Ride On with Julie Goodnight

We do our annual vet exams, vaccinations, and dental care every Spring. Just as we prioritize annual check-ups for ourselves, a yearly wellness exam by an equine veterinarian is paramount for maintaining your horse's health. Annual Horse Health Maintenance Checklist: https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/annual-horse-health-maintenance-checklist/ Issues From The Ground: Ground Manners For The Veterinary Visit https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/issues-from-the-ground-ground-manners-for-the-veterinary-visit/ First Aid Kit: https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/first-aid/ Ground Work: https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/lead-line-leadership-full-video/ Stand Still: https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/stand-statue-still/ Training: https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/head-down-cue/ How to (and How Not to) Handle Your Horse’s Feet (Video): https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/videos/video-training-tips/how-to-and-how-not-to-handle-your-horses-feet/ Free How to Get a 5-Star Rating From Your Farrier: https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/how-to-get-a-5-star-rating-from-your-farrier/ Desensitizing Lesson with Truth (Video): https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/videos/video-training-tips/desensitizing-lesson-with-truth/ Issues From The Ground: Desensitizing To Touch In Sensitive Areas: https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/issues-from-the-ground-desensitizing-to-touch-in-sensitive-areas/ Vaccine: https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/safety-concerns-administering-vaccines/ Fecal Egg Count Kits/Info.: https://horsemenslab.com/faq.html Silver Honey Wound Spray: https://absorbine.com/products/silver-honey-combo-pack?variant=39493392990369 Cosequin Equine: https://www.cosequin.com/horses/julie-goodnight-chooses-cosequin-asu-joint-hoof-pellets/? utm_source=Cosequin&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Julie_endorsement

Rip, Annie’s colt, is nine months old, but technically a yearling. He’s basically a learning machine with the whole world at his hooves. He loves the indoor arena, and he seems to enjoy our short training sessions too... Desensitizing- touch all over, brush, handle face, ears, belly Horse Report: Getting The Band Back Together https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/horse-report-gettin-the-band-back-together/ Issues From The Ground: Desensitizing To Touch in Sensitive Areas https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/issues-from-the-ground-desensitizing-to-touch-in-sensitive-areas/ Tantrums and emotional meltdowns in Horses https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/back-from-the-brink-managing-emotional-meltdowns-in-horses/ Leading—come with me, rate speed, can’t run away. Lead Line Leadership Course Issues From The Ground: Rearing When Leading https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/issues-from-the-ground-rearing-when-leading/ How to Get a 5-Star Rating from your Farrier https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/how-to-get-a-5-star-rating-from-your-farrier/ September 2021 Horse Report https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/september-2021-horse-report/ Lipping, Nipping, Biting: https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/julies-blog/off-to-a-good-start/

In this newest episode of my podcast, I discuss different saddles, how they are constructed, and the pros and cons of rigid trees, flexible trees, treeless, and riding bareback. I'd like you to join me as we embark on this discovery. January 2025 Podcast Show Notes Illusive Concepts that Affect Saddle Fit Is Saddle Fit More Important to the Horse or the Rider https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/julies-blog/is-saddle-fit-more-important-to-the-horse-or-the-rider/ Eddie’s New Saddle-How Saddle Fit Changes Over Time https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/julies-blog/eddies-new-saddle-how-saddle-fit-changes-over-time/ Saddle Trees Fit and Riggings https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/saddle-trees-fit-and-riggins/ Top 3 Saddle-Fit Pains https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/top-3-saddle-fit-pains/ Forces and Pressures on the horse’s back during bareback riding https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090023312002341 Horse Master Episode #908-Cross Dressed: English to Western Saddles https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/videos/horse-master-shows/episode-908-cross-dressed-english-to-western-saddles/ Julie Goodnight talks about saddle fit with Darrell Nephew of Circle Y Saddles-You Tube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fl43qeZLoY Fitting a saddle to Annie-Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXHNwIrsOAA Julie Goodnight’s Peak Performance Saddles https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product-category/tack-room/saddles-tack/saddles/ Bridge Pads https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/?s=bridge+pad Books on Science based behavior and training https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/julies-blog/my-favorite-books-of-the-year-and-decade/ Evidenced Based Horsemanship https://evidence-basedhorsemanship.com/buy-the-book-dvd/ Leave Julie Goodnight a Google Review-thank you, in advance https://g.page/r/CSISpaMrd33aEBI/review December 2024 Blog-Reins https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/julies-blog/december-blog-2024/ Refinement & Collection https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/refinement-and-collection-full-video/ Goodnight’s Interactive Membership https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/interactive-membership-benefits/ Replacement Training https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/how-to-make-a-perfect-horse/

Podcast Show notes for Ride On with Julie Goodnight: Riding without reins To post a Google Review for Julie Goodnight: https://support.google.com/business/answer/3474122?hl=en&visit_id=638691238344864984-3495844838&p=search_more_reviews&rd=1#best_practice Sign up for Julie’s newsletter & podcast: http://juliegoodnight.com/NEWS Real help to horsemanship dilemmas https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/goodnight-academy/ December 2024 Blog: https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/december-blog-2024/ Audio Version of December Blog-”Blogpost Riding without the reins: Ride On with Julie Goodnight – Julie Goodnight Academy Free Video: Turning w/o the Reins https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/julies-blog/december-blog-2024/ Sequencing the aids: https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/artificial-aids-training-tool-or-crutch/ Sequencing Cues: https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/winter-workouts-ride-right-with-julie-goodnight/ Reinforce Cues: https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/communication-and-control-full-video/ Consistency Counts https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/julies-blog/consistency-counts/ Ground Work: https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/lead-line-leadership-full-video/ 2025 Events: https://juliegoodnight.com/events-2/ Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube @juliegoodnight. Monarch-https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/monarch-performance-trail-1752/ Wind River-https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/wind-river-trail-saddle-1750/ Teton-https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/teton-trail-saddle-1760/ ­­­­­­­Julie Goodnight Neck Rope-https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/neck-rope-for-bridle-less-riding/ Lead Line Leadership https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/lead-line-leadership-full-video/ Foal Handling https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/?s=Foal+Handling Submit Questions for What the Hay Q&A: podcast@juliegoodnight.com

n this newest episode of my podcast, we’ll dig into the weeds about how horses learn, how we shape behavior, and the important intangible skills horses should learn early on. As an example, I’ll explain the secrets to teaching untrained horses to stand quietly and patiently while tied. And in the “What the Hay? Q&A” segment at the end of this episode, I’ll answer your questions about the difference in curb and snaffle bits, about switching bits, about the different types of bitless bridles and hackamores, and when it’s safe to ride without a bit. Show Notes: Long Story Short-How Rip Got His Name How Horses Learn “Kindergarten for Horses”- https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/?s=Kindergarten+ Advance & Retreat- https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/?s=Advance+and+Retreat Advance and Retreat-https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/advance-and-retreat/ Focus on me, focus on nothing- https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/cultivating-a-connection-with-horses/ Investigative behavior- https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/3-leadership-activities/ De-spooking-https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/managing-fearful-behavior-in-horses/ Online Resources Link to Join Now- https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/join-now/ Raised with Manners- https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/horse-master-raised-with-manners/ Ready to Ride-https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/membership-product-for-ftgu-4-ready-to-ride-colt-starting-full-video/ Speak the Language (Horse Behavior)- https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/horse-behavior-dvd/ Equipment Rope Halter How to fit a rope halter-https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/videos/video-training-tips/how-a-rope-halter-should-fit/ https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/julie-goodnight-tip-of-the-month-for-may/ Tie a rope halter- https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/halter-instructions/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQjaYTNs6fE Myler Bits from Julie’s Store: MB-33 HBT- https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/mb-33-hbt-myler/ MB-33 Eggbutt w. hooks https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/mb-33-eggbutt-with-hooks-myler-bit/ MB-04 HBT-https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/mb-04-hbt-myler-bit/ MB-04 Eggbutt-https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/mb-04-eggbutt-with-hooks-myler-bit/ What The Hay Q & A Bits-Curbs vs Snaffle Bitless & Hackamores

Last month, I talked to Dr. Sarah Matlock, a professor of Equine Behavior at Colorado State University, about her fascinating research into using positive reinforcement to gentle mustangs, the challenges associated with it, and the importance of understanding horse behavior and motivation. This month, we continue our conversation about the impact of positive reinforcement on training wild mustangs, as well as its limitations. She explains the unique challenges associated with gentling mustangs, as well as the importance of understanding horse behavior and motivation. In Long Story Short, I'll tell you about a surprising experience I had while training a 5-year-old greenbroke mustang that was adopted from the BLM. And in What the Hay? Q&A, I’ll answer listener questions about a horse that panics when he’s out alone on the trail, a Paint that’s easily distracted⁠, and a mare that just trots faster and faster when asked to canter. Show Notes: UltraShield® Green Natural Fly Repellent: https://absorbine.com/collections/fly-control/products/ultrashield-green-fly-repellent Sarah Matlock contact: sarah.matlock@colostate.edu Julie’s upcoming events: Juliegoodnight.com/events Online coaching, memberships, and short courses: JulieGoodnight.com/join Go to Juliegoodnight.com/news to sign up for Julie’s newsletter From What the Hay? Q&A Resources on Calming Your Horse: https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/tag/calm-your-horse Canter with Confidence Training Video: https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/canter-with-confidence Resources for Cantering Confidently: https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/tag/cantering-confidently Julie's New Course on Everything Your Need to Know About Riding the Canter with Dr. Kate Fenner: https://www.kandooequine.com/canter Resources for Focusing: https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/tag/focusing Resources for Distracted Horses: https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/tag/distracted-horses Resources on High-Headed Horses: https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/tag/high-headed-horses

This is part two of last month’s episode about the new era of horsemanship. (If you haven’t already, be sure to listen to part one from last month!) In this month’s episode, we’ll continue our conversation about science-based, non-forceful training methods, busting old mythology, and changing narratives around the way we talk about horses. I’ll leave you with the 10 principles of horse training, as stated by equine behaviorists, that give us important guidelines to follow when we’re working with horses. In my new segment. Long Story Short, I'll tell you about taking my son on his very first trail ride—and the terrifying moment I had in the middle of it. And in What the Hay? Q&A at the end of the episode, I’ll answer questions from listeners about a Standardbred with an out-of-character behavior in his stall, and a mom who is unsure about letting her daughter join her school’s equestrian team after witnessing training methods that troubled her. Want your question answered in What the Hay? Email podcast@juliegoodnight.com Show Notes & Resources Mentioned in This Episode: “A Horse by Nature: Managing Emotional and Mental Stress in Horses for Improved Welfare” by Mary Ann Simonds: https://maryannsimonds.com Equine Science Society: https://www.equinescience.org Troxel Helmets for Kids: https://www.troxelhelmets.com/collections/kids (Use code GOODNIGHT at checkout to get 15% Off!) Julie’s upcoming events: Juliegoodnight.com/events Online coaching, memberships, and short courses: JulieGoodnight.com/join Go to Juliegoodnight.com/news to sign up for Julie’s newsletter