Ep. 64 Q&A with Nicole Shoup

Let us know how we're doing. Please understand that we can't reply or see your info.I do like the format of doing Q&As, but it does seem awkward at times to just be droning on by myself for an hour. So, Nicole has agreed to help me do these occasionally. Please let me know how you like these.Nicole is a trainer in her own right. She also teaches Horsemanship Classes at The Ohio State University, and is a Board Member of the Best Horse Practices Summit.In this episode we talk about:Desensitization, spooking, threshold, timing, building rapportWhat to do if you are riding a horse that sees something scary and goes frozen on youUsing other horses to help a green horse build confidenceBeing important to your horse and fully having their attentionTom Thumb bits, unbalanced horses with over developed muscle groupsBacking up to a snaffle if neededA phenomenal exercise to help get a resistant horse to soften mentallyProud cut horses and stallion managementYou can find Nicole at these links:https://www.facebook.com/p/Nicole-Shoup-Horsemanship-100091774544130/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTJ7qxudfdhvqYcNiyJR2yAhttps://www.patreon.com/NicoleShoupHorsemanshiphttps://www.instagram.com/nicoleshoup/To get to the new self-guided version of "The Bit Course" or to get on my newsletter:https://thebitcourse.com/self-guided-homehttps://dauphinhorsemanship.com/