"No Fraternizing" Rule

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.

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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/

 

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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

Julie Goodnight: Live from a clinic; reinforce a cue within three seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6maBtgKG6Y Bits: Myler Combination bit with a 33 mouthpiece: