Professional Horse Trainers in Minnesota
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Home > Horse Trainer Directory: Minnesota
Find equine professionals near you. For example:
Q: How can I find John Lyons horse trainers near me in Colorado Springs, CO?
A: Individual listings indicate whether each horseman is certified by famous trainers such as John Lyons, Richard Shrake and Pat Parelli—or if they're "independent operators." Click on the links in the left column, "Colorado" in this case, for a city-by-city listing of pro horse trainers near you.
Q: How do I locate a good horse trainer in Mississippi?
A: Clicking on "Mississippi" will bring you to a directory of horse training professionals in Mississippi. Make sure you ask for references - and call those prior clients before trying out any trainer. Remember, more often than not, saving a few pennies up front (on a fly-by-night so-called "pro") will cost you in the long run. How much do broken ribs cost these days in terms of hospital bills and lost work?
Your Local Horse Trainers (horse training in Minnesota, most pros within 250 miles):
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An excerpt:
So, you're facing your horse, alongside a wall, standing in his front left quadrant, holding the right rein in your left hand six inches from his mouth, your right hand raised and outstretched holding the dressage whip over the horse's left hip. Very lightly tap your horse near his hip about once per second, rhythmically. We will first teach the horse to move forward upon request so that we don’t have to use the rein to pull him. (If you “ride the horse you lead,” you don’t “pull your horse forward,” right? Same thing here: We’ll need teach a cue here to ask him to move forward.) When he takes a step forward, stop your tapping, pet and repeat. If he doesn’t step forward, increase the intensity of your tapping. Build on this until your horse will begin walking forward when you simply raise your arm. (You have just taught what John Lyons refers to as “The Go Forward Cue” in case you see this called for elsewhere.) Once you’ve taught this cue, from here on out, do not pull the horse forward – only use this cue. We’re teaching, not forcing. Next, ask your horse to move forward (you’re backing) and now stare at your horse's back left hoof and think "step over and to your left." (Your horse will continue walking forward, oblivious and think something akin to "I'm starved" or "Gotta poop.") Keep moving, staring at that hoof and tapping. (Throw in some kissing or clucking if you’d like – just keep consistent.) When your horse again ignores your request (for maybe 30 seconds) to step to his left, tap with a bit more intensity. We're developing that pattern we talked about. We're also showing the horse that "Ignore me now and things get progressively more uncomfortable for you." There are ramifications for ignoring our requests and he might as well get off the couch and do the dishes when I first ask because the alternative is nagging from me and a bigger stack of dishes. We back up our cues (kisses and stances are pre-cues and cues) with increasingly harder/quicker taps (tapping is motivation).
Other available courses include:
When Your Horse Rears: How to Stop It
Get On Your Horse: Fix Your Mounting Problems
How to Start a Horse: Bridling to 1st Ride
Your Foal: Essential Training
Stop Bucking (reviews)
Round Pen: First Steps (reviews)
Rein In Your Horse's Speed (For Owners of Nervous or Bolting Horses) (reviews)
Trailer Training (read the reviews)
