Posts Tagged ‘buttons’

Leg Cues: Open the Door

February 14, 2018
Savanna Simmons

This is important enough when you’re working on using those leg cues/buttons that I last talked about that I’m going to take a whole post to say this: open the door. Get your spur out of your horse’s way. Don’t accidentally ask for two cues at once, especially if your horse is just learning these. […]

Advancing Leg Cues

February 4, 2018
Savanna Simmons

I talked some about the three buttons on a horse’s side that helps a horse figure out exactly what you’re after. Once you have a horse feeling and responding to each of the three cues separately, you can combine them with another leg cue and your reins to get your horse to do some more […]

Implementing Leg Cues

January 25, 2018
Savanna Simmons

Using and defining specific leg cues with your spurs can help your horse figure out exactly what you’re asking of him. I use three cues on my horse’s side to independently move the three general parts of him. These cues are the main reason I wear spurs; they offer my horse a clear, concise message […]

Alesa Jones: cowgirl, horse-trainer, top hand

January 24, 2017
Savanna Simmons

Alesa Jones is blazing her own trail as a horse-trainer in a primarily male-dominated industry. She has a unique way of starting colts and is a force at ranch rodeos throughout Nebraska and Wyoming. The following is an interview with Alesa about her impressive 2016 ranch rodeo season, her phenomenal mare, and her successful training methods. […]