Bob Avila Winning Insights

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.