Horses are social animals with a strong herd instinct, and different rules apply when humans are involved. I teach what I call the “no fraternizing” rule at the beginning of all my clinics and here it is:

When in the presence of humans, when being handled, led, tied, or ridden, a horse should not interact with, fraternize with, or make any displays of herd behavior toward another horse.

Show Notes:

Julie Goodnight Horsemanship Facebook Page:

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Julie Goodnight’s Schedule:

https://juliegoodnight.com/events-2/

Sign up for Julie’s Newsletter:

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Submit your question to Julie for answering in the What the Hay Q&A:

podcast@juliegoodnight.com

Instinctive Behavior:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/horse-behavior-horses-instincts/

No Fraternizing Rule:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/julies-blog/the-making-of-a-trail-horse-part-3/

Raise Your Foal Right:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/julies-blog/raise-your-foal-right/

Focus on Me/Focus on Nothing:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/back-from-the-brink-managing-emotional-meltdowns-in-horses/

Reinforcement or Correction:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/the-dish-on-discipline/

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/julies-blog/guest-blog-my-top-3-lessons-from-the-julie-goodnight-yoga-riding-retreat/

Training & Continuing Education Resources:

https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/lead-line-leadership-full-video/

https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/behavior/

Ground Manners:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7jXrDt6vVg&list=PLlJpbEbtHKYrmKbJMz8AraYSJAu7bDZq

Ground Manners: Leadline Boundaries:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeR43GKXmQI&t=1533s

Ground Manners, Establishing Boundaries:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQjaYTNs6fE&t=73s

Julie Goodnight: Clip from show 719 Norwegian Feud (Fjord Horse with Poor Ground Manners):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlLvPnP6e2Y&t=159s

https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/mb-33-combination-myler-bit/

Myler MB-33-HBT-Short Shank:

https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/mb-33-hbt-myler/

Google Review Link:

https://g.page/r/CSISpaMrd33aEBI/review

For years, I’ve been sharing my insights on horsemanship, helping riders like you build better relationships with your horses and reach your full potential in the saddle. And one of the most powerful tools I’ve found in this journey is the simple yet profound act of setting goals.

Show Notes:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/horse-goals-or-bust-goal-setting/

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/julies-blog/making-time-for-horses/

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/?s=Horse+Goals+or+Bust

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/interactive-membership-benefits/

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/fun-games-and-exercises/

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/april-blog-2025/

We do our annual vet exams, vaccinations, and dental care every Spring. Just as we prioritize annual check-ups for ourselves, a yearly wellness exam by an equine veterinarian is paramount for maintaining your horse's health.

Annual Horse Health Maintenance Checklist:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/annual-horse-health-maintenance-checklist/

Issues From The Ground: Ground Manners For The Veterinary Visit

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/issues-from-the-ground-ground-manners-for-the-veterinary-visit/

First Aid Kit:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/first-aid/

Ground Work:

https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/lead-line-leadership-full-video/

Stand Still:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/stand-statue-still/

Training:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/head-down-cue/

How to (and How Not to) Handle Your Horse’s Feet (Video): https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/videos/video-training-tips/how-to-and-how-not-to-handle-your-horses-feet/ Free

How to Get a 5-Star Rating From Your Farrier:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/how-to-get-a-5-star-rating-from-your-farrier/

Desensitizing Lesson with Truth (Video): https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/videos/video-training-tips/desensitizing-lesson-with-truth/

Issues From The Ground: Desensitizing To Touch In Sensitive Areas:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/issues-from-the-ground-desensitizing-to-touch-in-sensitive-areas/

Vaccine:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/safety-concerns-administering-vaccines/

Fecal Egg Count Kits/Info.:

https://horsemenslab.com/faq.html

Silver Honey Wound Spray:

https://absorbine.com/products/silver-honey-combo-pack?variant=39493392990369

Cosequin Equine:

https://www.cosequin.com/horses/julie-goodnight-chooses-cosequin-asu-joint-hoof-pellets/?

utm_source=Cosequin&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Julie_endorsement

Rip, Annie’s colt, is nine months old, but technically a yearling. He’s basically a learning machine with the whole world at his hooves. He loves the indoor arena, and he seems to enjoy our short training sessions too...

Desensitizing- touch all over, brush, handle face, ears, belly

Horse Report: Getting The Band Back Together

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/horse-report-gettin-the-band-back-together/

Issues From The Ground: Desensitizing To Touch in Sensitive Areas

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/issues-from-the-ground-desensitizing-to-touch-in-sensitive-areas/

Tantrums and emotional meltdowns in Horses

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/back-from-the-brink-managing-emotional-meltdowns-in-horses/

Leading—come with me, rate speed, can’t run away.

Lead Line Leadership Course

Issues From The Ground: Rearing When Leading

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/issues-from-the-ground-rearing-when-leading/

How to Get a 5-Star Rating from your Farrier

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/how-to-get-a-5-star-rating-from-your-farrier/

September 2021 Horse Report

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/september-2021-horse-report/

Lipping, Nipping, Biting:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/julies-blog/off-to-a-good-start/

Bit selection considerably impacts horse training, comfort, and performance across all disciplines

Show Notes for February Blog Post 2025: Bit Overview

Talk About Tack: Fitting Curb Chains to Curb Bits:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/talk-about-tack-fitting-curb-chains-to-curb-bits/

Talk About Tack: Snaffle to Curb:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/talk-about-tack-snaffle-to-curb/

Julie Goodnight Q & A Bit Tips:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/horse-illustrated-julie-goodnight-qas-bit-tips/

My Horse is Tossing and Shaking His Head:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/my-horse-is-tossing-and-shaking-his-head/

What Bit Should I Use:

https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/what-bit-should-i-use-2/

In this newest episode of my podcast, I discuss different saddles, how they are constructed, and the pros and cons of rigid trees, flexible trees, treeless, and riding bareback. I'd like you to join me as we embark on this discovery.

January 2025 Podcast Show Notes

Illusive Concepts that Affect Saddle Fit

• Is Saddle Fit More Important to the Horse or the Rider
  • https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/julies-blog/is-saddle-fit-more-important-to-the-horse-or-the-rider/
• Eddie’s New Saddle-How Saddle Fit Changes Over Time
  • https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/julies-blog/eddies-new-saddle-how-saddle-fit-changes-over-time/
• Saddle Trees Fit and Riggings
  • https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/training-advice/saddle-trees-fit-and-riggins/
• Top 3 Saddle-Fit Pains
  • https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/top-3-saddle-fit-pains/
• Forces and Pressures on the horse’s back during bareback riding
  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090023312002341
• Horse Master Episode #908-Cross Dressed: English to Western Saddles
  • https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/videos/horse-master-shows/episode-908-cross-dressed-english-to-western-saddles/
• Julie Goodnight talks about saddle fit with Darrell Nephew of Circle Y Saddles-You Tube Video
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fl43qeZLoY
• Fitting a saddle to Annie-Video
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXHNwIrsOAA
• Julie Goodnight’s Peak Performance Saddles
  • https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product-category/tack-room/saddles-tack/saddles/
• Bridge Pads
  • https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/?s=bridge+pad
• Books on Science based behavior and training
  • https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/julies-blog/my-favorite-books-of-the-year-and-decade/
• Evidenced Based Horsemanship
  • https://evidence-basedhorsemanship.com/buy-the-book-dvd/
• Leave Julie Goodnight a Google Review-thank you, in advance
  • https://g.page/r/CSISpaMrd33aEBI/review
• December 2024 Blog-Reins
  • https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/free-articles/julies-blog/december-blog-2024/
• Refinement & Collection
  • https://shop.juliegoodnight.com/product/refinement-and-collection-full-video/
• Goodnight’s Interactive Membership
  • https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/interactive-membership-benefits/
• Replacement Training
  • https://signin.juliegoodnight.com/articles/how-to-make-a-perfect-horse/

Analyzing traffic to our website and the direct questions we get from you, the end-user, we see significant interest in tack and equipment and its appropriate use and adjustment. I love this because it tells me that you are looking out for your horse’s best interests and are committed to being the best partner your horse could have.

Show Notes for Perfecting Saddle Fit Skills

Julie Goodnight’s Online Academy:

online horsemanship library

Annual Saddle Fit Assessment Article:

annual saddle fit assessment

Julie Goodnight’s Podcast:

Ride On with Julie Goodnight

Julie Goodnight’s Peak Performance Saddles:

Saddles

Thirty Second Tack Check Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYNPVAtwukk