Colt Starting with Martin Black in Florida

Each year our Florida sessions gain more popularity. This year was no exception. The third session turned into a custom built clinic at the request of Tik Maynard for Colt Starting in preparation for the … read

Doubling and Its Importance

Doubling isn’t a maneuver you would see in a reining pattern, dressage class, cow horse event, or any other advanced performance competitions. But if it is the first maneuver a horse learns and maintains properly, … read

Introducing a Spade Bit

This is the first time this horse has had a bit in his mouth. Here are some things to share that’s important for that first impression.

Why teeth matter

I was teaching a clinic in outback Australia and some people brought a coming four-year-old horse to the clinic. They had competed with the horse a competition called Camp Drafting which consisted of a lot … read