In this episode we discuss why it's important to have the right goals in mind when round-penning your horse, and the potential dangers of letting a horse into your personal space too quickly. We also recap a training question about an out-of-control trail horse that had a few people stumped online. We give our answers and provide advice to young professionals like ourselves on how to handle similar questions. Finally we continue our discussion on how we incorporate bending and transitions into many areas of our training program, and the results we've seen thus far.

As up-and-coming horsemen we know what it's like to have trainers insult your intelligence and hold your progress back because "you're just not ready." When in fact, people will often rise to the occasion if you just give them a chance.

Our upcoming Stock Horse Fundamentals clinic is really a case study on the following idea: Why not use audio, video, and written content to supplement the clinic itself? Let's use the clinic as a cornerstone from which to create tons of follow-up content; turbo-charging the improvement everyone makes in the clinic, and creating a more well-rounded and productive experience overall.

What's the biggest factor in advancing your horse from the basics to a higher level of performance? MINDSET. Figure out the direction you want to go, and start planting those seeds early. This is a key part of our mentality as trainers, and the primary mission in our interactions with customers: Zero in on your end goal -- what you really want to do with your horse -- and develop a complete game plan to get you there. Helping you bridge the gap between where you're at now and where you want to be. Not selling you on a one-size-fits-all foundation program, and saying, "Get this accomplished, then get back to me."

You don't put an NFL player and a soccer mom on the same fitness regimen. Just like you don't start a trail horse and a reiner the same way. Some core concepts will translate, yes, but since the desired results are very different, the programs for getting there will be different from day 1.

Project Horse Podcast Ep.4 - February 6th 2018 // Introduction // Getting a Green Horse Loped Out // Using Rollbacks & Bending Transitions to Develop Speed Control // Intro to Neck Reining

Project Horse Podcast

Mental breakthrough with a horse struggling to spin correctly.