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Well you have all been asking for it and now here you go! New products and colors! We Now Have Brown Sport Reins! Everyone has been asking us to get brown in for a sport rein color to match their bridles! And we have been listening! We have also added a new color to our [...]
Q. Hello Chelsie, I bought a beautiful set of Rhythm Beads for my horse. They are like a Necklace for a Horse with bells on them. Since the bells make a noise, I am unsure of how to get my horse used to them. I surely don’t want to scare him. What is the best [...]
Q. Hi there! I am newer to the natural horsemanship ideologies (I don’t have anything against them, I just simply don’t know enough I think to understand). I get the concept, but some of the methods are pretty counter-intuitive to me. When I train a horse, my goal is to have a horse that is [...]
Chelsie Natural Horsemanship Trail Obstacle Clinic and Fun Competition with Prizes! Come and join Chelsie Kallestad for her Trail Obstacle Clinic on: Saturday June 22 and Sunday June 23, 2013! Clinic will be held at the beautiful MCS Stables in Flagstaff, AZ. (only 2 hours from Phoenix and only 2 miles off I-17.) About Your [...]
Q. Hi, I am over in Ireland and really need to learn natural horsemanship. I have a young horse that is impossible to back the normal way. I dont like what trainers have tried to do with him or say about him as I think they are not listening to him. He lay down and [...]
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Q. Hi Chelsie, My daughter (30yrs old) and I were given 4 related horses from a man that gave them away and my daughter said “We’ll takem”. I had horses growing up but they were already trained. I’m learning the hard way now. I rented some property that has a small barn. The mother horse [...]
Q. Hello Chelsie, …We have about 5 horses in about a 60 acre pasture and my sister and I play with them and ride them all the time. My horse is the leader of the herd, and sometimes, not nearly all the time, he runs away from me. And, personally, I don’t like chasing a [...]
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Dennis Reis Evaluation | October 26, 2007 Hurricane Utah Watch RFD-TV Footage Chelsie traveled to Hurricane Utah for her Dennis Reis evaluation. It couldn’t have gone better!!! She passed everything with flying colors, and even passed several of the “Horseman” level tasks (Horseman is his highest expert level.) She received a total of 13 endorsements, [...]
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Suzanne and Othon Garcia own two beautiful Kiger Mustangs named Dorado and Bolero. Kigers are a very special type of mustang. Did you watch the Dreamworks movie “Spirit”? “Spirit” was a real Kiger mustang. His sire is the foundation stallion for the Kiger’s…his name is Steen’s Kiger. Steen’s Kiger sired another stallion named Silverado. Silverado [...]
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Chelsie (Along with her adorable assistant Boo Boo) was a Featured Clinician and Demonstrator at the Arizona Youth and Career Fair in Queen Creek, Arizona. Chelsie and Boo Boo taught many eager young people about how to safely lead a horse and keep them out of your “space.” The kids were crazy about Boo Boo, [...]
Q. Chelsie, First, what a great site – thank you so much for taking the time to put this information up here for us all to read! . I have what seems to be a very common problem with a horse who is terrified when he is in the barn and away from his buddies. [...]
Q. Chelsie, i got a horse from my aunt that is 24 yrs. and she ok when trail riding with her but i try to take her out by herself and she goes just alittle ways and turns me back around to the yard. i have tryed and tryed, will she ever get over this [...]
Q. Dear Chelsie, I have a new 3 yr appy who has been manhandled. The owner tells me she has be ridden. I want to completely start all over. I would like to know where do I start at. Round penning, or leading at a walk? She has settled in and is very calm around [...]
Q. Hi Chelsie, I recently discovered you and I’m finding your info quite helpful! I am buying a 4yo thoroughbred gelding named Cookie soon, and I’m deciding the direction of training I want to go in. I most definitely want to do natural horsemanship since I am a huge fan of you and Parelli. He [...]
Q. Hi Chelsie, I have a yearling filly, and when I take her out of her stall on the lead rope (12 feet) she will rear up on me. I will immediately start to lounge her both directions, I will send her around about ten times each side and if she does it again I [...]
Q. [Do you] know any exercises that could help my horse with his floating issue.. ?? He will go on to a float or trailer with absolutely no worries at all, but he is afraid to back out.. he just keeps turning around and walking out.. could use some advice/help. Any ideas??? Via Facebook A. [...]
Q. Hello! I am having issues with the horse I sponsor. I absolutely love him, but I just can’t seem to get him to wake up. I am hesitant to label him “lazy,” because I really think he might just be bored. When we jump he perks up, but on the flat his is slow, [...]
Q. Can you use a normal lead rope for the rope halter? -Via YouTube A. Yes you could as long as it is long enough (12′ or more). But the rope that we sell is made out of yacht braid rope. It is heavier then a cotton lead and can give the horse more of a [...]
Q. Chelsie, Are you against bits? -Via YouTube A. Hello, Thanks for the question. No I am not against bits. I am against leverage bits and I am against big bits for control. We do not need to have a big bit to get our horses to stop or listen to us. They have very [...]
Q. Hi Chelsie, We are looking for a new horse. I went online and found 1 I love and he can be professionally transported to my house from where he is the only problem is he is supposedly a little bit barn sour but he’s perfect in the arena do I keep looking or try [...]
Hello, I currently have two mares that are 20 and 18 years old, and have had them both for around 7 years now. They have only been in light work maybe once or twice a month since there early teens. I was wondering if it would be alright to start moderate riding with them again. [...]
Hi Chelsie, I have a new horse that i have rescued from an abusive home. He bites and kicks, is a handful to lead and im running out of ideas on how to help him. I read your earlier post about dominant vs nervous horse, and im having difficulties trying to decide with him. Is [...]
Hello Everyone, Last article we talked about doing Competitive Trail Obstacles and we discussed side passing over logs. This month I would like to talk about backing through L shapes. The reason why that obstacle is used often is because it shows how much control the rider has over their horse’s hips and shoulders verses [...]
Chelsie, Hello, I have a young mustang with whom I have bonded and have been playing without using physical force or fear let alone corporal punishment. However, I am a black sheep by doing that, not that I care one bit, my horse trusts and respects me and so do I him. FB friend of [...]
I wanted to let everyone know what has been going on with me and my wonderful horse. And thank you for all the emails of encouragement and concern. Well it has been a long road with my beautiful horse being very sick for a long time. But we finally got some good news on this [...]
Q. Dear Chelsie, We have two horses that are inseparable. So when we go riding they act up by either balking or not wanting to go. Once we are away from one or the other its ok. However, when I come back from riding & he sees the other its off to the rodeo! What [...]
Q. Dear Chelsie, I have been able to halter my young horse and since I have bought a new one, I have not been able to put either the old or new one on her, not even close. I have put both halters at different times, in the middle of the round pin and she [...]
Q. Dear Chelsie, I have had horses for about 35 years. I have shown western, barrels, poles, halter, and pleasure riding. I recently purchased a 5 yr old mare for my 8 yr old daughter to begin 4-h on. When we got the f mare home we found out she is “cold backed” In all [...]
Q. Chelsie, I have a four year old horse which has been recently broken. He has lived with me in the same pasture for one year. All of a sudden he has decided to put the brakes on whether I’m leading him on the halter or riding him, both in his pasture and the corral [...]
Q Chelsie, how do i get my lazy pasture- spoiled gelding back into the swing of things? he’s green and so am i. he has only had very few rides for over a year and the other day he’d only go a few steps, then complain at my leg and i even felt his teeth [...]
Q. Dear Chelsie, I just bought a 5 year old quarter horse for trail riding. He is good on the trail for the most part, but gets very competitive when I trot next to another horse . He’s fine for a while, but then lays ears back and tries to kick the other horse. He [...]
Q. Dear Chelsie, Hi. I have a 5 year old gelding named Dakota, who is in the field with his father…They have been together forever, and it’ just those 2 in the field with no other horses for miles around. I recently took Dakota out of the field, and his father-who is a very “talky” [...]
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Dear Friends of Chelsie Natural Horsemanship, We wanted to make you aware of something that is going on with Chelsie’s beloved mare, Nizhoni. She is gravely ill with some kind of liver disease, infection, or failure. She is battling a dangerously high fever and other symptoms. We are pending the results of further tests to [...]
Q. Dear Chelsie, We adopted a horse from Standardbred Foundation. He is a 12 yr old gelding. Seemed to be a good match for my son. My son is not an experienced rider. We have been working with the horse and an instructor and my son. The horse tacks up great. He will let you [...]
Chelsie, I printed out the 7 parts on Footfalls. I think it’s great and I loved the way you explained it. Vickie U. from Calimesa, California
Q. Hi, I recently purchased this mare she is about 13 and really a wonderful horse and SMART! However I bought her knowing she has issues with being saddled. I was told she tries to bite when being saddled however that is not what is really happening when I tack her up.This mare seems to [...]
Hello Everyone, I get a lot of questions from readers and clients about how to train your horse to do some of the Obstacles in the competitive trail challenges. So I am going to do a series on some of the obstacles that you might see doing a trail challenge or at a fun play day. This [...]
Dear Chelsie, Do you have any suggestions for a horse that leans dramatically in the lope? I have a nice little gelding who is triple bred Poco Bueno and has Dry Doc as well. He is young and green. I have been starting young horses for 10 years now and I have never had one [...]
Email look weird? View it on the web here. Chelsie is please announce another new sponsor with some wonderful services to offer you. Please read about them below and don’t forget to enter the contest at the bottom! Horseclicks: Equine advertising made simple Horseclicks.com is the USA’s fastest growing online classified site and forms [...]
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First I will help you figure out how to worm your horse and then I will tell you how you can make your horse actually like being wormed. When worming, you want to hold your horse’s halter by the piece that goes over the bridge of his nose with your left hand. With your right [...]
Have you lost your confidence to ride? This is a very common problem. It may be due to an accident, hearing about an accident, or for no perceivable reason at all. However, whatever the cause, there is help for you! First, don’t rush yourself and get on when you feel you are not ready, you [...]
Canter work is something that I feel that some gaited trainers don’t do enough of. It used to be that they said that you should never canter a gaited horse. That has since been coming around which is good. Cantering is something that all horses should and can do and it only improves their balance and [...]
Chelsie, I recently bought a beautiful black and white paint horse who is about 12 years and is good as gold when ridden in his comfort zone – the outdoor arena where he can see other horses. He walks out fast but I have been riding all my life so I am quite comfortable with [...]
Q. Hello Chelsie, first of all thank you so much for the help with my pushy filly. i will do these things you mentioned. my question now is about my choosing between two local trainers . i would love to come down south for your help in person for my filly, but stuck up north. [...]
Hi Chelsie, I am doing really well with Sadie’s circling since you sent me the great free DVD explaining and showing with your own mini what I needed to do with her, but I do have some questions. 1. I have her going in a circle very comfortably, but it’s almost like SHE decides when [...]
Hello, I would like advice on canter exercises to improve the collection and get that rocking horse canter. also what to do when they get strung out at the canter or swap hind lead My five year old mare is well set in her flat walk and running walk. I started working her on cantering [...]
Q. Howdy, I had a few horse training questions. I recently adopted a four/five year old walker mare. She is a real beauty and knows all her gaits, however she has a very short attention span. I have been doing a lot of round pen work with her. She keeps her focus on you for [...]
Q. Hi there. I gave away a 5 yr old gelding to a friend who brought him to a trainer for his initial training. the horse trainer was riding within a few days?? but has created problems in my opinion. the horse has threatened to kick when approached and pins his ears. he is fine [...]
Q. Dear Chelsie, To stop my filly from crowding while I feed an elderly horse from a bucket is it proper to wave my arm at her or tap lightly on her chest with a crop? She’s a hot-head and don’t want to over -do it, but I’m worried about her crowding since she’s getting [...]
Q. Howdy, I had a few horse training questions. I recently adopted a four/five year old walker mare. She is a real beauty and knows all her gaits, however she has a very short attention span. I have been doing a lot of round pen work with her. She keeps her focus on you for [...]
“I remember the first time that I saw him, he was pacing back & forth in his stall, pinning his ears, bareing his teeth & lunging at anyone who came too close. He was going to be scheduled for euthanization because no one wanted to take the time to try to help him. For you [...]
Hi Chelsie! Thanks again for the wonderful weekend clinic! I learned so much, from tying my halter properly, to backing my horse out of my space, to changing diagonals at the trot! I thought I had much of that down, but I found the details sometimes get away. I really appreciated how much attention you [...]
Hi Chelsie… I wanted to let you know that I do massive amounts of networking, trying to make the world better for horses. Sadly, I am constantly amazed (and often disheartened) to discover how self-centered people are, and how frequently they want to know “what’s in it for them” if they agree to do a [...]
We received this letter from the organizer of the AZ Youth and Career Fair held in Queen Creek, AZ Oct. 2009: Chelsie, Thanks so much for coming to the Youth Fair to do a Presentation for the kids. I had all positive remarks…Thanks again for helping us make it successful! -Lise
“Hello Chelsie, I love your work and your horses and see a great work…congratulations from Spain… Antonio Miguel Diaz Losa from Olloniego, Oviedo, Spain
“My name is Joan Landon and I own a 11yr old mare named Nellie. We have owned her since she was 5 yrs old. Nellie is half thoroughbred and half paint. She was advertised as broke however I soon learned there was a big difference between “broke” and “trained.” In the 6yrs I’ve had her [...]
Chelsie worked with Darlene and Sarah Darst’s Halflinger gelding, Artful Dodger, at “Festival of Horses 2009″ in Scottsdale, AZ: “It was good to learn the right way to learn tasks. Chelsie was really good, clear and extremely patient with a gentle spirit! Chelsie is very passionate about what she does and knows what to focus [...]
“After a bad fall and a serious knock to my confidence, I felt that I was unable to do anything with my horse, Louie. Chelsie was there encourage me in a very patient way while she worked with both Louie and I to rebuild our relationship from the ground up. She is a great listener [...]
Chelsie, “Thank you for this video [How to Halter and How to Tie Rope Halter onto your Horse]. I am rope haltering my pony now, and now I know how to put it on etc. Thank You So Much, Jessica Alfie
Dear Brock Animal Health, My dog Ryan is a 9-year old yellow Lab with multiple health problems. The most prominent problem is arthritis. She has had bilateral ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) surgery on her back legs. Then she developed arthritis in the front legs bilaterally. All of this combined made walking a painful process. We [...]
Dear Barry, Dr. Geoff Vernon has been one of the veterinarians for both the United States and Canadian Equestrian Teams. He is a common figure at Olympic, Pan American and World Equestrian Games as well as at top international show jumping competitions. “I have ben using ActivVEX Products for over 10 years. They are reliable, [...]
“Chelsie, Your videos are so inspiring! Such trust and love shows through!” -Carol Signe Johnson
Subject: You are amazing!!! “Hello. My name is Rachel. I´m from Argentina. My greatest challenge is to improve my communication with horses. I started equitation when I was a teenager, but I found my vocation, reeducating and training “problematic” horses. The best thing is that every day you learn something else, and watching what you [...]
Dear Chelsie, Hope all is well, you are the one that inspired me, after the loss of my daughter. I still don’t have my own horse but when I do, you will be the one that I will trust in to teach me to how to take care and love my big horse as my [...]
Lots of great advice! I’m always leary of people who say they are horse trainers,but Chelsie is the real deal. Thanks, Marty Wheat From Mobile, Alabama
Chelsie, You do SUCH a great job explaining natural horsemanship with your answers. I always read your responses….Thanks for sharing your gifts with all of us. All the best. -Lauren Franciosi
“You are tooooootally awesome!!!…” -Sara S. Shalda, Grand Rapids, MI
“Chelsie, I had such an enjoyable time with you and my horse yesterday! I can’t wait until you come back. If anyone is interested in taking lessons from you in the Cave Creek/Desert Hills area – they are welcome to ride at my place with you. Thanks and hurry back, Lynda Takeda” (Private Lesson Client) [...]
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“Our gelding Cody tended to balk before loading. The loading process had evolved into a battle of wills between the two of us. After using the techniques detailed in your loading DVD, Cody was jumping in and out of the trailer with little prompting from me. It is such a relief to have Cody load [...]
Hi Chelsie, …I was so inspired by you. What an awesome person you are… I adore you and your big friends. Thanks for finding [and helping] other people like me…to accomplish…dreams. R.M.
Note: This testimonial was written in response to advice received on Facebook through our “Ask Chelsie” forum. You can read the Q & A at: Horse Won’t Accept the Bit. The client also refers to advice about “wiggling the rope” – you can learn more about this at: How to Teach a Horse to Respect [...]
Hi Chelsie, That was a great demo… all the comments I heard were positive and everyone was very impressed at your knowledge and skills. My friends, Lynn and Cindy thought you were great and learned some new ways to work with their horses. Since I was picked in one of the drawings, I’ll write a [...]
Hi Chelsie, I write a column on clicker training for the Charlotte Examiner. Today’s article was about natural horsemanship halters and lead ropes. I found your excellent YouTube video about how to tie the halter and included it in my article: Horse clicker training tools – natural horsemanship halters and lead ropes I listed [...]
Hi Chelsie (and Leslie), I got your DVD with the kind note on Saturday. I watched it yesterday and was sooo inspired, I wrote this article: Chelsie Kallestad – 5 Horse Training Principles. Hope it helps! Eve Alexander
“Hi Chelsie… Your Paulden Clinic was AWESOME!!! I am feeling sooooo much better, despite Pu’s behavior. I have really gained confidence in Jackson and myself…GREAT CLINIC CHELSIE!!! -Chris Fonoti (Clinic Participant)
As a horse trainer, Chelsie is extremely patient and knowledgeable. She realizes that she is training the person as well as the horse, and she does so with support and explanation so you understand the “why” of what you are doing. Her methods may not be the fastest quick fix, but they get to the [...]
Dear ActivEX, Our beloved Labrador, Amy, suffered from chronic pain due to arthritis. We have tried everything to try to ease her suffering including the very expensive Rimadyl and Deramaxx. When neither of these medications seemed to provide the relief she needed, we began supplementing them with Synovi G3 Chews (also very expensive) and then [...]
Chelsie Natural Horsemanship: Return & Warranty Information Please check your order carefully. There will be no refunds/returns on any items unless as defined in next bullet point. Our limited warranty covers defects in craftsmanship and/or materials. It is valid for 30 days from the date of purchase. Halters and hackamores are not adjustable. Untying of [...]
