"No Fraternizing" Rule

"No Fraternizing" Rule

Update: 2025-04-17
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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:


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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/


 


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


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:        

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

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"No Fraternizing" Rule

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