If you have a horse that has a calm demeanor and is willing to learn, you can teach your horse how to drive. Be aware that only you can ascertain if your horse is suited for driving training or not and not every horse makes a good driver.

No matter if you choose to teach your horse to drive by pulling objects or doing obstacles, you will need to work with your horse on a frequent basis. Most horses that are trained to drive, seem to thoroughly enjoy the challenge. They also need to learn to trust your judgment as to when you're going to pull the reigns and show the horse when to avoid an obstacle. Try to avoid simply doing figure-eight driving in a closed pen as most horses get bored with the quickly and some horses will act up out of boredom.

If your horse is at least 2 years old and in good health, you can usually begin driving training. You will usually need a breaking cart, proper harness, a large enclosed area, a driving whip and lots of time. Most of all, take your time during training and go slow. If your horse seems stressed or is having trouble, slow down and repeat the lesson the next day. Eventually you'll have a good driver on your hands and a horse that really enjoys testing his limits for speed and agility.

Grooming can be a beautiful thing for a horse. It's a wonderful way to bond with your horse as well as keep him looking good. Additionally, many health problems can be caught early through regular grooming.

Every horse is different and some horses love to have their manes brushed, while others just flat out hate it. You'll have to gauge the reaction of your horse to having his mane and tail groomed. Use a spray detangler if he has a lot of snarls or he hasn't been groomed much before. If you hurt him when he is being brushed out, he will be wary of you anytime you hold a hairbrush as he will associate that with pain.

Make it as pleasant of an experience as you can. Talk to him while you groom him. Tell him how great he looks or just talk about your day. Horses are incredibly good listeners. Then as your getting his mane done, see if he will allow you to brush out his tail. Again be gentle, most tails are very sensitive and if you see his rear tensing up, get ready to move as he may be about to kick.

Use a slicker brush on his body. Most horses love the way it feels and it gets rid of short dead hairs and general itchiness the horse may be feeling. Do his back, his sides and his legs if he'll allow it. Look at his coat and his skin while you do it, if you notice anything amiss health-wise, bumps, lumps under the skin or other condition that normally isn't there; see a vet to get your horse looked out. Most health problems can be kept minor and even easily cured in many cases if caught early on.

If you want your horse to love being groomed, groom him in a loving way and do it often and you'll find he'll begin to look so forward to grooming time that he will bring you the brush and drop it in your lap because he's ready to be groomed!