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 -
  • Hard to bridle horses (Ground Exercises)*

    This is a video I did on the hard to bridle horse. This horse was dumped off in a 100 acre pasture and she was a rescue. When the people rescued her she was very nose and face shy. So this video is on taking care of those issues and how to bridle the hard horse.

  • Muscle Memory, Finding the root cause to behavior issues (Ground Exercise)*

    Muscle Memory can cause behavior issues. In this video with this horse he was abused by his prior owners. When his new owners bought him he was very skinny, in pain, and scared. After putting weight on him and getting him out of pain he had a bucking issue. He would buck when he thought the worst...

  • Solving Separation Anxiety (Part 1)

    In this video I will teach you the first steps into solving separation anxiety

  • What To Do When Horses Protest (Ground Exercise)*

    When horses protest a lesson we are giving or something we are teaching the horse we always start with small corrections as you will see me do in this video. Then if the protest get worst then we can get firmer on the horse with exercises where the horse will have to work hard at to improve his o...

  • Beat The Barn Sour Blues Done, (Part 1, Ground Exercise)*

    Barn sour is when a horse either refuses to leave the property and will balk, ear pinning, and back or the horse is in a hurry to get home and will jig, prance, and try to run home. Barn sour is very unpleasant to ride and is dangerous. In this video I will start going over some simple exercises ...

  • Solving Spinning and Bolting Issues Through Desensitizing (Part 1)*

    It is natural for a horse to become scared and nervous out on the trails, show ring, or where ever you may be riding them, but it is important for our safety that the horse know what to do when they do become scared or nervous. In this video I will start off by showing you a simple desensitizing ...

  • Horse Trailer Phobias Part 1 (Ground Exercises)*

    Phobias is a fear of being trapped or other fears. Horse Trailers can be a scary place for a horse to be as your horse may feel he or she is trapped once they get in and even when they do get in comfortably closing the center divide or butt bar you may find your horse racing or backing out before...

  • Solving Spinning and Bolting Through Desensitizing Part 2 (Ground Exercise)*

    Spinning and bolting is a fear issue out on the trail, in the arena or where ever it may be your riding your horse at. This is a really dangerous behavior issue to both the horse and the rider. In this video I will teach you how to solve this issues through easy step by step methods.

  • Solving Separation Anxiety (Part 2)

    Buddy Sour behavior can be dangerous and an unpleasant ride for both the rider and the horse. In this video I will go over exercises under saddle to help you help your horse over come his stress when his buddy's go out of site

  • Solving Separation Anxiety (Part 3)

    Buddy sour horses can be dangerous and is a unpleasant ride. When your horses buddy or other horses disappear out of site your horse needs to learn how to control him or her self and stay calm. In this video I continue the lesson out on the trails.

  • Changing The Horses Life is Saving The Horses Life (Ground Exercise)*

    When you rescue a horse from a kill pen or a abandon facility as sad as it is these horses are going to come with issues from their past abuse. In this video I will show you how to help the horse overcome their past and start rebuilding new muscle memory.

  • Horse Trailer Phobias Part 2 (Ground Exercise)*

    Horses like people have phobias and some horses have phobias of horse trailers. This is part 2 in helping your horse overcome their phobia of being in small spaces.

  • Turn Your Horses Anxiety into Relaxation (Saddle Exercise)*

    Turn your horses stress and anxiety into relaxation through working the change of direction, flexing, and teaching your horse to lower there head. Anxiety can cause health issues and make teaching the horse new lessons difficult. In this video I will teach you how to teach your horse to relax

  • Cure Your Cranky Gate Sour Horse (Saddle Exercise)*

    Gate sour' is a horse's way of expressing that they don't want to do whatever is asked of them in that place - they aren't enjoying their 'work' and want it to end. In this video I will go step by step for you to put and end to your gate sour horse.

  • Finding The Root Cause Of Head Tossing (Saddle Exercise)*

    The root cause of head tossing in this video was the gelding did not want to go leave the barn. In any case as long as the horse is not in pain pick up a rein flex the horse and when the horses head is quiet then release the rain. Do this every time your horses tosses his or her head and with in ...

  • Finding and Correcting the root cause of rearing and bucking (Saddle Exercise)*

    In all behavior issues we need to find the root cause of the behavior so we know how to correct the issue. In this video I will go over the root cause of the rearing and bucking and how to use simple corrections to solve the issue.

  • Solving The Root Cause of Irritability and Ear Pinning (Ground Exercise)*

    In order to solve behavior issues we must find the root cause of the problem, In this video I will go over peeling back the layers, listening to your horse and finding the root cause of ear pinning and irritability along with fitting the exercise to the issue to solve the problem

  • Solving The Root Cause of Chomping on The Bit (Saddle Exercise)*

    Finding and solving the root cause to chomping on the bit, As long as your horse know the basics this exercise is super simple to correct. Always make sure your horse is not in pain and his or her teeth are good. Enjoy the video.

  • Bolting, Out of No Where, Out of Control (Part 1)

    You are having a great ride and then out of now where your horse becomes out of control and start bucking, bolting, rearing, etc. There is always a root cause to behavior issues and even though we may not see it or know what it is it is there and it is up to us to find the root cause and solve th...

  • Solving Cinching Issues to Highly Reactive Horses (Ground Exercise)*

    Some horses are just highly reactive horses when cinching the saddle. Here is some pre steps to help you teach your horse to stay relaxed and calm while cinching them up.

  • Bolting, Out of No Where, Out of Control (Part 2)

    Continuing from part 1 here are some exercises to help your horse who reacts over things we don't see but your horse does. These exercises will start teaching your horse how to control him or her self when things that scare them, make them nervous, etc. Hope you enjoy the video and stay tuned for...

  • My Horse Pulls Back While Tied, Solving The Issue With Easy Horsemanship

    Here are some simple exercises to solve the issue with your horse pulling back while tied. Horses that pull back are resisting the pressure on there pull. Learn how to safely teach horse to stand tied with out pulling back and in a calm manner

  • Turn Your Pasture Bully into a Buddy (Ground and Saddle Exercises)

    If you have a pasture bully that bites, kicks, pins his ears and chases the other horses away from there feed here is a few exercises on the ground and under saddle to help you horses being bullied around to build confidence and your pasture bully to be buddies.

  • Head Tossing Solutions

    Head tossing can be dangerous on the ground and under saddle as that is a 125 pound bone in the horses head. Here is a simple easy way to solve the issue