Podcast appearances and mentions of tom dorrance

For this week's podcast, I want you to meet a great man by the name of Tom Pannell. I had the pleasure of meeting him while I was in Bozeman MT. He shared some amazing stories with me. Some about Tom Dorrance, one about how he became recognized for having an incredible ability around Mules (which gave him the nickname, The Mule Sniffer), and much more. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did. Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.comSupport the show

Cowboy and horseman Martin Black talks about his family's deep ranching roots, being in cow camp with his brother at eight years old, ranching changes in the Great Basin, the disappearance of the wagon, and the horsemanship philosophy of his mentors Ray Hunt, Tom Dorrance, and Tom Marvel.    Learn more about Martin Black at www.martinblack.net   Learn more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com   Become a patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads  

Dr. Deb Bennett is the founder of The Equine Studies Institute. Her Ph.D. in Vertebrate Paleontology and love of horses has led her to be highly respected for her understanding of confirmation and equine biomechanics. Deb joins Ben and Joe to discuss her journey, her time spent with Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance, and the always popular topic of bending a horse.

Terry Church talks to us about her experience going to Germany, her journey with Tom Dorrance, and some insight on land management.  https://www.facebook.com/terry.church.12 https://findingpegasus.wordpress.com/ Podcast Sponsors: https://www.changeyourlead.com/ https://www.theequinecreative.com/

John Saint Ryan talks to us about some struggles growing up- including leaving school at 15 and how his temper made him lose his best friend but then how he got an opportunity to teach martial arts to the Army, jump starting his acting career, and his experiences with both Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance.   https://johnsaintryan.com/ https://www.facebook.com/JSR2020 https://www.instagram.com/johnsaintryan/ Episode Sponsors: instrideproductions.com http://www.elkgrovemilling.net/

Bryan Neubert is a horseman, clinician and rawhide braider from Alturas, California. He grew up on a ranch in California where she met his neighbor, Bill Dorrance. Bill would go one to teach Bryan and introduce him to Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance. These three mentors would have a profound impact on Bryan's life. Today, Bryan teaches horsemanship clinics all over the country in an effort to share what he has learned. Ben and Joe sit down to discuss horsemanship, working through problems and the relationship Bryan had with his mentors.

John Saint Ryan is a British actor turned horseman. Brought to the states in pursuit of a career in film, John met Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance. The teachings of Ray and Tom had a profound impact on John, who is now a trainer and clinician based in Southern California. Ben and Joe sit down with John to discuss accents, martial arts, horsemanship, and much more.

John Saint Ryan is an English actor, musician, horse trainer, and equestrian. He has appeared in supporting roles in film and television over an expansive career. He now runs a ranch in California where he teaches the methods and mindsets he learned from his time spent with Tom Dorrance. He has run A Voice For The Horse, a community of horse owners who share a passion for Tom's work. John's Website: https://johnsaintryan.com/A Voice For The Horse Website: https://avoiceforthehorse.com/Become a Patreon Member today! Get access to podcast bonus segments, ask questions to podcast guests, and even suggest future podcast guests while supporting Warwick: https://www.patreon.com/journeyonpodcastWarwick has over 650 Online Training Videos that are designed to create a relaxed, connected, and skilled equine partner. Start your horse training journey today!https...

I recently listened to John's Audio book "A Voice For The Horse" on Audible and found Johns explanation of the terms used in Equitation science learning theory invaluable. As a result I asked John to talk a little about it in this podcast. It is always great to catch up with John and as always there are stories thrown it about lessons learned from Tom Dorrance. Link to John's book on Audible

SUBSCRIBE TO CFC+ HERE: https://anchor.fm/cowhorsefullcontact/subscribe Clayton Edsall, an NRCHA Million Dollar Rider and NRCHA World's Greatest Horseman, is interviewed by Chris Dawson and Russell Dilday. Clayton Edsall's horsemanship and natural talent are a product of his upbringing. Clayton is not only a talented horseman, he is the true definition of a cowboy. He was raised in Montana and grew up on his family's cattle ranch. Ranch life demanded the efforts of the whole family, which Clayton is appreciative of. He grew up managing a variety of tasks such as branding, doctoring, roping, and farming; along with riding and training horses. Clayton's passion for horse training began at a young age, and at 17 he decided to leave the ranch to further his knowledge of horse training. He studied and worked with some of the best horsemen around such as Joe Wolter, Brian Neubert, Tink Elordi, Ray Hunt, and Tom Dorrance. In 2005 Clayton entered his first Snaffle Bit Futurity and finished as a finalist. For the past 11 years, he has been successfully competing, training, and conducting clinics. Clayton makes well-rounded performance horses that are good outside of the arena gathering cows, as well as performing in the show pen. Clayton humbly believes that his success is dependent on a lot of hard work and resiliency. In 2013, Chelsea Barney joined his team and now oversees the barn management and overall horse care. She has a wide variety of horse experience and knowledge. Chelsea grew up riding and competing at her mother's hunter/jumper show barn, and after graduating from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, she moved to Monterey and managed the Equestrian Center at the beautiful Santa Lucia Preserve in Carmel Valley, California. Chelsea's background and equine husbandry knowledge are an important asset to Clayton's training program. Clayton and Chelsea were married in 2018. They have two children together, Weston, and Rylee, who already seem to have a natural passion and love for horses as well. Triple Crown Feed http://www.triplecrownfeed.com/ (800) 451-9916 info@triplecrownfeed.com https://www.facebook.com/TripleCrownFeed --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cowhorsefullcontact/message

It was great to talk to John about how he got into horses and his time with Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance. John became a close friend of Toms and works to keep his legacy alive. You can find out more about John and buy Tom and Ray's books as well as other items on his website. www.johnsaintryan.com

This is one of the most popular episodes from the archives. Listen in as the late Marty Marten co-hosts the Horseman's Corner with Howard Hale and visits with long time friend Amy LeSatz. This interview is from 2008. Marty passed away at the age of 70 on Christmas Day, 2018.Marty's ObituaryMarty Marten, 70Dec. 29, 1947 – Dec. 25, 2018Longmont, Colo.Marty P. Marten, 70, passed away on Dec. 25, 2018, in Augusta, Kan. He was born on Dec. 29, 1947, in Cedar Vale, Kan., to Wilbur and Clara (Harget) Marten. Marty loved and lived the cowboy life. Growing up, Marty worked summers in the High Sierras and worked on cattle ranches in the Flint Hills and the Osage Hills. Marty rode horseback in much of Colorado's back country. Marty attended Kansas State University before transferring to Colorado State University and making Colorado his home.Marty was an author, trainer, teacher and mentor. A student of Tom Dorrance, Ray Hunt and Buck Brannaman, Marty trained countless horses and riders. Through his hugely popular books, clinics, demonstrations, speaking engagements and successful trailer loadings, he made the world of practical horsemanship available to many who would not otherwise have had the chance to experience it. His contributions of expertise, time, experience and patience have changed the lives of horses, horsemen and horsewomen throughout the West.Marty authored two books, PROBLEM-SOLVING – Preventing and Solving Common Horse Problems, Volume 1 and Volume 2, published by Western Horseman Magazine. Marty also authored numerous articles.Marty devoted his life to helping people and horses get to a better place. Marty made a huge impact on the lives of so many. Marty was a true friend and an inspiration to all.Marty battled multiple health issues for the last 15 years of his life, but he never lost hope because of his deep and abiding faith. His life was a constant witness to his love of God. He was a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Longmont, Colo.He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilbur and Clara Marten and his sister, Marilyn Skaer. Marty's father was one of 12 children and the Marten family history is long and full.Marty is survived by his nephews, Brady (Krissy) Skaer, Justin (Joli) Skaer of Kansas and Marty (Julie) Skaer of Oklahoma and his 10 grand-nieces and grand-nephews, Colton, Libbi, Anna, Heidi, Joe, Kora, Chisum, Gracie, Sam and Jeremiah.Funeral services were held on Dec. 29, 2018, in Augusta, Kan. A Memorial Gathering and Service to honor Marty will take place on Feb. 17, 2019, at the Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center. Memorial donations may be made to CTRC, 11968 Mineral Rd., Longmont, CO 80504.

In this episode, Steve Edwards, owner of Queen Valley Mule Ranch in Queen Valley, Arizona takes time to talk about Mules Building America, Nervous Mules, Establishing Leadership, Mules as Friends or Foes and A Whole Lot More! This is Part A (For Part B click https://muleman.co/2NrNYkW​ ) Find Steve on Facebook and hang out on his future live streaming videos! https://www.facebook.com/muleranch​ **************************************** 0:00​ Welcome to Ask Steve 1:32​ How do you correct a pushy mule? 8:13​ Steve’s hat this week 10:43​ Mule pacing and pawing 16:35​ Mules built America 19:02​ Basics of mule and horse differences 25:12​ Does ‘ask, tell, demand’ work with horses too? 26:29​ Can a horse trainer train a mule? 29:02​ Nervous mule 31:52​ Bolting Mule 34:10​ Taking Mules to Water When Hiking/Camping 37:31​ Mule Ground Foundation Kit work with donkey? -Link to Mule Ground Foundation Kit, https://muleman.co/2VieHQg​ -Link to Don’t Create an Ass from Hell, https://muleman.co/30c9qMl​ 40:23​ How much granulated salt per day when hiking/camping with mules? 43:46​ Molly spinning and kicking near mares -Link to Establishing Leadership, https://muleman.co/2JbpRTD​ -Link to Natural Horsemanship Explained, https://muleman.co/2FNcmHu​ 51:01​ Mules buddying with mares 52:50​ Mule refusing direction -Link to Tom Dorrance, True Unity, https://muleman.co/2xv5b2i​ 57:08​ Steve’s Pack Saddle -Link to Adjustable Pack Saddles, https://muleman.co/328k7kU​ 58:17​ How to start training mules to pack -Link yo Basics of Packing Videos, https://muleman.co/2RS2e4U​ 1:00:02​ Left hoof left too long causing pain 1:01:38​ Mule asking for attention 1:02:12​ Mule panics and runs, slow lead on 1 yr-old Follow Queen Valley Mule Ranch Instagram, http://muleman.co/2DA4yZF​ Facebook, http://muleman.co/2DrSLJQ​ Twitter, https://twitter.com/muleranch​ Website, http://muleman.co/2G3RIBk​

If you’d like to support the podcast and all the work that I do then you can! Just head on over to patreon.com/comealongfortheridepodcast and sign up. From as little as a cup of coffee a month, you can help me keep this podcast going. There are many tiers that you can choose from and if everyone who listens gave only $5 per month, it would make a massive positive difference to me.There is a tier in there for a small business subscription just like the one Peter Papp took up from Peter and the Herd, this is the one where your business gets a mention each week on the podcast. Peter works with equine behaviour and trauma recovery. Equine communication. Human and horse relationship building. Peter has had communication with my mare Gypsy, who is the mare with me in the podcast picture and he was spot on about everything so I can highly recommend his work personally. Click here to connect with Peter and the Herd.One of our small business subscribers for the podcast is the HeartHorse Box. HeartHorse was created by friends Tista and Charlotte who found a beautiful spot to place themselves in the horse world. They have created a safe online community environment outside the noisy world of social media where you can subscribe and dive in and speak openly with heart-minded conscious horse people of all disciplines and breeds. This includes live seminars and classes from equine experts from all areas of the equestrian world. They also have the beautiful HeartHorse Box Subscription, I do love this one as it is centred around you, the conscious horse person receiving nourishing gifts for you as HeartHorse understand that you are already taking amazing care of your horse and want to make sure you are doing the same for yourself. I am thrilled to let you know that if you go to hearthorse.us and use the code EDENRIVER you will receive a 25% discount on your first month of the HeartHorse Community Membership. You may also like to check out their HeartHorse podcast it’s another great free resource from the HeartHorse team. You may even find the episode where I was a guest on their podcast talking about my life with horses and how this podcast and the conscious horse movement came about.In this episode I spoke with Mark Langley from Equine Ability. Mark is a man who grew up with horses and like so many from this podcast, started to question the training methods he had learned while travelling overseas. He saw a lot of push button horses that were shut down and he got curious as the driving pressure seemed to be shutting them down. And as happens so many times when you begin to question things, he was led to books written by Mark Rashid who gave him permission to take a different direction. He changed his main training method to “How can I help?” he realised that like Tom Dorrance said, a horse follows a feel not getting chased by it and his new way of training was born.It’s really interesting to hear that Mark began to see more shut down horses than ever when he started hosting clinics. We had a great conversation about shut down horses and he gives a lot of tips and examples and a lot of things to think about. And he made a great point, it’s us that shuts down horses, not pressure.I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Mark is humble, refreshing and full of information that he is happy to impart to us all.Website www.EquineAbility.com.auFacebook www.FaceBook.com/EquineAbilityInstagram www.Instagram.com/Mark.Langley.HorsemanshipPodcast Mark Langley Horsemanship https://marklangleyhorsemanship.podbean.com/YouTube www.Youtube.com/MarkLangleyOnline Training with Mark www.EquineAbility.com.au/join© Copyrighted

If you’d like to support the podcast and all the work that I do then you can! Just head on over to patreon.com/comealongfortheridepodcast and sign up. From as little as a cup of coffee a month, you can help me keep this podcast going. There are many tiers that you can choose from and if everyone who listens gave only $5 per month, it would make a massive positive difference to me.There is a tier in there for a small business subscription just like the one Peter Papp took up from Peter and the Herd, this is the one where your business gets a mention each week on the podcast. Peter works with equine behaviour and trauma recovery. Equine communication. Human and horse relationship building. Peter has had communication with my mare Gypsy, who is the mare with me in the podcast picture and he was spot on about everything so I can highly recommend his work personally. Click here to connect with Peter and the Herd.In this episode I speak with Mary Corning who is an author and life consultant for the horse world and beyond.She has written a book called Perfect Practice, A philosophy for living an authentic and transparent life.Mary is a Woman after my own heart we have so much in common in the way we see the world and live our lives.I loved every minute of this conversation and I know you will as well. What a rich and blessed life she has lived in being guided by both Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance.I’m so glad she has written her book and is able to share her wisdom with us all.To connect with Mary and purchase her book please click on the links belowWebsite url ishttps://marycorning.com/Facebook page is.https://www.facebook.com/MarySCorningLifeCoach/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maryscorning/The book is available on Amazonhttps://marycorning.com/books/as well as most online bookstores - it is also searchable and available at walk in stores worldwide.Mary also offers signed special edition copies through her website. Here is the link to that.https://marycorning.com/books/© Tracy Malone

In today's episode, we we talk to acclaimed horseman, clinician and author, Martin Black of Bruneau, Idaho. He is famous for his many educational books and DVDS on Vaquero-style horsemanship. This includes the Western Horseman Book, Cow-Horse Confidence. Recently, he also co-authored a book with Dr. Steve Peters, Evidence-Based Horsemanship. He has worked on ranches in Idaho, Nevada and California. He has worked with some of the top horsemen and bridlemen, Paul Black, Charlie and Bill Van Norman, Ray Hunt, Gene Lewis, Melvin Jones, Tom Dorrance, and Tom Marvel. In this episode, he talks about the importance of horsemanship in all aspects of interacting with horses; including trimming and shoeing. He shares his philosophies in communicating with horses to get the most out of the horse/horseman relationship. Martin has helped everyone from recreational riders to top horse-trainers in cutting, reining and racing, cowboys, cow-horse competitors, ropers, show-jumpers, and eventers. You can find out more about Martin Black and purchase his educational materials at MartinBlack.net.   If you would like to contact us with questions relating to your business, specific cases, general horse hoof care questions, or suggestions for future podcasts, please email us at farrierfocuspodcast@gmail.com. We might even feature your email in a future episode!

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL DISCOVER:The positive aspects of keeping an open mind. How understanding the correct philosophy of working with horses can improve all of our lives.Learning to use direction, not correction. ABOUT CAL: A lifelong student, Cal has been a working cowboy, world champion horse trainer, professional judge, and has also worked in public/private schools specializing in children with behavioural needs. Cal learned from some of the top cowboys, horse trainers and horsemen in the world including Peter Campbell who learned from the legendary Tom Dorrance, the inspiration for the original “Horse Whisperer” title. Cal now travels throughout the World conducting horsemanship clinics, and provides customized horse training. Author of “Cal Middleton on Horses and Life” and host of “The Horses and Life Podcast”.CONNECT WITH CAL:Head to Cal's website and check out his podcast at https://calmiddleton.com/podcast/ Connect with Cal Middleton Horsemanship on Facebook

This episode of The Ride is brought to you by Horse&Rider OnDemand! Episode six of The Ride brings you a profile on natural horsemanship trainer Leslie Desmond. Leslie worked with Western professionals like Bill Dorrance, Tom Dorrance, Ray Hunt, and Buck Brannaman. If you're a natural horsemanship guru, you'll want to listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every time we think we can make a definitive statement about how the human brain works, science makes advances, and in many cases, proves those beliefs to be wrong. The same is true of horses’ brains, which directly impacts how they learn, how they experience the world, and how we can more effectively work with them and provide them with better lives.   Elise’s guest today, neuroscientist, author, and horseman, Dr. Stephen Peters, was frustrated by the many often opposing views about training and working with his own horses. Dr. Peters decided to apply his knowledge of the human brain to developing science-based horsemanship to understand how a horse’s brain and its behavior are related and how they, in turn, affect learning. Dr. Peters partnered with trainer and fifth-generation rancher, Martin Black, whose early years of training horses were guided by working for legendary horsemen Tom Dorrance and Ray Hunt. Together, they wrote the book, Evidence-Based Horsemanship, to share their intriguing findings.   In this episode, Dr. Peters shares his incredible insights on how the equine brain thinks and how we can apply this knowledge to work more effectively with our own horses. He also gives his impression of how he believes horses experience the world and how we can best interact with our horses to accommodate this.   Topics of Discussion: [:25] About today’s guest, Dr. Stephen Peters. [1:39] What can the equine brain think? How does it think? And how can we apply this knowledge to working more effectively with our own horses? [6:22] What is Dr. Peters’ impression of how horses experience the world? And in particular, with regards to our interactions with them and creating that calm environment that is most beneficial to learning. [27:38] When Dr. Peters is working with young horses, what is the middle ground between exposing them to new experiences and completely “bubble-wrapping” them? [35:57] Has Dr. Peters been surprised by any of his findings as both a neuroscientist and a horseman? [41:07] It’s been proven that horses are good for humans, but are humans good for horses? [50:13] Dr. Peters and Elise discuss the ongoing evolution of horsemanship in understanding what is actually most beneficial for the horse. [52:20] About next week’s episode of Because of Horses. [53:37] Where to learn more about Dr. Peters and find his book online.   Know Someone Inspirational, Whose Life Has Been Forever Changed Because of Horses? Because of Horseswould love to get to share their story! To recommend someone please send an email to elise@becauseofhorses.com.   Mentioned in this Episode: The Hampton Classic Evidence-Based Horsemanship, by Dr. Stephen Peters and Martin Black EquestFile(Use coupon code: BOH10 to receive a 10% discount for two months off your subscription) GGTFooting.com/BOHP Horse Head: Brain Science & Other Insights, by Maddy Butcher and Dr. Stephen Peters (Contributor)   Like what you hear?Because of Horseswould love to hear your feedback! Please email elise@becauseofhorses.comto send Because of Horsesyour thoughts.   To Support the Podcast: Donate on Paypalto help keep Because of Horsesrunning — all amounts are welcome! Subscribe: RSS Feed, iTunes, Google Play, TuneIn, Stitcher, and Player FM

In this episode I speak with Shawna Karrasch from the Terranova Training Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico.I know I say this a lot, but you really are going to love this one!Shawna has an energy and zest for life that is infectious. She also shares with us the story of how she was one of first people in the world to use positive reinforcement training with horses. And of course she got to start right at the top with international show jumpers! She also got offered to spend time with Tom Dorrance, one of the creators of the natural horsemanship movement. She could literally have changed his world and the natural horsemanship movement, but I’ll let her tell you that story herself.It would be easy to think that Shawna might have a bit of ego at play with all of her years of extraordinary experience, but of course, she is true to this training movement and like all of the other trainers I have interviewed, she is great because of her lack of ego. She is on a mission, just as I am, to change the face of horsemanship the world over so this is yet another conversation of kindred spirits building the energy and education to bring consciousness to the horse world.To connect with Shawna, listen to her podcast or ask her questions please follow the links. Terranova Training Centre website, On-Target-Training website, or follow Shawna on Facebook Ask Shawna On-Target-Training, https://www.youtube.com/user/shawnakarrasch.

BHP Summit Recap The BHP Summit is in the books.  Organizers and participants called it very successful.  Ranae and I enjoyed the educational seminars, the teaching clinics, and the town of Durango.  The weather was near perfect and every participant we talked to had only good things to say. There were many excellent academic presentations.  One early morning elective even had us holding a horse's brain in the palm of our hands.  Learning how a horse learns from a scientific perspective was the focus of the BHP Summit. We made some new friends, Brian and Charlene Stephenson of East Point Horspice in Nebraska.  What began for them as a horse hospice has grown into a therapeutic riding center and horse retirement home.  We got a chance to talk with them and they are doing some wonderful work. Another person we had the opportunity to meet was Leticia Glen of Natural Horseman Saddles.  She sat down with me to talk about saddle fit and design. Film crews surrounded every presentation and we understand that videos of the BHP Summit will be available in 2018.  Check out Best Horse Practices for details.  One video I would highly recommend is the session with Randy Reiman and Bryan Neubert.  These cowboys are great storytellers and their tribute to Bill and Tom Dorrance is priceless. Tell Us Your Problems Have a problem with your horse?  Do you have a favorite trainer you would like to hear from?  Send us your question and the name of your favorite trainer and we'll see if we can contact them and get you an answer.  Email John@whoapodcast.com or call on our message line (661) 368-5530 (toll charges may apply).

Legacy of Legends Carolyn Hunt & Buck Brannaman The Legacy of Legends, a tribute to the horsemanship principles of Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance is happening March 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2017 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth.  The Legacy of Legends was co-founded by Ray’s wife Carolyn and Buck Brannaman. According to an article in Western Horseman, Ray Hunt knew a lot about horses and was a pretty good cowhand by the time he was 30 years old.  As a consequence, he started colts, shod horses, and day-worked ranches in the Hollister, CA area.  But then a horse entered his life that opened his eyes to a new way of thinking. The horse, a 4-year-old gelding named Hondo, had a bucking problem.  Ray was quoted in the magazine article with his dry sense of humor, "I wanted to show him in a hackamore class,” he said, “but about the time I turned a cow down the fence, I'd come back in the saddle bronc event, and you can't show a horse in two events at the same time.  All I knew to fix the problem was what the cowboys said - just get a bigger club.”

In this week’s episode of Ride Every Stride, I want to discuss the importance of “Rewarding the Thought”. What I mean by Rewarding the Thought, is all about rewarding the positive tries in your horse’s behavior to ultimately achieve the goal that you are searching for. Many years ago, I had the opportunity to attend a clinic with Tom Dorrance, one of my generation’s best horseman. An important lesson I learned during this clinic was the importance of timing. If we can relay or communicate to the horse at the appropriate time, we can get the response we’re looking for. We should study the body language that the horse is showing us - through their eyes, their ears, their tails and even their feet. The horse will give us clues as to what he is feeling. Is he scared? Are his ears pointed away from us? Does he want to escape? Does he want to go forward?  Horses want their environment to be calm, predictable and peaceful; they don’t want to be stressed. Does our presence with the horse promote peacefulness and harmony? Or does it bring pressure and discomfort? We need a balance between the two. In order for us to be the leader, we need the horse to want to be with us. If we pay attention and observe the feedback that we are getting from the horse, we can apply the appropriate pressure to get the horse to do whatever job it is that we need him to do. At the moment the application of pressure or cue starts, we need to be able to tell if the horse is reacting positively and if so, we relieve the pressure, we reward the​ thought​ and the horse continues with the positive action.  This process continues until we achieve the final outcome. It may take one step if it is something simple we are trying to achieve or it may take several. Each positive step forward, each time we reward the “try”, we gain another step. Key Takeaways: Spend time observing our own and other horse’s behavior so we can determine what they are thinking. Study their eyes, study their ears, their tail - these are all indicators of their thoughts. By studying horse’s body language, we can determine their thoughts and therefore reward the positive thoughts. The thoughts control the actions. When the positive thoughts are reinforced, it gives the horse courage to follow through with the action. The actions help to achieve our goals. Four specific questions that need to be answered about these goals: What do we want? (Be specific) Is it fair? (Is it within the capabilities of the horse?) Can I ask in a way that they understand? How did he do? (How do you measure the performance?) Timing is important when we are asking for a specific action from our horse. When we ask and   when we reward are key to achieving success in getting what we want.