| A trained horse can be your best friend and | | | | around your horse, things can improve drastically. |
| companion. However, horse training is definitely not a | | | | Feeding |
| cakewalk. Training an animal born free, to obey your | | | | Some horses can be really aggressive when you are |
| commands has quite a lot of problems in its fold. But | | | | trying to feed them and might even attack you without |
| thankfully because humans have been training horses | | | | warning. This is simply because they have not been |
| for hundreds of years now, some of the major and | | | | trained not to be angry when they are being fed. To |
| commonly occurring problems have been identified. | | | | bypass this problem, change the place where you |
| Once you know what they are, training a horse might | | | | feed your horse. |
| not be 'mission impossible' anymore! | | | | If you are feeding your horse in the confined space of |
| Adaptation | | | | its stall or stable, try to take it out to an open field and |
| When you buy a horse and bring it over to your place, | | | | feed it there. Things might still take time to change and |
| the horse usually takes a lot of time to adjust to the | | | | so, you must never get impatient and whip your horse. |
| new surroundings. This is quite natural because all | | | | Hurting the animal can only aggravate the problem. |
| intelligent creatures resist a change in their surroundings | | | | Movement |
| initially. While the horse is still suspicious and | | | | Horses, during the initial stage of their training, can |
| uncomfortable of its new habitat, the worst thing you | | | | sometimes refuse to move forward. Your best bet is |
| can do is try to enforce your training methods. | | | | to always make your horse follow a trained horse, |
| This can lead to extremely aggressive behavior from | | | | which knows the place. That way it feels more |
| the horse and you will not be able to teach a thing. So, | | | | comfortable and can respond better to your |
| you must give your horse the time to adjust to the | | | | commands. |
| new environment and ensure that it is feeling | | | | Effective horse training is possible only if you can take |
| comfortable. Once you become a familiar presence | | | | care of these common problems. |