To trick or to treat? Why not both? Well that’s what I do when teaching my horse tricks: he tricks, I treat. That is what this article is about: Trick training your horse. There are different ways to teach your horse tricks, but I decided I would use treats as a reward. So far, I have made excellent progress.


About the Tricker and Treater

Training a horse to do tricks is completely new for...

My Horse, My Love

I can only imagine
What is in your heart,
What do you feel
When we are apart?

My horse, my love,
I have given you my all
Do you dream of me,
Do you think of me at all?

My horse, my love,
I gaze into your eyes
Your presence fills the air
Ever the same, ever a surprise

My horse, my love,
Do you care for me?
I dream of you at night
When you are...

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Horse and Rider

The prairie blows the grasses
And whips the horse’s mane.
They travel, horse and rider,
Through the sea of amber grain

Hills roll by, and clouds pass
But steady are the horse’s hooves
Upon the wind blown grass
As they travel, horse and rider

There is no trail that they follow
No path that can be seen
There they travel, horse and rider
Upon the endless blowing green

Dressage: A Brief Deffintion

The term dressage is relatively new to the horse world. The word "dressage" comes from the French language. It is only used un relation to, or associated with, animals who are smart enough to be trained (dogs, dolphins, elephants, ect.). A translation would be "The teaching or schooling of an animal." It means a lot more than the English word "training." It is more than simply a physical response to commands such as sit, come,...