All Episodes
Contemporary Horsemanship Podcast — 129 episodes · page 1 of 2
What a Marker Signal Is and How to Train One
Treating Eye Injuries with Cooperative Care/Atlas’s Eye Story
Preparing a Horse for a R+ Training Session
Re-Cueing Behaviors /Timing the Release of Pressure
Teaching a Horse to Lead and Fixing Leading Problems
Putting Behavior on Cue
Horse Shows From the Horse’s Perspective
What Shaping Is and How to Be a Good Shaper
The Myth About Bombproof Horses
What to Do Instead of Riding or Training
Horse Agility
Start Buttons
Desensitizing a Horse to Tarps Pt 2: Laying a Tarp Over the Horse and Dragging One Beside
How to Get Your Horse to Cross a Tarp
What to do About Spooking
All About Whips
What is Happening When a Horse Licks and Chews
Thoughts on Relationship Training, Clinics, and the Movie Buck
What Protected Contact is and How to Use it
Teaching a Horse to Take a Treat
Misconceptions About Positive Reinforcement (R+)
Misconceptions About Natural Horsemanship, Negative Reinforcement, and Pressure
All About My Horses
More on Classical Conditioning
Thoughts on How to Make 3 Day Eventing Safer
What Horse’s Needs Are
How to Teach a Spin on the Ground
All About Fly Masks
Thoughts on The Wild Card Challenge Horse Starting Competition Training Methods
What You Should Know Before Getting a Mustang
Cold Weather Behavior
The Science of Horse Training Part 8: Side Effects of Using Punishment and Negative Reinforcement
The Science of Horse Training Part 7: Punishment
The Science of Horse Training Part 6: Reinforcement
The Science of Horse Training Part 5: Operant Conditioning
The Science of Horse Training Part 4: Classical Conditioning
The Science of Horse Training Part 3: Desensitization and Habituation
The Science of Horse Training Part 2: Sensitization
The Science of Horse Training: Reflexes and the Startle Response
Why Horses Kick
Book Review: Ray Hunt’s Think Harmony With Horses
Giving Horses Vaccinations
Review of Mark Rashid’s book Horses Never Lie
Common Problem Behaviors and What They Really Mean
Desensitizing a Horse to Eye Ointments, Drops, and Touch
Desensitizing a Horse to the Clippers
The Need For Growth When Working With Horses: My Story
Horses That Chew Wood
My Thoughts on the Kentucky Derby
Things to Consider When Buying a Horse Part 2
Things to Consider When Buying a Horse Part 1
How to Teach Your Horse to Pick You Up From the Mounting Block
Solving Mounting Issues
Hobbling Horses
Trailer Loading Using R-
Horses That Rush Through Gates
Teaching a Horse to Not Pull You to Grass
Ear Shy Horses
How to Teach a Stiff Horse to Be Soft
What is Negative Reinforcement?
Things That You Should Let Go of if You Want to Successfully Clicker Train Horses
Desensitization and Tying Things to Horses
How to Get Your Horse to Stop Making Noise at Feeding Time
How to Notice the Little Things
Why You Should Teach Your Horse to Stand on a Mat
How Long Should You Train Your Horse?
Why Horses Get Worried When They Can’t See Out or Other Horses
How to Safely Tie a Horse
Girthy/Cinchy Horses
Riding with Loose Horses
Teaching a Horse to be Fly Sprayed
Things We Can Learn From Dog Agility in the Horse World
Ground Driving On a Circle
How to Use Protected Contact in Horse Training
Teaching a Horse to Respond to Rope Pressure (Ground Driving Prep)
Why You Shouldn’t Leave Halters on Horses
How to Prepare Your Horse for Ground Driving
Reasons Why Trailer Loading Using Natural Horsemanship or Traditional Training Methods Doesn’t Work
Teaching a Horse to Drag a Rope
The Importance of Spending Time With Your Horse
Common Bridling Issues
Training a Horse to Take a Bath
Thoughts on Show/Race Horse Behavior
Training a Horse to Be Dewormed
Chasing Horses
My Thoughts on Colt Starting Competitions
Talking About Shows and Timelines
Shutdown Horses
Equine Body Language Part 3 Happy, Relaxed, Calm
Equine Body Language Part 2: Worried, Scared, Panicked
Equine Body Language Episode 1: Anger, frustration, and aggression.
The Difference Between Positive Reinforcement and Negative Reinforcement
Teaching Head Down from the Ground -R
Head Lowering R+
Teaching Standing Still R+
Yielding the Hindquarters from the Ground Using R-
Teaching the Horse to Stand Still R-
Equine Training Philosophy
R+ Yielding the Hindquarters on the Ground
Training a Horse to Touch a Target