Andrea Equine Blog
How to Halter Your Horse for Respect & Trust
Let me guess… you read the title of this blog post and either rolled your eyes or laughed a little. Either way, you clicked because you were curious-- why in the world would there have to be a training tip on something as simple as haltering a horse? Has Andrea gone crazy?
Loop vs Mecate Reins - Clinician Tack 101
The right pair of clinician rope reins can be essential to training a soft horse- but how do you choose the right ones? With all of the lengths, styles, and materials offered on the market, it can be quite intimidating. We're here to simplify the process so you can find the perfect pair of reins!
How to Back Up Your Horse on the Ground
There's no better sign of respect than a horse softly and quickly backing up for you on the ground.
How to Disengage Your Horse's Hindquarters
Disengaging the hind is an extremely undervalued groundwork exercise that all horses should know.
How to Desensitize and De-Spook a Horse
Desensitizing is an essential exercise for all horses to learn. It teaches them to think versus react when in a scary situation or presented with a scary object.
The Hidden Dangers of An All Copper Snaffle Bit
Endorsed and promoted by riders and trainers of all disciplines, the copper snaffle bit has quickly become a tack room staple. Unfortunately, an all-copper mouthpiece poses extreme danger and can cause some serious headache for you and your horse.
What is a Snaffle Bit?
Oh the glorious snaffle bit- while being a universal and common tool amongst horse trainers and hobbyists alike, this piece of equipment has been the topic of many debates and misconceptions.
How to Correctly Round Pen a Horse
To start this off, let's first go over why this is the very first exercise in my series. Surprisingly, I didn't choose the order of my exercises by random chance. They are all designed to build off of each other, and lay the foundation needed for the next. I start all of my horses in the roundpen-yes, every single one of them.
Your Horse's 3 Buttons-Foundation Training Under Saddle
How do I teach my horse to move her shoulders, rib cage, and hind under saddle? Where do I position my leg for these 3 cues?
Horse Problem-Won't Move In The Roundpen
My name is Melissa and I am currently training my first BLM Mustang. He leads, backs, and gives to pressure pretty well at this point but we're struggling in the round pen.
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