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Carson James answers horse training questions and provides natural solutions for horse training solving horse problems. New episodes every Tuesday. Get more horse training at https://carsonjames.com
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What Real Desensitizing Actually Is
In this podcast, I’m gonna talk about desensitization and why it may not work in every situation. Go to http://carsonjames.com for more information. ...
The Debatable Topic of Head Positions
What is the most proper head position for a horse? It depends on who you ask. In this podcast, we dive into this controversial subject and explore sev...
How To Ride A Horse Though A Turn Strictly By The Book
This podcast is gonna involve talking about your horse’s physical balance and his mental balance. I’m gonna go over a few exercises you can do to help...
Interview with Tom Pannell - The Mule Sniffer
For this week's podcast, I want you to meet a great man by the name of Tom Pannell. I had the pleasure of meeting him while I was in Bozeman MT. He sh...
Respect Is A Bad Word
This podcast covers the why and how the term “respect” is horribly misinterpreted and how to get all of this headed in the right direction. Get more h...
How To Balance Out Any Horse
For this week’s podcast, we’re gonna talk about how you can find the balance with your horse if he has a tendency to be lazy or hot. Get more horse tr...
Your Horse Has A Need For Speed
Riders often feel they are ensuring their safety by holding the horse back, but it’s actually the opposite. A horse will not feel safe unless he knows...
A Horse Will Shape His Body For Where His Mind Is Trying To Go
For this week’s podcast, I’m gonna talk about how a young Colt was able to get past all his buddy sour magnets while only at a walk. Get more horse tr...
Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer…Except It Was A Horse
For this week’s podcast, I want to talk about a question that we recently got asked. When leading a horse that has a tendency to get spooky, would it...
When Your Horse Is Too Far Gone
High pressure situations are usually not the optimal time for fixing a problem. If he’s tipped too far the other way that your horse is a total basket...
Is Your Horse Being Reactive Or Responsive?
Just because a horse responds to something does not mean that he is scared. We often remove the natural lightness from our horse by accidentally makin...
My Horse Paws When I Ask Him To Back Up. Should I Ignore It?
For this week’s podcast, I'm gonna go over a question that was asked at one of our recent clinics. The question was, “my horse paws when I ask him to...
How To Make Backing Your Horse Easier
Before trying to get your horse to back up, try this first. After about 5 or 6 rides, your horse will start to engage their hind feet to allow lightne...
Handy Saddling Tips
For this week’s podcast, I’m gonna go over a few handy tips that I like to use/do when saddling. 90% of you don’t know about these 5% of the time. Get...
What Is Your Definition Of A Broke Horse?
We have strayed so far from the definition of what a “broke” horse is. It’s time to start doing more than circles. Get more horse training at http://...
My Filly Colt
I Just got a new horse, so I figured for this week’s podcast, I would tell you how it’s going so far. She came to me with a reputation of being hard t...
Why Should You Improve Your Horse’s Speed / Lightness?
For this week’s podcast, I’m gonna talk about adding speed and the huge benefits this has for you and your horse. Would you believe that this actually...
The “S” Word
It’s a pretty simple deal. Don’t think stop; they get braced if you do. Instead, teach them to rapidly slow down with proper balance in the body and f...
Catching The Uncatchable Horse
When it comes to this issue, you have to ask yourself, “why is he not wanting to be caught?” It could be a number of reasons right? Whatever the reaso...
The Powerful Piece You Might Be Missing
This is one of the single best things you can do to improve your feeling and timing. In this podcast, I’m gonna talk about how to get started and what...
Small Changes Produce Huge Results
For this week’s podcast, I’m going to share what I have been working on with my horse. You would not believe (or maybe you will) how light you can get...
The Benefits Of Trotting Diagonals
For this week’s podcast, we’re going to dive into the wonderful world of diagonals. This is an extremely beneficial exercise for your horse. Get more...
Round Pen Troubleshooting
On this week’s podcast, I’m going to talk about a common problem that many horse owners encounter when round penning their horse. So many owners strug...
How To Strengthen A Horse’s Back That Has A Tendency To Hollow Out
For this week’s podcast, I am going to talk about how to correct and strengthen a horse’s back that hollows out. One of the first things that needs to...
Why Are Horses Difficult?
For this week’s podcast, I’m going to go over a subject that can sound very counterintuitive. It may even be hard for many of us to wrap our head arou...
The Value Of An Extended Trot
For this week’s podcast, I’m gonna talk about the extended trot and what makes this gait so magical for you and your horse. Get more horse training at...
3 Pre-requisites Every Horse Must Have
For this week’s podcast, I’m gonna go over the 3 things you need to have in place in order to have a good, safe, reliable horse. Get more horse traini...
The Top 3 Mistakes Riders Make
For this week’s podcast, we're gonna talk about the top 3 mistakes that riders make. Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com
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Trust Your Horse
Does your horse feel like he needs way too much help from you? Wouldn’t it be awesome if you felt like you and your horse were doing things TOGETHER...
How Long Should I Work With My Horse
For this week’s podcast, I'm gonna talk about the amount of time someone should spend working with their horse. As you listen, I’m gonna go over the t...
How To Get Through To Your Horse
For this week’s podcast, we’re gonna talk about how you should work with a horse that has a tendency to ignore most or all signals given to him. Get m...
Don’t Make This Mistake
For this week’s podcast, I want to go over why it’s important not to overexpose your horse and why it’s necessary to work at the grade level your hors...
Is Your Horse Better Off In A Stall Or In The Pasture?
Should you stall your horse or keep them in the pasture? The purpose of this podcast is not to pass judgment, but simply to explore the advantages and...
How To Fix A Pushy Horse
Have you ever had a horse push through your hands/reins when you ask him to back, turn, etc while riding? How about when you’re working on groundwork...
Help! My Horse Is Afraid Of My Neighbor’s Dogs
Lynn asks, “Hey Carson, my neighbors have a dog pen on their property line and it borders my property. If we get anyway near the vicinity of the dogs,...
Your Horse Can’t Stop Until He Can Slow Down
For this week’s podcast, I’m going to talk about the mental aspect of slowing down. Get more horse training at http://carsonjames.com
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Is Your Horse Angry Or Just Confused?
For this week’s podcast, we’re gonna talk about your horse’s emotions. More specifically, how to tell the difference between when your horse is angry...
Back To The Basics
Any horse problem can be solved by going back to the basic fundamentals. For this week’s podcast, we are gonna dive into what this means and why this...
Everything Stops
For this week’s podcast, I’m going to talk about the different ways you can get a horse to where he will start stopping nicely for you. Get more horse...
How To Prepare Your Horse For Loud Noises
For this week’s podcast, I'm going to talk about how you can get your horse better prepared for loud noises. With the holidays coming up, the 4th of J...