Ross Jacobs

August 8, 2021

Training

Commitment When Starting A Horse

Ross Jacobs

August 8, 2021

Training

A few days ago I was talking to a trainer. She was telling me about the pressure she felt meeting the owner's expectation to have their horses going home trouble-free under saddle in just a few weeks. She said most people expect the job completed in 6-8 weeks and Flossy to go home ready to take on all challenges with a smile.

Ross Jacobs

July 27, 2021

Training

Long Reining or Short Reining

Ross Jacobs

July 27, 2021

Training

I don’t long rein young, green horses anymore. But since a great many people do use long reins when starting horses, I thought I would explain my reasoning for abandoning them and training with short reins instead.

Ross Jacobs

July 22, 2021

Horsemanship, Training

The Law Of Diminishing Anxiety

Ross Jacobs

July 22, 2021

Horsemanship, Training

I want to very briefly talk about the Law Of Diminishing Anxiety.

I should say to begin with that it is only a law because I say it is in my mind. However, I may be the only person on the blue planet in the solar system known as the Milky Way who considers this a law of horsemanship.

Ross Jacobs

July 18, 2021

Horsemanship

Becoming a Better Horse Person

Ross Jacobs

July 18, 2021

Horsemanship

Over the years I have worked with a lot of people who are trying to better horse people. Some have made amazing changes in a short time. Some people make slow and plodding progress and others appear to be exactly where they were 10 or more years ago.

Ross Jacobs

July 13, 2021

Communication, Behaviour

Feel Goes Two Ways

Ross Jacobs

July 13, 2021

Communication, Behaviour

My point is that the hardest part of feel is feeling the language of the horse, and not simply presenting our intent to a horse through feel. We generally have more trouble reading feel than we do offering feel. We are pretty good at having our say, but not listening to horses having their say.

Ross Jacobs

July 8, 2021

Training

Education Versus Re-education

Ross Jacobs

July 8, 2021

Training

This principle is an important consideration when working any horse. We should always ask what does a horse understand by our feel? If it has no understanding we should consider approaching its education differently than if it has a faulty understanding.

Commitment When Starting A Horse

Long Reining or Short Reining

The Law Of Diminishing Anxiety

Becoming a Better Horse Person

Feel Goes Two Ways

Education Versus Re-education

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