Your Horse is Trying to Talk to You...Are You Listening?
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 [...]
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 [...]
Horses have thresholds. What is a threshold? It’s the end of the horses comfort zone. If he goes beyond it, he is going to get scared. For some horses their comfort zone is just their corral or stall for others it is their whole pasture, it depends on the individual horse and how confident he [...]
Q. Hi Chelsie, I love your website. I am an older rider and my horse is a 13 year old Tennessee Walking Horse gelding. He is great for me. I live close to the state forest land, and most of the time I just ride from my home. My horse is wonderful on the trail, [...]
