Horses are flight animals and, in addition, they are classified as grazers. Horses typically eat grass. This grass grows from the ground and never runs away from them. Their food is provided by nature and is most often never touched by human hand before being eaten.
I have a horse who is a retired lesson horse who I adopted from my trainer. He turns 26 this month, I started the Dually Halter with him and my question is, will I be able to change some behaviors he has done like biting me when I mount him since he has been allowed to do this his whole life?
I would like to ask some advice from you about a 7-year-old mare. She is an Oldenburger sport horse. She was been started in a traditional way, and the owner told me she was totally fine with the first rider. She was been started by a young girl who is the daughter of the owner.
Ask Monty: Are you being fair to your horse? ... My question is this: how do I understand the line between potential pain response from him and a learned behavior of getting his own way?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Debbie Loucks Monty and Pat Roberts, Inc. (949) 632-1856 [email protected] May 31, 2020, Solvang, California: Members of American Horse Publications celebrated, virtually, the association’s 50th anniversary in Lexington, Kentucky in 2020. A promoter of equine media for 50 years, AHP has held the annual awards competition since 1975 with the stated mission to 'recognize [...]
Question: Have you tried Monty's Dually halter and long lines? I wanted to know, if I am training a three-year-old filly to respond to my hands, can I use the Dually halter and the driving lines or long lines with a saddle instead of a surcingle?
How do you ride a bucking (fresh) horse? Monty's Answer: To my way of thinking, the most important part of these ‘fresh horse’ rides is what you do before you get on. ... One of the Golden Rules ... is Safety First.
April 1, 2020 - Ask Monty Newsletter Question: How do you stop violence? Dear Monty, I always read other people's questions as they are very often very interesting, and your thoughtful answers informative and useful. But every question, and every answer, seem to lead me towards one foundation question, or one underlying mystery. My own [...]
March 25, 2020 - Ask Monty Newsletter Question: Have you seen PTSD in a horse before? During the breaking in of my beloved mare, something went horribly wrong for her. Somehow she became a rodeo horse. She was rejected because she didn't buck properly. Her tail was broken and she was tazered. Then when she [...]
March 18, 2020 - Ask Monty Newsletter Question: Are horses individuals? My pony will move his head in a full clockwise circle over and over again. He will do it if he's at the gate and ready to leave the arena if I allow him to. Last week we put him out in the field [...]
