| When you have a wild horse or a newborn, they are | | | | This is a behavior that you want to be careful of |
| not adept at all to your training techniques. In other | | | | treating. The reason for this being is that horses tend |
| words, they do not know you from Adam! | | | | to kick out as they are wheeling, so you must be |
| The very first step in training your horse is to develop | | | | careful. Treats can be very effective when put on the |
| a relationship between you and the horse. If you | | | | ground right before you being to take the halter off. |
| happen to have a new horse for yourself, you must | | | | Other bad horse habits that you might need to watch |
| take into consideration that he or she does not know | | | | for, including their definitions; |
| you. The horse does not have the slightest idea of | | | | - Barn Sour: A horse that does not like to leave the |
| who you are. | | | | barn or stable. |
| So, the first step in horse training is to get to know the | | | | - Bucking: A movement whereby a horse lowers its |
| horse and let the horse get to know you. Regularly | | | | head and raises its hindquarters into the air, usually |
| visit him or her, letting them get used to your presence, | | | | while kicking out with its hind legs. |
| smell, and feel. You will have to start slow with a | | | | - Pulling The Halter: When a horse tries to break free |
| particularly wild horse, but patience really is a virtue. | | | | from being tied up or lead by its trainer, oftentimes if |
| For true success, the behavior of the horse has to | | | | the horse panics or is startled. |
| come first in training it before anything else can follow. | | | | - Shyness: A horses learned response to a painful |
| It is imperative for you to nip bad behavior in the bud | | | | experience, usually one in which involved rough handling |
| well before you can begin anything else. | | | | or abuse of some kind. |
| Some horses have natural bad habits. For example, | | | | - Striking and Kicking: A horses means of defense |
| balking is one bad habit but it is easily curable. This is | | | | when it is afraid, attacking to defend, in pain or just |
| when the horse will refuse to move forward at all. And | | | | plain malicious. |
| in some cases, if you insist that he or she moves | | | | - Jigging: When an anxious or unsettled horse prances |
| forward they may have a tendency to become | | | | in place, in most cases because he wants to go but he |
| violent. | | | | cannot. |
| This takes great patience as with all horse training | | | | - Rearing: When a horse stands on its hind legs with |
| techniques. There could be many several reasons for | | | | both forelegs in the air, usually trying to unsettle a rider. |
| this behavior such as fatigue, hands are heavy, they | | | | With a new horse, particularly a wild horse, you will |
| are scared or even that they are just plain stubborn. | | | | especially need to practice extreme care and patience. |
| Bolting is another typical behavior of wild horses. This | | | | Training a wild horse does not happen overnight and |
| occurs when the halter is being removed and in a lot | | | | before you can start with the actual training, both you |
| of cases, the horse will wheel away before it is even | | | | and the horse together need to get past the old bad |
| completely off. There are a few causes for this | | | | habits and poor behavior. Only then can you both |
| behavior which may include anxiousness, or even poor | | | | move forward together. |
| handling of the horse. | | | | |