Training Your Own Horse Doesn’t Have to Be Difficult

Step-By-Step Guide to Horse Training

Training your own horse is easy once you realize that it has nothing to do with controlling your horse, and it has everything to do with simply shaping your horse's behavior. Many would consider these one and the same, but these two approaches to training are completely opposite one another. When trying to control your horse, the focus is on your horse. However, when shaping your horse's behavior, the focus is on controlling your response to your horse. And this is what makes Simple Horse Training simple because what's easier to control, a 1000 lb animal or yourself?

Many sites offer an initial "Free Master Class" consisting of videos that say a lot about horses but still leave you wondering where to begin in your own training. This site offers concrete horse training steps to follow. As a member, you will begin with the Method section that requires some simple reading. The first two pages of the method section give the basic underlying approach to Simple Horse Training; this approach involves not only the basics of horse training but also how to develop an awareness of your own mind so you know how to respond to your horse. The remaining content of the Method section contains concrete steps to follow in all of your training. From there, you will continue on to the Training section that takes you from the ground up in your training using the described method. Joining Simple Horse Training is a one-time payment for a one-year membership that actually teaches you how to train. See Current Content before joining so you know what to expect.

Will this method work if I am starting out with a horse that has behavioral issues?

Yes. You may have a horse who is terrified to be touched and runs away any time you come near. Or you may have a horse who behaves aggressively toward you. This training method addresses both of these issues, so don't worry; you don't have a "bad" horse. A horse's behavior can be easily and gently changed.

Will this method work if I have no previous experience with horses?

Yes. No matter what your experience is, this website will help you build your relationship from the ground up. Horse-related jargon is avoided so that anyone—even those new to horses—will find the training instructions straightforward and understandable. These instructions also include a list of links to the pages that contain the required training before you continue on with a specific training exercise. This guarantees that no steps within your training are skipped. So, as far as your experience with horses, don't worry; you will learn right along with your horse.

Quick comment on the videos in this site:

In the training exercises, the short videos simply show where a horse currently is in his own training, which is always ongoing. For this reason, do not try to copy what you see in a video; your focus should always be on your own horse and the simple written instructions on each page. When time permits, new training examples and videos will be added and/or updated.

Please Note...

• This site requires reading and reflecting on what you read.
• The Method section, which is mostly text, is the most important part of the site. Read thoroughly before viewing the Training section.
• The Training section contains multiple training exercises explained in simple-to-follow steps that will take you and your horse from ground work all the way to getting on and teaching your horse seat cues. Along with the majority of training exercises, is a short video that shows either what a horse is learning or has learned using the Simple Horse Training method, but more importantly, these short videos show that the method works. In your own training, your focus MUST be on the written instructions and your horse, not on what you see in a video. All a video can show you is how that trainer responds to that particular horse; you have to learn how to respond to your own horse who is going to be very different from the horse in a video. Stick with this method though, and you will see that it is easy.
• What is simple about this training method is that no matter what you are teaching your horse to do, you are using the same underlying method in all your training.

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