Arizona Horse Ride
By Tim Orrell
I
moved to Scenic, Arizona in January 2006, from the Salinas Valley in California, where I rode and studied horses. I attended several pro bull riding schools. However, since moving to the Arizona strip I ride, study, and train horses more than ever, operating a small group trail ride and riding lesson service. It takes two to three years to train a working trail horse, and the following is how I work with and train horses.
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First thing, you get horses that are willing to work together, some horses do not get along with other horses. Then you get them on the trail and go to work, riding them, talking to them, both verbally and through body movement, while working out any bad habits along the way. In return the horses will talk to you through their body movement and you will know exactly what they are telling you. Then after months and miles in the