This article originally ran in issue No. 106 Some people who know me know that I have three adult children who have become very successful in the horse business. Occasionally someone will ask me how that all got started. As I remember when they were pretty small we held them up to a horse’s face […]
Written by Bryan Neubert “I don’t know about you, but for me I often had a lot of trouble leaving our yard for the first time on a colt and taking them out for a ride by themselves. That first time, they would be twisting and squirming this way and that,” says Bryan Neubert. “I […]
Written by Bryan Neubert photo by Gena McGrath It was the spring of 1975 and I had worked for Ray Hunt twice before. Both times it had been fun and valuable with lots of good horse projects with which to work. When I came back for this time, it started out not so fun One […]
Written by Bryan Neubert This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.32 I was asked a few years back to do a demonstration and clinic in conjunction with the Elko Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada. The day after the clinic, they had me and three other fellows who had made their living from […]
Written by Bryan Neubert This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.31 If you’re spending much time trying to affect the behavior of horses, you are going to run into problems occasionally that seem difficult to solve. But when you do find the answer, it can change the way you do things from then […]
With Bryan Neubert Many times we find that horses have a side that they are comfortable with us on and a side that they would rather not have us. For many of us, knowing how to address this can be a difficult challenge. And, knowing that the horse is most likely imbalanced because he is […]
With Bryan Neubert At a recent clinic Bryan demonstrated how he might get a colt used to a rope touching him on the hind legs and around the flank, something that Bryan likes to do when he is halterbreaking his young horses. “This is something I do on every horse, it’s a pretty standard deal for me,” […]
With Bryan Neubert “I learned this the hard way. A lot of times in the winter I start colts, when there isn’t much to do with the cattle. There is usually snow on the ground, and it’s cold and muddy. If you get your hands wet, then they crack. You’d rather not get your gloves all muddy, […]