Herding Horses

Category: Lynn Palm Equestrian

  • Golden Rules For Ground Training – Part 2

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    Golden Rules For Ground Training – Part 2 By: Lynn Palm Before we start on specific lessons, you need to understand and follow my Golden Rules for ground training any horse. We covered the first two in past issues of this magazine and website. To review, Golden Rule #1 is to respect your position, as…

  • “Come To Me” Training

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    “Come To Me” Training By: Lynn Palm Horses need to respect four major ground training commands: “move away from me,” “come to me,” “stop,” and “back”.  In this article I will present the steps to teach your horse the “come to me” command. Before starting, make sure that your horse is properly equipped. It should…

  • Golden Rules For Ground Training – Part 1

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    Golden Rules For Ground Training – Part 1 By: Lynn Palm No matter what your horse’s age, investing the time in ground training will make it a more responsive, obedient partner. I’d like to share with you my “Golden Rules” for ground training any horse.  Before beginning any ground training lesson, make sure you have…

  • How Horses Like To Learn

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    How Horses Like To Learn By: Lynn Palm Hi, this is “My Royal Lark” also known to my friends as “Wills”. I am a handsome Appendix Quarter bay stallion and son of legendary “Rugged Lark”.  I’m Lynn’s favorite partner, or at least I think so! We know that horses don’t talk… but Lynn is finally…

  • In-Hand Whip To Reinforce Voice Commands

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    In-Hand Whip To Reinforce Voice Commands By: Lynn Palm When working your horse in hand, start with a simple cotton longe line, clipping it to the snap on the same side of the halter as you are working the horse.  Never use the snap at the bottom of the halter for ground training.  I only…

  • Beginning Ground Training

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    Beginning Ground Training By: Lynn Palm Developing your horse into a safe, willing partner for years to come starts with ground training.  Often the problems I see riders having with their horses can be solved with ground training. Where you conduct ground training lessons is critical to giving your horse the best chance to learn.…

  • Dealing With A Horse That “Pins It’s Ears”

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    Dealing With A Horse That “Pins It’s Ears” By: Lynn Palm If you’ve spent much time in the saddle, chances are you have come across a horse that pins its ears. Whether you are riding such a horse, or you are riding in a group that includes this kind of horse, you know how unpleasant…

  • Western Dressage: Understanding Basic Level Tests 3 & 4

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    Western Dressage: Understanding Basic Level Tests 3 & 4 By Lynn Palm Let’s go into more detail about the gaits you and your horse will ride when competing at the Basic Level. Working Jog – The jog is a two-beat gait of alternate diagonal legs separated by a moment of suspension. The gait has ground-covering…

  • Similarities Between Western & Regular Dressage

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    Similarities Between Western & Regular Dressage By: Lynn Palm Palm Partnership Training You’ve probably already figured out that you can do the same dressage maneuvers in a Western saddle that you can do in a “regular” dressage saddle. This reminds me of our Western Dressage motto, “Why Not?!” I’ve been saying that since I learned…