Firm Hands Make A Light Horse | RES 042

Ride Every Stride | Horsemanship and Personal Growth with Van Hargis

Many of the questions I get from people can be traced back to a common issue: developing a horse’s responsiveness and respect. Again, I’ll be using a quote I first heard while living in New Zealand. I was working with a horse and ended up pulling on them too hard and ended up apologizing. Right then I was told, “Firm hands make a light horse.” Jerking and being abrupt isn’t going to get you much of anywhere. This episode goes into establishing respect through steady and consistent direction.