Kimberly Harrison

Paige, TX, United States

Well I’m proud to say we have all of this covered. I just didn’t know if I should stay away from trying any round pen work. I’d like to give it a shot but don’t want to do too much damage. But also - if you don’t ever try, how do you learn? I’m also okay with the fact my trainer may have to spend extra time unwinding some of my mistakes lol.

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01 Jan 22:27

Hello - I am not a horse trainer by profession but I do believe I’m training to some degree all the time (for good or bad lol). I just got my first yearling - well I guess he turned 2 today - but I was curious to know what you think is helpful for a client to have done with their horse before having them started under saddle? And what things would you rather the client not mess with at all? I’m excited to learn with my colt but also don’t want to make a mess of things. Thanks and Happy New Year!

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I have a 22 year old (my first adult horse) that has a neck as stiff as a 2x4 - may have to get her out of the pasture and see what I can accomplish!

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03 Dec 13:58

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Im finding myself in a tug of war when trying to pony my yearling. He does okay on a circle but resists or even locks up his feet when I try to go straight. Any advice? Is this actually a leading problem? 

23 Nov 07:54

Late to the game here but interested :)

I may have missed it but do you have any videos on how to motivate one that gets a little lazy from time to time?

I’ve tried to use circles to rate a horse’s speed and didn’t have success. This video made me realize I’m likely getting way too emotional about it. Need to try again with the “no big deal” attitude. 

How do you know which snaffle to use?

30 Oct 23:26

Super helpful! Would love to see videos on how you teach to unload.

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30 Oct 11:04

Got some good tips here for some sticky spots I’ve run into when teaching my yearling to lead properly. It’s my first young horse so we are learning some of this together. 

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