Create the Drift by Martin Black (read online) Martin explores the differences between disengaging the hindquarters and allowing them to drift and when and where each might be appropriate. Taking a Different Approach Sorting It Out With Joe Wolter by Patti Hudson A discussion on finding straightness in an indirect way. Cutting a Path by […]
Circle-Back Exercise with Joe WolterJoe Wolter walks you through an exercise that will challenge you and your horse and help you discover braces or stuck spots that you might not have been aware of. What do you do with one that wants to fight? by Martin BlackMartin examines what situations might cause a horse to […]
A Soft Feel and a Useful Horse by Martin Black (read online)Martin reminds us that a soft feel is about more than a head position. It should connect all the way down to our horses’ feet. Pas de Deux With a Cow by Sylvana Smith (read online) Think working cows is just for cowboys? Sylvana highlights […]
Written by Patti Hudson photos by Eric Sines This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.72 During a recent ranch clinic at Joe Wolter’s home place in Aspermont Texas, we got to talking about learning. After all, isn’t that why we go to clinics? Joe said he thinks learning isn’t just about absorb- ing […]