by Josh | Mar 18, 2020 | Hoof Care
I do a lot of different activities with my horses, from arena training to trail riding to long days working cattle. My ability to do my job relies heavily on my horses, so I need to keep them as healthy and sound as possible, whatever we are doing. When it comes to...
by Josh | Mar 10, 2020 | Josh Nichol Clinics, Relational Horsemanship
With clinic season just around the corner, I’ve been getting a lot of inquiries from people wanting to know what my clinics are like, what levels of riders can benefit from them, what kinds of things we cover, and so on. Instead of me trying to answer those...
by Josh | Mar 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Continuing on from my last post, where I talked about reminding a horse how to soften to the feel of the lead rope and soften when there is a proactive pressure introduced, I now want to carry the idea of softness through the horse’s entire body before I think...
by Josh | Feb 19, 2020 | Bringing a Horse Back After Time Off, Problem Solving, Relational Horsemanship, Round Pen Training
At this time of year, many of us are thinking about the coming Spring and finally being able to get back on our horses after a long Winter. However, when a horse has had some real time off, getting them going again is best approached as a process of reconnection. In...
by Josh | Feb 5, 2020 | Problem Solving, Relational Horsemanship, Round Pen Training
In my last couple of posts, we’ve been looking at how to begin working in the round pen with “Mind” horses and “Pressure” horses. Today, I’ll explain how I use the round pen to start a conversation with a “Space” horse....
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