Practicing a pretty slow lope, on a loose rein, will leave your horse traveling flat. Here’s what to do about it…

Use this exercise to: enhance a pleasure horse’s movement help maintain an older horse that has correct movement give a light aerobics workout to make him use his body up high then release and get soft Great to prevent your horse from picking up bad habits and keep using his body correctly. Members view this…
Zips Chocolate Chip’s stone bruise as a 2 year old was the best thing to happen to Cleve Wells
“My world was crushed”… Thoughts for the day… the power of a great horse to teach you to be a great horseman/woman and how sometimes your lowest point in your horse show journey, becomes your greatest asset. Members log into TheHorseTrainingChannel members area and search for lesson “”Picture Perfect Lope For Ranch Riding” (or…
The Key To A Slow Horse

Pulling on your horse, does not make him go slow correctly… One of the most successful Western Pleasure Trainers and Showmen of all time, World Champion Horse Trainer, Rusty Green explains how creating “shape” through your maneuvers is the key to a slow lope. “If you’ll notice and watch Shane riding… watch Cleve riding, they are…
Prep Tip #2 Preparing for Major Fall Events: Pay Attention To The “Small Stuff”

It’s that time of the year again! Whether it’s the Congress, The World Show, or even your Saddle Club’s Championship Show… we are all striving to be our best for the major fall events. Here’s a tip on the importance of paying attention to “little things” and the big picture. The tip is geared toward…
The Million Dollar Question: What is the best workout for your show horse?

“…the person that puts the best workout together and takes that knowledge and uses it to their advantage to put out an excellent workout 5, 6 or 7 days a week is going to accomplish more” Cleve Wells 25 Time AQHA World Champion Trainer A good daily show horse workout… Should build on the lesson…
Western Pleasure Quick Tip

“You can’t just ride because it’s pretty,
you can’t just ride because the sun’s shining,
you can’t ride because it is Saturday.
If you are in a competition world and you compete with your horses you ride for a reason at all times.”
The Mindset Of World Champion Western Pleasure Trainers
Have A Mindset & Step By Step Plan To How You Will Train Your Champion Western Pleasure Horses. Champion Horse Trainers have a “why” for everything they do. The most successful have methodical thinking and a deep understanding of what they are striving to accomplish for themselves and their horses. Watch this short highlight clip…
Man of Trail, Tim Kimura Clinic on Getting Over The Poles

Shhh…The Secret To Getting Over The Poles is in this quick tip! from none other than THE Man of Trail himself, Tim Kimura! A rare opportunity to learn from Man of Trail, Tim Kimura as he talks trail with World Champion Pleasure Horse Trainer, Cleve Wells in horse training clinic on TheHorseTrainingChannel.com. In under 2…
Champion Horse Training Tip: Horse Show Practice Strategy
23 Time World Champion Western Pleasure Horse Trainer Cleve Wells teaches us an important strategy to keep in mind as we are training at home and in the warm up pen that if you put to use today, should bring you closer to reaching your goals with your horse. Really listen and let this common…
Champion Horse Training Tip: Lateral Exercises To Control Stride
Learn from the experience of World Champion Western Pleasure Horse Trainer, Cleve Wells an exercise to teach your horse to go forward properly to help control his/her stride without creating choppiness. Here’s the transcript: “Anytime I am going to walk or trot off, there is just some really simple things that really help a lot…
