Leading on from Jay’s video series about the various positions on a cow he now explains how he wants the horse to find ‘the sweet spot’ on a cow. He discusses why this is important and demonstrates how to make this spot a ‘release of pressure’ enabling the horse to identify this as the place
If you’re having difficultly find your ‘spot on a cow’ we recommend you watch this video series with Jay to gain a better appreciation of how a beast responds to a horse and rider relative to their position. Jay believes your position relative to the cows eye will result in a particular response which he
In our previous videos with Dan he has described how he ties his horses to an object (or an objective) using a release of pressure. This series follows the same theory however this time the object is the beast. For the ‘control freaks’ out there you will get a lot out of recognising the difference
Al Sullivan works two 5 year olds after giving them their first start. He felt some resistance / stiffness during the runs which is now his focus in training. On bison Al works on getting his horses more secure in their stops and works on reducing any resistance all the while ensuring his horses are
This video series provides a great insight into Matt’s program. From a square pen to rating there are similar principles throughout which, when you think about it, will make more sense to your horse. His program is producing results and there are numerous training principles in this series that will help you understand why.
There are 2 words that we would use to describe Al’s competition horses: Calm and Pure! Having now watched what Al is doing at home we now understand why. Al has his horses correct yet he isn’t making major adjustments to achieve his objectives. There are a few new concepts including ‘drawing a line’ where
There are a lot of variables in how a campdraft run will play out, however it’s important to have an overarching strategy to help you maximise your potential of setting up your yard and getting around the course in an attractive manner. We’ve taken to the whiteboard to explain how Michael likes to set up
Simulating what you need to do on course is of paramount importance. Michael is a big believer in tracking another horse and rider to enable your horse to get comfortable slowly catching up, checking off and changing over. He likes to move up angled out then bringing the nose back to the inside to create shape
A horse running with its shoulder in and its head out (dropping its shoulder) is a common problem. In this video we investigate the causes of this issue, prevention and management with Ben Tapp. Discipline, setting your horses up correctly and sacrificing runs may all be part of a solution to help you if you