Maggie, This list does have long periods of silence! The archives offer a wealth of experience and things to think about. As you know, this list is designed as...
Hi Welcome! yeah, we are here.... (Hey Lasell and friends!) I really do want to get back into our formal book study again, maybe even Leslie could poke her...
Subject: [billsbook] What happened to this list ... MZ<<<<< I’ve been getting the emails, but right now the site has been pretty quiet. I suppose people are...
New member - booked to spectate at one of Leslie's English clinics in May, in Staffordshire. Anyone else going? Have lovely, intelligent 3 year old quarter...
Hi there, I have recently started reading THTF again, though I doubt I read the entire book the first time! "To prepare for haltering or bridling, the horse...
Kathy wrote: I have a young horse that is very tall and I taught him to lower his head for haltering and bridling. He offers his head down in a real nice way,...
Hi Kathy, Your story reminds me of several lessons I have gotten from Leslie at clinics. If we expect our horses to respect our space, we should reciprocate....
One of my horses has some arthritis in his hips which I have very successfully dealth with to the point where he doesn't lame up any more. But prior to that,...
... I have a mustang that has been not handled much or poorly handled, - he does not trust people much - and the touch on his face, rubbing between his eyes, ...
... Subject: [billsbook] Getting to know you all >>>> Anyone any helpful tips on turning the two out together?<<<<< Some people turn them out and close their...
Hi Cindy, I know you from the NHhorseriders list. Your Mustang may tolerate touching the face for many reasons. Maybe he has learned to trust you there or...
... Thanks Rick. I was thinking of the mounting block for working on the "head down" part, not just to get up there and get the bridle on - just to be able to...
... not being ready for touch on the face. If you approach her watchfully and carefully, she will let you know when it is ok with her to come closer. It is...
... In attempting to utilize the principles of head lowering training (from many different clinicians and the book)I stumbled on an approach that my stubborn ...
I know it is useful to teach a horse to lower his head for bridling, grooming, haltering, etc. and in general, once they get the idea, they will cooperate. My...
... Your expressed opinion of your horses got me thinking, and reaching for THTF although I could say a few words without the book, about my memories of Leslie...
Just a reminder for those who may need it: Please follow the list rules about editing / trimming (deleting) unnecessary quoted text and all message headers,...
... perfectly ... Yesterday was very discouraging for me. I have had long standing mounting issues with my Avi (QH/Saddlebred cross) who absolutely never has...
... Maggie, I got looking for something in THTF to support some thoughts I had when I read your question. Well, I didn't find what I was looking for, but...
Thanks for the turn out tips. We turned the two year old (Jed) out first and as he had his breakfast turned the yearling (Jessie) out. Jed not interested...
One of the things I love about Bill's book is his desire to only speak positively. How our words and thoughts determine our actions and reactions. Perhaps...
My choice of wording was for the reader's benefit rather than mine. They are not the average type of horse. I also have registered Morgans, and these...
Maggie, I would venture to guess that his evasions stem from his hindquarter pain. The fact that, as you say, he is "a good guy" maybe accounts for his...
Lassell, This is the manner I have been approaching, even letting go of the reins entirely, but it doesn't appear to be effective for some reason. The more...
Katie, he has arthritis we think, in the hindquarters, due to a barbed wire injury to lower left leg that missed the tendon but caused him to develop some...
The more float I offer to the Appy, the ... I'm wondering if you've had this horse all along or if you bought him trained? What you are describing here sounds...
... Getting horses to stretch out and down with their head and neck is often where I’ll start with horses so that I get the backs freeing up to carry the ...
... to a bit, so I give quite distinctly different cues when riding Western.< I am coming back to riding western after quite a period of no riding and before...
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