Carson James Podcast

I want to do something a little different for this week's podcast. I'm going to share a story with you about a huge misunderstanding that took place on one of the ranches that I worked at in Oregon. It actually ended being pretty hilarious. Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com

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For this week's podcast, I wanted to go over some of the most common horse myths that are circulating around the horse industry right now and probably the last 10 - 15 years as well.  Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com

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Janette asks, “Once I get my horse really good at feeding with a flag, what do I do if my horse gets hard to catch, or will that make him not want to be my buddy anymore?” Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com

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Jim asks, “How do you train a horse to tie? Or maybe a better way to ask it is, how do you know when a young horse is ready to tie up for the first time?” Then we also had another request to talk about cross ties. Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com

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Jennifer asks, “My horse came from an abusive background and has a troubled past. He acts really skittish so I try really hard not to do anything to upset him or get him to have any thoughts of his past life. I can’t seem to make any progress. It’s like no matter what progress I make if I go back the next day, it’s like it didn’t happen. Is there anything I can do to help change this?” Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com

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Tyler asks, “My horse will not lope under saddle. Do you have any suggestions to help fix this?” Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com

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Natalie asks, "I’ve tried a bunch of different bits and I’m just wondering, how do I know what bit to use? If any at all.  Should I ride in a hackamore, a side pull, or stick with a bit?  Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated." Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com 

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Jack asks, "My horse is hesitant when it comes to crossing water. A lot of the time, he jumps it. what are some things I can do to help this?" Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com

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Jessica asks, "How do you know how much groundwork to do and how necessary is it? What things should I be trying to get my horse good at as far as groundwork goes?" Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com

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John asks, "When turning to the left, my horse braces really bad through his neck and his body. It's really difficult to get him to bend to the left. What are some things I could do to help this?" Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com

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