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Control
Your Fear Before It Controls You
Many riders
have lost confidence in riding at one time or another.
Feeling nervous or afraid to ride your horse is
nothing to be ashamed of.
Whilst there is no magical cure this book will help
build your confidence simply and easily to overcome
your nerves at approaching and riding your horse .
Then
Boost Your Confidence is definitely for you
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Horses And Bites - A Trick To Know
With Biting
By Phil Tragear 
My colt (that will be 2 in April) has a really bad habit of
biting now,and even if I tell him no in a gentle/firm manner or tap his
mouth he still goes back for more. What should I do to keep this under
control?
Biting seems to be one of those vices that crops up with monotonous
regularity - or more simply - all the time. Biting is such a normal way for
a horse to check things out and interact with other horses. The trouble is
that we humans tend to bruise a lot easier than a fence post or a field
companion. And unless a horse is taught that biting humans is forbidden, the
horse simply won't know any better.
A horse will bite out of fear or fright to protect himself. Also it is a way
of testing or enforcing the herd hierarchy. These are common sense and most
people know about these ideas already. So I would like to introduce you to a
lesser known third reason that horses bite, which is... playfulness,
especially in young ones.
Yep, young horses like to nip and bite for the fun of it, to get a reaction.
Just like children in the back seat of the car who will poke and slap each
other the whole journey, it's childish fun. Horseplay, in fact!
So what can you do? As you know, joining in will only encourage them. A slap
for a bite is all part of the game - thinks the foal. It can be a tough one
to sort out.
Avoiding the possibility of a game is the best strategy. Always tie him up
short and hold him firmly out of reach on the lead. Then it's time for
creativity. What can you do that will not encourage a tit-for-tat game but
will get the message across that biting is not allowed?
Phil Tragear
http://www.HorseTrainingSuccess.com
All the questions you've asked, answered.
About the Author Phil is author of the comprehensive book 'Horse Training
Success', full of answers to the most asked horse training questions. Stop
by http://www.horsetrainingsuccess.com for a huge selection of information
regarding common problems, training of horses, equine psychology, how to get
the best behavior and so much more!
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