication with the horse and a persons’ ability to understand and connect in a way that the horse responds to the person. A LITTLE HISTORY The history of horsemanship is a huge one as man and horse have had a relationship for over 4,000 years so this is a […] The post 4 Ways You Can Be GREAT At Horsemanship appeared first on Talking To Horses ..read more

Do you want to know how to fix those annoying position problems?  You have tried and tried but no matter what they just wont go away. I get it and you are not alone.  These 11 rider position issues are called rider issues for a reason!  They are common problems for many riders.      […] The post 11 Horse Riding Position Fixes To CHANGE Your Ride appeared first on Talking To Horses ..read more

If you own a horse it is more than likely you will have to put on a foot poultice at some time.  Perhaps your horse got an abscess, or trod on a nail. Learning to apply a poultice is something every equestrian should know how to do.  The following is a cheap and hard wearing […] The post How To Put A Foot Poultice On A Horse appeared first on Talking To Horses ..read more

I’m guessing if you are reading this you are probably looking for the solution to solve your swaying lower leg position. Believe me I understand. Despite decades of riding and years working hard to get my lower leg to remain quiet it took a lot of time and work (I still work hard at keeping […] The post How To Stabilize Your Lower Leg While Riding appeared first on Talking To Horses ..read more

No matter what type of riding you do with your horse, competition, or gentle pleasure riding, it is important your horse is fit for the type of work they are doing.  A proper riding program is essential. Maybe you want to increase your horses level of fitness for competition, or you are bringing them back […] The post 5 Easy Ways To Get Your Horse Super Fit appeared first on Talking To Horses ..read more

To understand when to de-worm our horse, we need to understand the types of worms we’re dealing with. 1. WHAT TYPES OF WORMS ARE THERE? There are four main classes of parasites that we treat horses for: small strongyle large strongyle ascarids tapeworms 2. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN WITH REGARDS TO YOUR HORSE? The adult […] The post When Do You NEED To De-worm Your Horse appeared first on Talking To Horses ..read more