Quick (hopefully) question on roping and horse position. Background: 3 man roping - I've headed and dallied a steer and it is on my rope side moving right to left (toward the head of my horse).  What's the appropriate movement to reposition my horse as the steer goes past the head of my horse? A couple options I've tried are 1)Step his shoulders over right to left and 2) step his hindquarters over left to right. Thanks!

I have a 4 year old mare that paws and gets her leg caught when she is put in a pipe panel pen (mainly for feeding or when at a clinic, etc.).  She is well hobble broke and will just stand there until I come get her leg manipulated out, but I need her to STOP this.  Any ideas on techniques I could use to break her of this annoying (and potentially dangerous) habit?    Thanks!

I have a two yr old that I am getting ready to start. I have saddled him and it took all of 15 mins. My question is, when a colt is as gentle as he is, what are things i can do to wake him up and get his feet moving. I don't think he is lazy but not very reactive😳. 

We really like your horsemanship principles so we figured they'd make a good reminder on the wall. Used one of our horses as the poster model. Thanks for all the content!

Hi Richard,

I know personally there are several factors that determine how much time I'll work a particular horse each session as well as how many days a week I'll work them.  But, I was wondering if you have a standard rule of thumb. 

ex. 1 hr./day x 5 days a week

Thanks for all your guidance!

Mike

Sir, currently going through your colt starting series', I'm assuming your introducing cinch/flank pressure via a rope before throwing that saddle on the first time? Also, is there a reason you don't run a breast collar when introducing the first rides? I'm thinking of it as a safety aspect to keep that saddle centered up or is it not common to see that?

Appreciate your time and effort with the site.

-Jared

Do you have any more Elvis videos? Or any other colt you’ve started? Just wondering if you follow them through their first 30 days?

Hi Richard,

I bought a 12 hr old quarter horse in Nov ‘22. The more my daughter and I have been around him the more bad habits he seems to exhibit. He bit my daughter’s hand when she was tying him up, and then reared up breaking his halter after being tied to the trailer. I’m new to this, but was wondering if I should start all over again with lounging as you did with Elvis (desensitizing him with the flag). The previous owner said he was “broke”. What is the best way to build trust with him? Just looking for solutions so my daughter and I can have a great horse. Thank you for your videos and expertise and look forward to learning more. ~Zak

I struggle with keeping things organized on this community page. If you guys have asked a question and didn't get an answer, it could be that I couldn't find it or you couldn't see the answer easily. Go ahead and shoot us an email at info@b1horsemanship.com if you don't get an answer within a day or two. Thanks for your patience!

Hi guys, I really appreciate all the content suggestions. We'll knock those out ASAP. I wanted to offer something to you guys as members. My wife and I have been in the horse and cattle business a long time and over the years we've learned quite a bit about the business side. Let's have a discussion about costs, billing, investments, customer relations, advertising, employees, or taxes. Any questions?