Carson James Podcast

For this week’s podcast, I want to talk about a question that a member asked me a while ago. His horse had a tendency to kick out when he tried to handle his feet. Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

Jennifer asks, “My horse started head tossing on the trail. It’s very annoying and new. I had his teeth checked, vet checked, and bridle checked. What can I do to get him to stop head tossing on the trail when I am riding?” Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

Brandon asks, “What can I do to help a horse that panics once in the trailer and tied?” Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

Jessica asks, “Any advice on starting a horse with spurs? I’ve been thinking about it for a while and watched your video on which ones to use. Now, I’m just wondering how you go about introducing them. I have a 21 yo Arab who is pretty receptive to new things.” Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

Alicia asks, “Any creative ideas for a horse that won’t pick up back feet? She Kicks and throws a fit. I’d rather not take a hoof to the head. I know to give it back when she relaxes, but I can’t hang in there long enough to get to that point. It’s quite a battle.” Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

Janeen asks, “When I’m riding in a group and the other horses get fast, my horse gets tense. He is fine when he's by himself. How can I help him with this?” Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

For this week’s podcast, I want to talk about how being “light” is not always good for a horse. It can actually make a horse heavier.  Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

For this week’s podcast, I want to talk about leg cues and how a horse interprets them. Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

Jessica asks, “I have a horse that lately is out to get my other horse, plus other horses at times (not during feeding, just all the time). They used to get along very well. It seems as if they switched who is the dominant horse. Is there a way to fix this? Also, could it be a stage they grow out of?” Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

Julie asks, “How much confidence/respect/understanding is transferable to another rider? Specifically, when a horse is around the same 1 person 90% of the time, and the other 10% is made up of several riders that are inexperienced. For context, we take care of horses for absentee landowners. We have noticed the owners having issues with their horses that we thought we had gotten rid of months ago...

For this week's podcast, I wanted to take some time to talk about a subject that has really been on my mind. There's a lot of people out there trying to make this stuff seem way more complicated than it really is. This is the reason there is so much confusion about how to train a horse. Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

For this week's podcast, I want to talk a little bit about rein management, and what that can actually do for your horse. To begin, I'm gonna share a short story with you. Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

Emily says, " When I go ride, she will stumble with her front feet multiple times to the point where she often goes down on both front knees. This happens going downhill as well as on flat dirt trails and meadows (she is a mountain trail horse). I've almost gone over her nose a few times and it's jarring to both her and I as I try to help her stay up. My anxiety riding her has skyro...

Shayna says, "I have a mare that pins her ears when it's feeding time, she bites when mounting or tries to, hates going to the right,  and now rolling her back to threaten bucking when she's being pissy. She's my barrel horse. Please help. She is also hard to catch when she's not in a stall." Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com   Support the show

Teresa asks, "Hi Carson, my horse is pretty good normally, although he is high energy, but when trail riding in a group at the beginning of the ride he is as tight as a strung bow and can even crow hop or throw small bucks. He is a lone horse at home but is fine around other horses when we get there, it’s just at the beginning of the ride that he loses his mind. What should I do?" Get mo...

I want to do something a little different for this week's podcast. I'm going to share a story with you about a huge misunderstanding that took place on one of the ranches that I worked at in Oregon. It actually ended being pretty hilarious. Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

For this week's podcast, I wanted to go over some of the most common horse myths that are circulating around the horse industry right now and probably the last 10 - 15 years as well.  Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

Janette asks, “Once I get my horse really good at feeding with a flag, what do I do if my horse gets hard to catch, or will that make him not want to be my buddy anymore?” Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

Jim asks, “How do you train a horse to tie? Or maybe a better way to ask it is, how do you know when a young horse is ready to tie up for the first time?” Then we also had another request to talk about cross ties. Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

Jennifer asks, “My horse came from an abusive background and has a troubled past. He acts really skittish so I try really hard not to do anything to upset him or get him to have any thoughts of his past life. I can’t seem to make any progress. It’s like no matter what progress I make if I go back the next day, it’s like it didn’t happen. Is there anything I can do to help change this?” Get more ho...

Tyler asks, “My horse will not lope under saddle. Do you have any suggestions to help fix this?” Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

Natalie asks, "I’ve tried a bunch of different bits and I’m just wondering, how do I know what bit to use? If any at all.  Should I ride in a hackamore, a side pull, or stick with a bit?  Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated." Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com   Support the show

Jack asks, "My horse is hesitant when it comes to crossing water. A lot of the time, he jumps it. what are some things I can do to help this?" Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

Jessica asks, "How do you know how much groundwork to do and how necessary is it? What things should I be trying to get my horse good at as far as groundwork goes?" Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show

John asks, "When turning to the left, my horse braces really bad through his neck and his body. It's really difficult to get him to bend to the left. What are some things I could do to help this?" Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com Support the show