Horse Training Tips

Looking for some direction on getting my horse to take a bit. I have tried molasis, warming the bit and various other options found on the internet and suggested by friends but no success. I send him to the trainer and go work with them and he comes home, takes the bit once or twice then refuses. I have a neighbor that works with reining horses that says it just seems he is very protective of his mouth. He isn't ugly or mean, just hard headed. He stands with his teeth clinched and lip pointed. Do you have something that can help me with that?

Larry,
Hello Larry my name is Shelby Brown, I am 26 and I just bought my first horse. She is a 5 year old Registered Arabian Mare. My Fiance and his family have been raising horses their whole lives and I decided I wanted my own. She is a wonderful girl. I have been working her in the round pen and i am doing very well with her ground work. but she has a habit of once we are done and I let her go back into the pasture with our gelding it seems almost impossable to cetch them again. We are also breaking him at the same time. She follows his every move and he was alone for so long he is affraid that we are trying to take her everytime we try and catch her to work her. She does so wonderful while i am working with her and then once they are back in the pasture together they seem to forget what they learned. Also she has a habit of trying to kick us when we try to catch her. I need your help!!! Right now we are only working them about 3 times a week. Should we do it more often? maybe let them have pasture time separated? Thank you for your time!!! Shelby Brown & My Horse Vandetta

I watched your training tips on the spin. My QH mare has impulsion but whenever I ask her to move off the rein she just slowly drags herself around (lazy) and any type of leg bumping, spurring, or clucking won't get her to move any faster. Any ideas? Does your video delve deeper into this problem?
Thanks!

Hi Larry,
I VERY much enjoyed the last 2 email tips on balking. I think they are helpful for me to think about. I got a good chuckle out of the note you sent today! My horse has not done this again since the first query I sent so I honestly can only guess as to what the big deal was.
have a great day,
Brenda
FYI…I did not know that photo would show up…it is from some other deal and when I sent you the note, there it was here, too. Cyberspace….

Hi Larry, Brenda again.
I re-read your note and there definitely was a lot more quick stops and turns (which i try to work on in the arena but cattle, especially these steers, make that less controlled) The boys did not want to go where they needed to and kept splitting up, back tracking, etc. So she had to do quite a bit of maneuvering to get them going in the right direction. The balking began when the job was basically done and i was going to have her get them in some corrals next to the barn(this is not an unfamiliar area). It seemed like the buildings and fast moving BIG steers, bugs, jets and the like just kind of made her shut down. Is that possible?
i just came in from riding her in the arena with mowers and 4 wheelers going with no problems. She does jump at something that may startle her…seems normal. no ballistics or anything though.
I just want to make sure that if this happens again, I am able to respond with some sort of action so she at least thinks I know what I am doing! lol