Category: How Horses Learn

Horses Learn

6 Ways A Rider Affects How A Horse Learns

   I thought an interesting topic to discuss would be how as riders, we affect how horses learn. This can give us great insight into teaching our horse new maneuvers or fine-tuning old ones. I’m often so intrigued watching riders at shows. I occasionally hear riders saying things like “He’s never done that before.” Or “Why won’t hedo this gait for me today?”. Usually, these comments come after seeing a horse acting up. But why isthis happening? What are we doing wrong? The answer could be as simple as riders giving altered orconfusing cues. Variance in cues can sometimes happen when...