Once your horse has basic groundwork skills you can incorporate a tarp and rope into your groundwork training to familiarize your horse with different obstacles.
Up Next in Basic Training with Monique Potts
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Safely Worming a Horse
Some horses are very easy to worm or medicate, but others turn it into a fight. Monique Potts shares some tips on how she works with a horse to safely worm them or medicate them.
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Trailering Your Horse in an Emergency
Prepare for an emergency, like wildfire evacuation, before they happen. Natural horsemanship Monique Potts explains the problems she came across when trying to load horses in a trailer during an evacuation and why you should prepare for these things and practice.
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Handling Babies in a Pasture
Natural horsemanship instructor Monique Potts goes through the herd dynamics she sees with babies in the pasture and how she approaches them so they learn how to respect her boundaries and stay out of her personal space from a young age.
