Respect Starts Here!

need to know who the leader is.
When a horse disregards a person and shoves him around the horse knows that person is not a good leader. In a horses mind if the person is not even good enough to control its feet then how can he trust that person to take him away from the herd down the trail or past a scary object? Believe me control of the feet in a horses world relates to everything!
When a horse pushes into my space I dont look at this as being bad but as asking a question Are you a leader? I simply block the horse and answer the question of leadership by stopping him from moving my feet. Every time this happens at a weekend clinic I am always amazed at how powerful the leadership issue is with each horse. The horse will often want to go with me when I walk away to the next horse. It is a very intense first impression from the horses point of view.
The exercises listed below will allow you to be able to maintain an arms length distance between yourself and your horse unless you invite the horse into your space or you go into his. Dont be fooled by this distance especially if you are the one getting out of the horses way. Make sure he is backing away from you and not vice versa.
. Using your hand on the horses nose above the nostrils apply steady pressure with your fingers and thumb until the horse backs away. Dont try to shove him back or he will just push harder into your hand. Remember to release the pressure as soon as he moves away from it.
2. Drive the horse backward by making small rhythmic waving motions with a stick or whip towards his chest. As soon as the horse takes a step back release the motion. If he doesnt move intensify the movement until he demonstrates a try. 
Catching Horses
When I catch my horse in a stall paddock or big pasture I always want to first get my head in the right place. If I am in a rush or am irritated the horse will feel this and likely head off in the other direction.
Here is what I do to catch my horses in these three areas
Box Stall When I take a horse from a box stall I like to have him