Timing & Communication
How do you have proper timing? How do you know how much pressure to use? How do you know if your horse is understanding what you want or if he's confused? These questions and more are all answered in this program from Carson James. He'll break down what your horse needs from you to understand, how to be the ultimate communicator, and how to be the best leader you can for your horse.
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Horsemanship Goals
Carson James shares his personal horsemanship goals.
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There Is No Method
Horsemanship is more a philosophy than a method.
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Hang In There
Many times, people quit the horse at the wrong time which instills or reinforces bad habits in the horse.
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Do Less Sooner
Doing less sooner prevents having to do more later.
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What Is A Change?
How to recognize small changes.
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What 'IT' Is
Your horse can not do "IT' better until he know what 'IT' is.
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Rider Confidence
The rider must be confident in what he or she is asking.
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Give Your Horse A Reason
Give your horse a reason to respond.
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Little Changes Make Big Changes
Making some small changes will result in huge improvements.
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Be Particular
The horse can not be particular if the rider is not particular.
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Recognizing Try
How to recognize when your horse is trying.
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Visual Signs Of Try
Recognize visual signs of change and try.
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How Much Pressure
Learn how applying pressure on your horse is beneficial.
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It's HOW You Do It
Good horsemanship is not WHAT you do. It's HOW you do what you do.
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The Human's Body Language
How the human's body language plays a huge role in communicating with your horse.
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Make It The Horse's Idea
How to make your idea become the horse's idea.
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Being Light Is Not Always Good
Being light at all times can actually create a 'heavy' horse.
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Break It Down
The key to successful horse training is being able to break things down into very small steps.
