Ep 64 Q&A with Nicole Shoup

I do like the format of doing Q&As, but it does seem awkward at times to just be droning on by myself for an hour. So, Nicole has agreed to help me do these occasionally. Please let me know how you like these.
Nicole is a trainer in her own right. She also teaches Horsemanship Classes at The Ohio State University, and is a Board Member of the Best Horse Practices Summit.
In this episode we talk about:

• Proud cut horses and stallion management

• Desensitization, spooking, threshold, and timing

• What to do if you are riding a horse that sees something scary

• Using other horses to help a green horse build confidence

• Being important and fully having their attention

• Tom Thumb bits, unbalanced horses

• Backing up to a snaffle if needed

• A phenomenal exercise to help get a resistant horse to soften mentally
• Stallion and proud cut horse management