Dan M. “Buck” Brannaman, a renowned horse trainer and practitioner in the field of natural horsemanship, recently held his horse clinic at the Clews Horse Ranch in Carmel Valley. Working alongside ...

This month marks the 35th anniversary of Pat Parelli’s first seminar. H&H talks to the trainer himself and finds out what others make of his methods A worldwide phenomenon, Parelli has become ...

Quick Take Western Training emphasizes minimal rein contact and neck reining, relying on seat and balance for long-day ranch work. English training emphasizes steady rein contact to achieve collection ...

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PACIFICA — MATT Farley does not look like a touchy-feely guy. Standing 6 feet 1, weighing 240 pounds and packing a tin of chewing tobacco in his back pocket, the horse trainer looks like a cross ...

Jessica Chickering makes a clicking sound with her tongue, shifts her body weight slightly, and brings a bucking horse to a complete stop. This horse’s tendency to buck brought its worried owner to Ms ...

EAST HAMPTON >> Everyone has at least one problem they experience with their horse. From Wednesday to Friday next week, Geoff Goodson, a farrier and natural horsemanship trainer, will work with six ...

MATA DE PLÁTANO, Puntarenas — There are no horseshoes at Discovery Horseback Tours, no bits in the horses’ mouths. Instead of using metal equipment and traditional training methods, this horseback ...