Bob Avila Winning Insights

Bob Avila working his horse.

Western Horse Training Tips

Think the flag is only for working cow horses? Think again! This tool can help reining horses with rollbacks and give any horse a needed change of focus.

Bob Avila on palomino horse.

Western Horse Training Tips

Bob Avila sitting on a buckskin horse who is looking to the right.

Build confidence

Negativity in your riding will keep you from reaching your goals.

No matter the confidence-busting circumstances, you have a choice: Give up or get tough and keep going.

Focus on your comeback rather than your setback to move on from mistakes.

Bob Avila riding a palomino in an outdoor arena.

Save yourself trouble and heartache by learning from the eight horse-buying mistakes I see buyers make all too often.

The best time to end a training ride is when your horse is relaxed and receptive—not when he’s confused or exhausted. To become a good trainer, you have to learn where the line lies between asking too little, and asking too much.

The secret to effective horse training is simple: You have to know when to quit.

Red roan horse posing for sale-ad photo. He's not standing square, he is on uneven ground and there are cars, golf carts, and a dog in the background making it a distracting sale-ad photo.

Learn how a few extra minutes and a little elbow grease can take your next sale-ad photo to a professional level.