Horses respond and change their behavior on a positive when we correct our horse through exercises that improves our partnership with our horse and improves our horse’s performance on the ground and under saddle. Using punishment changes our horse’s behavior on a negative breaking and destroying the bond and partnership we have or had with our partner. In these video’s Mike will show you how to solve several different types of problems with horses using exercise that will improve your horse’s partnership and performance.
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Mike Hughes’s horse training techniques are not responsible for any injuries or death to horse owners, other people, or horses. Horses are very large animals and can be very dangerous. The horse training techniques used in these videos are done by a professional trainer. When performing any of these horse training techniques you are doing so at your own risk. If you feel unsafe performing any of these horse training techniques please consult a professional horse trainer.
Spooky horses can be a danger to themselves and to others around them but with a bit of thought and a few simple exercises we can teach a horse to become confident and more rational about what’s going on around him.
Almost all horses spook (that is, shy, sidepass, jump, spin, rear, and/or bolt when startled and scared). As prey animals in the wild, these evasive maneuvers often saved their lives.
However, under saddle, spooking behavior in your horse can seriously jeopardize your safety, as well as that of ...
Abuse is a different kind of trauma, as it is directly connected to humans and trust in them causing PTSD. In this video I will show you several way to start helping your horse overcome his PTSD caused from abuse.
Horses that have anxiety inside the trailer can be dangerous to the horse and cause health problems such as colic, stress, etc. In this video I will go over on how to help your horse stay calm while in the horse trailer.
A horse that is hard to bridle can be a nightmare. The horse may throw his head all the way up and stay there confident that you cannot reach. I have also had horses shove me, spin away in a box stall and even rear. One horse was so reluctant that she ran backwards. In this video I will show you ...
Your horse is groomed to a high shine, hoofs picked, mane neatly combed. Now it’s time for the part of the tacking process you’ve been dreading: saddling. Every time you go to strap on the girth, no matter how gently, your horse pins his ears, bites at you, and maybe even threatens to kick. In ex...
In this video I am going to go over on how to correct horse that want to move off while mounting or dismounting. When horse move off while trying to get on or off can be very dangerous for us and for our horses
In this video I am going to talk about and go over the different reasons for horse bucking and how to correct them starting first from the ground then under saddle
When it comes to behavior issues there are always holes in the horses training and in this video I am going to show you how to start filling those holes in.
Teaching the nervous horse how to accept the fly mask, I have already done two video with this mare on building confidence with the kill pen rescues horse and building a strong bond with the kill pen rescue horse. In this video I will go over how to teach her to accept the fly mask
In this video I will go over how to solve the issues with your horse turning in while trying to lunge him. Horses will do this to get out of having to lunge.
This is Part 2 to building confidence and a strong bond with the kill pen rescue horse. I am going to show you step by step how to go about gaining the trust and confidence with the rescue horse.
In this video I will show you how to start gaining the confidence of a kill pen rescue horse. This exercise is also good for horse that have a lot of fear or that have been abused in the past.
In this video I will go over on how to solve nose and mouth shyness problems with your horse. The sooner this problem gets resolved the sooner you be able to bridle and halter your horses.
We have all seen horses while we are leading them or riding them when they are looking to the left and then to the right just looking for something to spook at when there really is nothing there. In this video I will show you 4 exercises to help solve this problem
In this video I will go over advance exercises that you can do with your horse if he try's bolting while your leading or ground driving him
In this video I will over advanced exercises on how to solve bolting issues from the ground.
In this video I will show you step by step how to solve bolting issues while leading your horses or pony.
I did this video on a nose shy horse, In this video I will go over correcting the shyness along with picking up hind legs and much more
In this video I will go over on how to solve ear pinning and food aggressive horses with easy step by step methods to solve this dangerous problem
I did this video on sound sensitive horses, This is part 1 of 2. In this lesson I will show you how to get your horse use to loud sounds with out spooking
This is a really good video for everyone that has nervous horses of having there winter blankets put on. In this video I will teach you how to train your horse to accept the winter blanket in a calm manner with out halter on
4 exercises to solve separation anxiety. Separation Anxiety also know as Buddy Sour Behavior is when horses become up set and stressed when their pasture mates leave. Some horses will become very stressed out neighing, stall walking, weaving, profusely sweating, etc. Some horses can even stress t...
