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Now there’s an
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The best tool for working
with every horse in your barn
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W
hether you own a small farm, a stable or a single horse,
personalized cue cards, as well as providing the best features of both
the most important tool you have at your disposal is your
text and video, all in a device you’d already be carrying with you. The
own set of skills. You don’t have to be a professional horse
iHorseTrainer puts you in control of your own training program every
trainer to improve your relationship, communication and safety
step of the way.
with every horse on your farm, but it’s helpful to have a profes-
The 20 ground training exercises that come
sional’s voice at your side or a trainer’s hands demonstrating the
with the app include:
techniques you need to know. • Going Forward
You may not be able to afford to have that trainer standing
• Following the Nose
beside you every day, but you can defi nitely afford to keep one in
• Disengaging Hips
your pocket to give you a little help whenever you need it. You’ll fi nd
• Stopping
that personal horse trainer inside the iHorseTrainer app for Apple’s
iPhone and iPod Touch.
• Back Up
• Shoulders Over
What Is An App?
• Pivoting on Hips
Applications — commonly known as “apps”— are small programs • Side Pass
you download to your iPhone or iPod Touch that can contain audio, • 9 training concepts
video and interactive features. A breakthrough new app for horse
• 13 common ground fi xes
training developed by Pacifi c Northwest horse trainer Randy Byers,
The “Exercises” button on your iPhone screen will take you through
the iHorseTrainer app is a necessity for anyone who wants to improve
a step-by-step, self-paced tutorial on each of these ground work essen-
ground work skills with their horses, leading to better communica-
tials. The “Videos” feature allows you to see this work in action, much
tion under saddle.
like watching a live horse trainer. The “Problems” feature addresses
frequently encountered problems and how to fi x them, while “Cues”
Your Horse, Your Pace, Your Program
details the aids you use to get the desired result from your horse.
iHorseTrainer is designed to take you to the next step in developing
a stronger foundation with your horse. It is an essential ground tool
Training for Respect
to help you learn to give your horse bridle cues with contact — skills
Remember, respect comes from controlling the horse’s feet. When
you can transfer to more advanced work under saddle.
you have that control, your horse will automatically give you his atten-
With the touch of a couple of buttons, the program will take you
tion and trust you as his leader. The iHorseTrainer program’s ground
step by step through 20 different body control exercises with helpful
work techniques will help you increase your control and your horse’s
tips for both horse and rider, broken into three main modules: Bridle
respect for your leadership, improving the attention span and willing-
Work, Lungeing and Leading. It also has 24 videos totaling 2 hours,
ness of your horse.
and over 100 pages of text. It’s easy to stop, back up, and run through
You can fi nd iHorseTrainer at the Apple App Store
something again until it works for you, and the app is always there as
(on your device or in iTunes on your computer) or at
a refresher when you want to touch up your foundation.
www.RandyByersHorsemanship.com. Versions of
Unlike other at-home training options such as DVDs, the iHorse-
iHorseTrainer for Blackberry and Android phones will
Trainer app allows you to customize your program with notes and
be available soon. NWHS
6 March 2010 The Northwest Horse Source
www.nwhorsesource.com
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