Ten Questions with Jack Young (read online) Meet Jack young, a lifetime cowboy and horseman from Nevada. Centering Your Horse with Buck Brannaman (read online) Buck shares his thoughts about how he gets his horses to be right with him as he rides. Building a Foundation, part 4 with Bryan Neubert In the final part […]
How Groundwork Relates to Trailer Loading by Mindy BowerMindy walks us through a trailer loading problem solved with remedial groundwork. Ground Games for Kids by Sylvana Smith (read online)Sylvana offers advice on how to turn serious horsemanship into fun for young horsemen. The Definition Of “On the Bit” by Dr. Max Gahwyler (read online)Where did […]
Written by Sylvana Smith Being Worthy of the Horse— Thoughts on Humility in Horsemanship A Five-Part Report on Ray Hunt’s Colt-Starting and Horsemanship Clinic Hosted by Linda Hoover and Karen Miller Southern Pines, NC – October 23-26, 1999 Dominance, force, punishment, and “alpha” status are popular themes in horsemanship. Yet profound results are achieved when […]
Written by Heather Smith Thomas photo by Melissa Stone Ray Hunt wasn’t the first horseman to travel a different path in handling horses, utilizing what has now become known as “natural” horsemanship, but he was probably the person most responsible for teaching others about it. His students now continue his teaching methods around the world, […]
Written by Deb Bennett, Ph.D. photo by Stephanie Abronson The very first time I rode with Ray was in 1988, at a clinic in Tennessee. I knew nothing about him but had been told by a friend – who also loaned me a mare to ride so I would be sure to show up – […]
This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.16 “I have spent most of my life around horses. When I was growing up, my family farmed. We put our crops in and out with horses. Horses have always been a part of my life,” said Ray Hunt in his opening words to a crowd of […]