Chris Lombard on a Career of Horsemanship

Editor’s Note: Chris Lombard is an accomplished horseman in Maine, a special guest at the 2019 Best Horse Practices Summit, and the author of two books: Land of the Horses and Horses in Our Stars. Find out more here. The master in the art of […]

Are You Safe?

Editor’s Note: Amy Skinner is a regular guest columnist and has been a horse gal since age six. She will present with fellow trainer and rider, Katrin Silva, at the Best Horse Practices Summit. Skinner rides and teaches dressage and Western. Skinner has studied at […]

Let’s Be “Lazy” Riders

Editor’s Note: Best Horse Practices Summit presenter Katrin Silva grew up riding dressage in Germany before moving to the United States at age 19 to learn to ride Western. She’s been riding both disciplines for the last twenty years and is a regular guest columnist for […]

Lightbulb Moment: Body Work isn’t just for Horses

Value the Start: 9 Good Ways

My Horse Won’t Go!

The True Cost of a 30-day Start

How to be a Good Student

Whit Hibbard: Low Stress Livestock Clinic

Whit Hibbard, a fourth generation Montana rancher and protégé of the legendary Bud Williams, will conduct a one-day, intensive workshop on Low Stress Stockmanship. The day-long class will be held May 16 at the Dolores Public Library and is hosted by Tim McGaffic and Ginny […]

Learning Schools and How to Avoid Tribalism

Cayuse Communications has published many articles on horses’ learning processes. We’ve featured pieces on optimal learning and long-term potentiation, the role of attention, dopamine/reward cycles, and negative reinforcement. Our article on the cons of clicker training drew a lot of attention from the training method’s fans and detractors […]