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Helping Hazel to get used to a flappy and scary things above and around her whilst teaching her to follow feel. A great lesson to get any horse used to having things behind their eyes.

In this video I explain the importance of working a horse from above. Watch to get clear tips on training like this first without a flag and then with a flag. In this lesson, I just used a round bale in the paddock. Be creative if you don’t have a pony horse.

It's fiddly using one rope - let alone 2 - and add in using those 2 ropes in different ways with different feel - and it's easy to get in a tangle. So here's some detailed tips on using belly roping on a young horse - from the importance of getting them to follow the feel of the belly rope to being able to stand and know that girthing is neutral and not leading. This has useful tips on how to set the belly rope hold the lead rein in the belly rope and use the belly rope to block an inside thought.

Advice for a shetland pony who freezes with an adult rider and who has much greater confidence following a person than the rider. How to approach riding a horse that has a tendency to shut down; and how to help a horse that is reactive to a rug. Plus - are halters really a good idea for training in?

How to offer clarity to the horses you have spent time cuddling and now need to train. Specific reference to leading past the shoulder. Also, short exercises you can do with your horses over winter and explaining the indirect and direct rein positions.

A look into the difference between softness and lightness and why softness is what we are aiming for. Specific training tips to help horses with a hard eye become softer.

Check your horse doesn't have a pull back. Then, see if they can keep listening to the rope under pressure and when the trailer is very scary.

Can your horse self load and correct a retreat?

Do you set your horse up to problem solve?

What I'd like you to consider addressing when approaching something scary. This lesson is under saddle.

Helping a horse to process rather than freeze or rush around something scary. This lesson takes place on the ground, near trailers.