Training · #groundwork

Training guides tagged “groundwork” from the Apex Equine resource center.

• Five groundwork exercises that make everything under saddle easier — The horse who stands, yields, backs, and leads politely on the ground is the horse who's quiet under saddle. Here are the five exercises worth drilling before anyone ever sits on a youngster.
• Teaching a horse to lunge, step by step — Lunging isn't running a horse in circles until he's tired. Done right, it's a conversation about voice, body language, and balance. Here's how to start a green horse correctly.
• Working with a spooky horse without making it worse — You can't punish the spook out of a horse — you can only build the confidence that makes him stop needing it. Here's the patient, systematic way to do it.