Horse Training Success

"I am worried about leading him because he is so strong and very bulshy when he wants to be (which is most of the time). I find him too strong but I have to teach him to walk nicely."















Horse getting into your space, being too pushy? Horse thinks he can wander off wherever he wants to go regardless of you? You have a respect problem. It's that simple. This feels like a broken record, but it's all down to getting the ground manners in place. The information on how to do that is available for free in the 8 part email mini-course available on the top left of this blog.

For a horse that is difficult to hold while pulling back, here are some pointers:
Bend your arms at the elbows - you'll be stronger.
Don't drag on the halter if you can help it, go with him. You will never outpull a horse and the pulling makes a horse feel trapped which results in more pulling.

If he's ahead of you, use short tugs (not a big drag) to get his head around. This disengages his rear and brings him closer to you.
If he's pulling you backwards, treat it like rearing and move around (not at) him to get behind the shoulder line. Don't drag on the lead rope!
Don't look him in the eye - it's threatening and you want the horse to move closer to you not further away.
Try and keep hold of him without dragging on him (have I said that enough yet?).
Try and keep the lead loose and encourage him back towards you.
Stay calm.
Eventually with the ground manners in place and a succession of failed attempts to get away, he'll accept that pulling back is more effort than it's worth.