On the Ground -- Humans and Horses -- Being the "alpha horse" -- Teaching respect or fear? -- Head rubbing as a sign of dominance? -- Developing a relationship -- Catching and Leading -- Horse that pulls back -- Ears forward, ears back -- Kicking habit -- Hard-to-catch horse -- Rearing while being lead -- Horse whirls and kicks when turned out -- Frightened untrained horse -- Grooming and Handling -- Moving away from pressure -- Head-shy horse -- Horse frightened of clippers -- Biting: prevention is best -- Horse that bites -- Filly fights bath and fly spray -- Do treats spoil a horse? -- Horse won't hold up foot for cleaning -- Medicating -- Giving oral medications -- Injections -- Treating an eye injury -- Drugs for behavior control -- Vet and Farrier Visits -- Foal meets farrier -- Mare won't stand for new farrier -- Frightened horse is hard to shoe -- Yearling with vet-visit trauma -- Tacking Up -- Hard to bridle -- Problem bridling a young horse -- Horse bites when the girth is tightened -- Mare dislikes saddle -- Under Saddle -- Moving While the Rider Mounts -- Standing during mounting -- Mounting and dismounting -- On the Trail -- Horse kicks while being ridden -- Human-proofing a trail horse -- Avoiding puddles -- Crossing water -- Frightened trail horse -- Shying and Spooking -- Horse shying at home -- Spooking, rider fear, and horse learning -- Eyesight and spooking -- Spooky corner -- Suddenly scared horse -- Herd-Bound, Barn-Sour -- New herd member is herd-bound -- Buddy-sour -- Barn-sour -- Napping and Bolting -- Horse is glued to the ground -- Horse runs away -- Bolting over jumps -- The chronic bolter -- Bucking and Rearing -- Once a bucker, always a bucker? -- Rearing mare -- Buying a rearing horse for a beginner -- Novice rider needs help with rearing horse -- Rearing horse, novice rider -- At Home -- In the Stall -- Crowding -- Cornered by horse -- Sweet horse getting mean -- Winter stall behavior -- Horse aggressive about food -- In the Stall: Boredom Breeds Vice -- Pawing -- Horse bangs stall door -- Weaving -- Should I purchase a cribber? -- Horses that chew wood -- Tying and Cross-tying -- Horse anxious in cross-ties -- Ground tying -- Herd Behavior and Turnout -- Mares and geldings sharing a field -- Wild-horse behavior -- Herd dynamics -- Companion for older horse -- Mares and Foals -- Mare's estrous cycle -- New foal, possessive mare -- Mare won't let foal nurse -- Filly with bad habits -- Difficult colt -- Imprint training -- Stallions -- Should I geld my stallion? -- Testosterone and manners -- Young stallion won't breed -- Geldings -- Using a gelding as a teaser -- Gelding attacks mare -- Away from Home -- Trailers: Getting in, Staying in, Getting Out -- Getting into the trailer -- Trailering trauma -- Loading horse into trailer -- Forcing horses into trailers -- Step-up vs. ramp -- Hauling one horse -- At the Show or Clinic -- Nervous wreck at shows -- Horse frightened of stall at show -- Horse too smart for hack classes -- Show anxiety -- Standing quietly at halter -- Nervous horse loses weight at shows -- Moving to a New Home -- Am I ready to bring my horse home? -- Bringing a young horse home -- Young horse in new surroundings -- New horse adjusting to new home -- Introducing an old horse to a new home -- Is my horse sleep-deprived? -- Problem-solving: alone or with help?
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