New Videos

Advice for a shetland pony who freezes with an adult rider and who has much greater confidence following a person than the rider. How to approach riding a horse that has a tendency to shut down; and how to help a horse that is reactive to a rug. Plus - are halters really a good idea for training in?

How to offer clarity to the horses you have spent time cuddling and now need to train. Specific reference to leading past the shoulder. Also, short exercises you can do with your horses over winter and explaining the indirect and direct rein positions.

A look into the difference between softness and lightness and why softness is what we are aiming for. Specific training tips to help horses with a hard eye become softer.

Check your horse doesn't have a pull back. Then, see if they can keep listening to the rope under pressure and when the trailer is very scary.

Can your horse self load and correct a retreat?

Do you set your horse up to problem solve?

What I'd like you to consider addressing when approaching something scary. This lesson is under saddle.

Helping a horse to process rather than freeze or rush around something scary. This lesson takes place on the ground, near trailers.

Questions from people with young horses who are newly started that are sensitive to girth pressure and one that is easily frightened now it is under saddle but previously was quite bold. Mark explains the reasons behind these behaviours and how to help.

How to help a horse that just gets tense with tight spaces? How to train a horse to stop to a light butt pressure when it is backing out; and how to help a horse that used to load fine but now doesn't. Find out why these problems occur and learn how to fix them.

How important is the timing of footfall to the application of aids? Mark answers questions with training exercises to try and explanations behind why the behaviour is there.