Your Horse is Trying to Talk to You...Are You Listening?
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 [...]
Q. Hi Chelsie, I have a question. I have a 9 year old Arabian gelding that I got almost four years ago. He was starved and pretty much a wild horse. I have taken it slow with him so as not to not make him more scared of people. The thing is, when I get [...]
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. Dear Chelsie, I have two, two year old fillies. One tries to bite you, and turn her butt to you to kick you. The other is really skittish and it is hard to get close to her, but once you do she will stand still. Do you have any advice? I would love to [...]
