Horsemanship Training Challenges: when should you increase or stop the program?

Horsemanship Training Challenges: when should you increase or stop the program?

Author: Mark Langley November 15, 2025 Duration: 22:25

Horseman Mark Langley divulges his insights to help with horse training challenges: from whether you should complement your horse ("good horse!"); to knowing when to increase or stop the training program; to helping the sensitive horses and the shut down horses - how do you approach their training? 

He discusses the importance of understanding a horse's past experiences, particularly those with negative memories, and how these can affect their current behaviour. Mark emphasizes the need for patience and consistency in training, focusing on simple, achievable tasks to build confidence and trust. He also highlights the significance of creating a calm, focused environment for both the horse and trainer, and the role of voice and body language in effective communication.

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Author: Language: English Episodes: 103

Mark Langley Horsemanship Solutions for Partnership
Podcast Episodes
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Training tips for frozen or shutdown horses [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:14
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The difference between lightness & softness [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:54
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Short Lessons for Winter [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:54
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How important is footfall to the timing of aids? How to stop Pawing. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:58
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Duration: 24:32
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Duration: 21:45
In this episode of Mark Langley's Horsemanship Podcast, we explore common challenges faced by young, newly started horses, focusing on those that get easily frightened and those sensitive to girth pressure. Mark shares i…
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Duration: 12:16
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Tying Up a Horse: How to Educate them for this [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:54
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