Solving Behavior Issues  - On the Ground and Under Saddle -

Solving Behavior Issues - On the Ground and Under Saddle -

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 behavior issues 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.

Solving Behavior Issues  - On the Ground and Under Saddle -
  • The Buck Stops Here (Part 2, Ground and Saddle Exercises)*

    The Buck Stops Here (Part 2)
    a. Part two of the buck stops here continues the training on correcting this dangerous behavior. In this video you will see signs of the horse thinking about bucking and how to correct it through the exercises
    b. Change of direction, mounting, dismounting, flexing o...

  • The Buck Stops Here (Part 3, Saddles Exercises)*

    The Buck Stops Here (Part 3)
    a. In part 3 of The Buck Stops Here you will see and learn what to do if your horse does start bucking and the exercises to bring your horses buck to an immediate stop
    b. Controlling the horses hip, flexing the horse, walking, trotting and cantering, you will also s...

  • Is your horse afraid of the winter blankets (Ground Exercises)*

    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 a halter on

  • Bolting Poney (Part 1, Ground Exercise)*

    Your horse gets startled or he is in a big hurry to get back to the barn and bolts ripping the lead rope out of your hands. In this video I will show you how to solve horses from bolting and ripping the lead rope out of your hands

  • Closter Phobic Horses (Ground Exercise)*

    Being in tight spaces is not only a natural fear for horses but also for a lot of other animals and people. In this video I will teach you step by step training your horse how to overcome there fears of tight spaces

  • Cure Cinchy Horses (Ground Exercise)*

    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...

  • Advanced Desensitizing and more (Ground Exercise, Part 1)*

    When it comes to Advanced Desensitizing we are going to start adding in more than on one item at a time that the horse may be nervous of. The more items we can build up to the better such as having multiple things for the horse to cross or multiple things happening at the same time

  • Building Confidence in the Rescue Horse (Ground Exrecise)*

    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.

  • Teaching your horse to over come there fears (Ground Exercise)*

    You can't teach your horse never to be afraid again but you can teach them how to control their fears. In this video I will go over things you can do to teach your horse to control them selves when they become scared

  • Rescuing The Kill Pen Horse (Ground Exercise)*

    In this video this mare does not want her head touched and she is very stand offish, I will go over how to regain her confidence and start building a true partinship

  • Working with the abused horse (Ground Exercses)*

    The Abused Horse
    a. Abuse horses are a painful sight as it has to be imaginable to even think about abusing horses let alone any animal, person, or child. This video show you another way you can bring an abused horse back to trust again using these exercises.
    b. Change of direction, left, right, ...

  • Defensive Aggression in Abused Horses (Part 1 Ground Exercises)*

    Defensive Aggression Behavior With Abused Horses
    From Being Calm Defensive Aggression Behavior Taking Flight

    Defensive Aggression can be a physical or an emotional response. It is an act of aggression in a way of being defensive caused from...

  • How to solve the nose shy horse (Ground Exercise)*

    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.

  • Defensive Aggression Behavior (Ground Exercises Part 2)*

    In this video as I have mention before this stallion was abused to the point to where he started becoming aggressive towards people. To start off with if you have a horse that is in the situation be careful. I do go over step by step on how to gain the horse confidence and trust but it can be dan...

  • Solve horses that pull back while tied (Part 1 Ground Exercises)*

    Pulling back while tied part 1
    a. Pulling back while tied can be very dangerous to your horse and the people around your horse, The horse that pulls back while tied is pulling back with such force damaging your horse’s back, neck, and any one around your horse. In this video we will show and teac...

  • Horse rearing and flipping over (Part 1 Ground Exercises)*

    Horse rearing and flipping over backwards (part 1)
    a. Rearing and Flipping over backwards is very dangerous to both you and our horse, There is no worst fear then a 1,000 pound horse coming down on top of us. In this video I will show and teach you safe ways to take your horse out of this danger...

  • Horse rearing and flipping over (Part 2 Ground and Saddle Exercises)*

    This video is part 2 in solving horses that rear and flip over backwards. As I said in part one this is a very dangerous behavior. In this video I will go over step by step on how to solve this issue.

  • Solving mouth shyness (Ground Exercise)*

    Mouth Shy Horse
    a. There are some horses that become very shy around the mouth for numerous reasons. They become very hard to halter, bridle, and give oral medication to. In this video we will show you a very easy way to solve this problem.
    b. Desensitizing Your horse mouth and nose, Lowering you...

  • Bolting Pony (Part 2 Ground Exercses)*

    In this video I will go over advanced exercises on how to solve bolting issues from the ground with a step by step easy to follow training guide

  • Teaching the nerous horse to accept fly spray (Ground Exercise)*

    Some horse are nervous of the fly spray coming out of the bottle. Here is a easy step by step training process to teach your horse how to accept the fly spray

  • Food Aggressive Horses (Ground Exercise)*

    Food Aggressive Horses
    a. Food Aggressive Horses are very dangerous while they are eating. When a horse becomes aggressive around food, everyone and anyone is in danger if they go near the food aggressive horse and are taking a high risk of being bit, kicked, struck, etc. With these exercises yo...

  • Teaching Your Horse to Stand Still While Tied (Ground Exercise)*

    So Many horse have problems with standing still while tied, the horse are pawing the ground, swing side to side, call for their buddies and more. This can be very dangerous to both our horses and us. Learn how to teach your horse to control themselves while tied.

  • Horses that are over sensitive to legs (Saddle Exercise)*

    This video is on horses that are over reactive to legs, this can be a dangerous problem for both you and your horse. In this video I will show a easy way to solve this problem making things safer for you and your horse

  • How to solve mouth shyness and much more (Ground Exercise)*

    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