TO QUOTE THE Glen Campbell song, “You Got to Try a Little Kindness” when training an unbroken or wild horse to willingly accept human touch and then respond to asked tasks. “The first step in all ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chip R Bell is a renowned keynote speaker and a best-selling author. A world-class horse trainer has crossed the finish line.

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Willow, left, and Summer are two of the horses at Glen Oaks Equestrian Center in Glen Carbon. GLEN CARBON — Cailin Messer can’t imagine life without horses. The 2010 Edwardsville High School graduate ...

Scott Banga moves around Paris with ease, his sure hands connecting and fastening leather straps on the Percheron draft horse’s broad body as he talks. “It’s beauty. It’s grace. It’s Miss United ...

Horses are commonly trained using negative reinforcement. However, a growing body of scientific evidence supports positive reinforcement as an efficient training method for horses. In this study we ...