This one is perfect to work on behind a bunch of slow cattle. 😁

Hey Amy, great to hear from you! I like your colts. I'll have to check to see if we have any videos on that subject. I think we have made one or two but I'll have to look into it. My favorite way is (of course the slow way) is to set the horse up somewhere relatively flat, then ask him to trot in a straight line and stop. Turn him around without using any leg at all. when he's turned around 180 deg squeeze with both legs and spank him with your reins or mecate. You don't want to run him off, just a high trot would be perfect. Go for 100 feet or so and do it back the other way. After a few days of doing this he will start to understand that whenever he changes direction, he's going to have to speed up. I have a good bit of success with this one. The key is to use zero leg in the turn. Just let him turn nice and slow, then hustle him after he gets turned. He'll add speed in the turn over time himself. Hope this helps. Good luck, Richard

Nice! What kind of mares do you have to put him with? Are you planning to stand him to the public?

Hi Shelbe, welcome to B1! I like the looks of your horse. How's he bred? Richard

Hi Kathleen, Welcome! That's a cute filly. It sounds to me like you have a pretty good program working. I'd recommend working her as much as you can. Anything you teach her now will be something off the list later, right? We have 2 weanlings in the barn right now and we'll want them to be pretty handy with all the stuff you mentioned before we turn them out. I do have 2 pieces of advice, though. 1.) Make sure the filly knows that she shouldn't be coming into your space, and 2.) keep the lessons short since they tend to have very short attention spans at that age. Good luck and keep us up to date! Richard

Gotcha.

Hi Mathew, How's it going with your mare? Is she still biting your leg?

Ok. Have you tried having someone flag you around from the ground while you ride? I've started several over the years like that. If that's not possible, you'll have to spank her with the tail of your rope or something like it. Just remember to stop all cues when she starts to move her feet and build on it slowly. Send us a video if you can. good luck!

Hi Matthew, Sounds like you've got yourself a live one! Just kidding. The biting thing is not uncommon, but I have a couple questions. Has she ever moved out for you? Do you suspect she'll buck if you make her move her feet? Do you stop asking her to go if she bites at you? Thanks, Richard