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Educational Discussions
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Discussion # 1: Things that effect horses' stride length while jumping
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Video discussion # 3: Drop Fences
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Video Discussion # 4: The great Andrew Hoy!
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Discussion # 2: Letting the Horse do the Job!
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Conformation Discussion # 1
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Video Discussion # 5: What caused this runout and the resultant fall?
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Video Discussion # 6: What a fun video to watch! Unusual form of a Puissance competition at an Eventing competition in England
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Discussion # 3: What do the words "athletic" and "scopey" mean to you?
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Discussion # 4: One of my favorite quotes from my trainer, Jimmy Wofford, is "The worst of them sense our fears and take advantage of us, the best of them sense our dreams and take us there."
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Discussion # 5: Great quote from dressage rider Katherine Bateson-Chandler -
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Conformation Discussion # 3
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Discussion # 6: Which of these working trots is better than the other and why?
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Video Discussion # 7: How would YOU judge this trot stretching circle?
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Video Discussion # 8: Who can tell us what caused this refusal?
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Discussion # 7: Let's discuss this quote from Dressage rider Chris Hickey: "The marriage of the driving aids and the restraining aids makes it possible to bring the horse into a high level of collection."
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Discussion #8: Here is somewhat of a trick question for all of our clever members!
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Discussion #9: What's your learning style?
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Discussion # 10: What causes a horse to jump like this?
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Video Discussion # 9: Awesome video of a clinic with Eventing legend Lucinda Green!
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Discussion # 11: Lets talk about how to evaluate a horse's balance from looking at jumping photos.
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Discussion # 12: Lets further discuss the difference between speed and impulsion:
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Discussion # 13: Here is another quote from Jimmy Wofford on improving your riding:
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Video Discussion # 10: Lets watch this video of a rider doing a Prix St. George dressage test, with commentary from the great Bill Woods!
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Video Discussion # 11: Is this horse a leg mover or a back mover?
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Video Discussion # 12: Short video clip of part of a lesson with the great Bill Woods!
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Video Discussion # 14: Let's watch this dressage rider get a lesson in how to utilize transitions to get the horse to be more active in its hind legs.
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Conformation Discussion # 4
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Video discussion # 13: This video is one of the best examples of correct, classical dressage schooling that I have found!
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Discussion # 14: Rule quiz!
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Discussion # 15: Which of these two jumping photos show a better balanced horse?
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Video Discussion # 15: Is this horse a leg mover or a back mover?
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Video Discussion # 16: Let's watch the great Nick Skelton jump 7 feet 7.3 inches!
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Quiz # 2: Here is a quick and simple quiz for you!
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Video Discussion # 17: Here is another video of the great Andrew Hoy!
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Video Discussion # 18: Let's watch this video of Steffen Peters warming up at the World Dressage Masters!
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Quiz # 3: Rule quiz!
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Video discussion # 19: Another dressage test with scores and comments!
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Video Discussion # 20: Let's discuss this jumper round!
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Quiz # 4: Rule quiz!
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Quiz # 5: Rule quiz!
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Video Discussion # 21: Jumping with placing poles
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Video Discussion # 22: Jumper round with rail down.
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Discussion # 16: Which of these working trots is better than the other and why?
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Video discussion # 23: Tips from Sally O'Connor on improving the canter!
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Video Discussion # 24: Fun video to watch with great horses and riders doing extensive gridwork with some big jumps!
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Discussion # 17: Let's compare these two jumping horses and their riders.
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Discussion # 18: What does this rider need to work on?
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Quiz # 6: Rule quiz!
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Video Discussion # 25: Training level test 3 Dressage test with scores and commentary from the great Bill Woods!
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Discussion # 19: Let's discuss the infamous fence 9 at this years Rolex 3 Day Event!
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Video Discussion # 26: What caused this refusal?
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Discussion # 20: Let's discuss the phrase "Bend your horse to make him straight".
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Quiz # 7: Quick quiz! Which lead is this horse about to land on?
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Video Discussion # 27: This is a good lesson to watch!
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Discussion # 21: Which rider has a more secure and balanced position dropping into water?
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Discussion # 22: Which is a better extended trot?
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Quiz # 8: Who can tell us the difference between lengthened gaits and medium gaits?
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Video Discussion # 28: Let's watch this novice rider taking various jumping lessons.
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Video Discussion # 29: Fun exercise with a line of cavaletti!
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Video Discussion # 30: This is a *great* exercise to work on the quality of flying changes!
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Discussion # 23: Which picture shows a better trot stretch?
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Quiz # 9: Rule Quiz!
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Video Discussion # 31: Let's watch this rider's dressage lesson.
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Video Discussion # 32: Let's watch this rider use an exercise that can help with horses that rush jumps.
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Discussion # 24: How should you ride this Prelim water complex?
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Discussion # 25: What causes horses to knock down rails behind when jumping?
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Video Discussion # 33: Let's watch this rider doing a gymnastic line with canter poles.
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Discussion # 26: This rider is showing us an exaggerated release over this jump.
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Discussion # 27: What do you think of this working canter?
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Video Discussion # 34: Good video discussing the half halt.
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Discussion # 28: How would you ride this fence?
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Video Discussion # 35: What caused this horse to knock the rail down at :25?
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Discussion # 29: Which horse shows a better quality canter/gallop for approaching a fence?
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Video Discussion # 36: Walking ditches and trakehners!
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Quiz # 10: On which lead should you approach a left handed corner jump?
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Discussion # 30: How would you ride this fence?
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Quiz # 11: What should you do if you encounter this problem in the leg yield?
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Video Discussion # 37: This is an interesting exercise!
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Discussion # 32: What does this rider need to work on?
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Video Discussion # 38: Let's watch this rider jump her horse through a small gymnastic line.
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Discussion # 33: What is the difference between "ducking" and "jumping ahead"?
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Discussion # 34: How would you ride this fence?
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Discussion # 35: What is wrong with this rider's defensive position?
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Quiz # 12: Rule quiz!
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Video Discussion # 39: Uh oh... one stride in the two stride combination!
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Video Discussion # 40: Let's watch this video with Tim Stockdale giving tips for riding a jumpoff round!
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Conformation Challenge # 5: What are the pros and cons of this horse's conformation?
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Video Discussion # 41: Let's watch this Show Jumping round with several rails down.
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Discussion # 36: What does this rider need to work on?
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Discussion # 37: Which of these two riders is in better balance?
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Discussion # 38: How would you ride this fence?
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Video Discussion # 42: What caused this horrendous fall around 4:15?
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Discussion # 39: What does this rider need to work on?
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Video Discussion # 43: Video on improving your position over jumps with Greg Best!
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Discussion # 40: Which horse is showing a better, more uphill gallop for approaching a fence?
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Video Discussion # 44: What caused this rider to slightly lose her balance on landing?
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Discussion # 41: Which extended trot is more correct?
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Discussion # 42: What does this rider need to work on?
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Conformation Challenge # 6: What are the pros and cons of this horse's conformation?
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Video Discussion # 45: Using poles as a corridor.
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Discussion # 43: What causes horses to have front end knockdowns?
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Video Discussion # 46: William Fox Pitt and Cool Mountain WEG 2010 Dressage test
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Quiz # 13: What causes a horse to drag its feet during the rein back?
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Discussion # 44: Your horse should learn to stay at the pace you put him in until you ask otherwise!
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Video Discussion # 47: How to pull a shoe!
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Discussion # 45: Let's discuss the term "soft hands".
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Discussion # 46: Which of these young riders is better balanced over their jump?
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Video Discussion # 48: Let's discuss this video - London 2012 Olympic Show Jumping
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Discussion # 47: Where would you jump this fence?
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Video Discussion # 49: How to ride a square halt.
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Video Discussion # 50: Stretching exercise - stretching the horse's shoulders before a ride
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Quiz # 14: How can you tell if your horse is honestly and properly connected on the outside rein?
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Discussion # 48: How do you get your horse's attention on a fence?
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Video Discussion # 51: Wow! This near mishap was certainly "sat" very well by the rider! What do you think caused the horse to make this mistake to begin with?
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Discussion # 49: What causes a horse to jump like this?
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Discussion # 50: When creating a connection, you should never shorten the reins before your horse is in front of your leg. Why?
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Video Discussion # 52: What does this Dressage rider need to work on?
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Discussion # 51: With most horses, canter work improves the trot. Why do you think this is so?
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Discussion # 52: How does the horse know which of these two responses you are looking for?
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Video Discussion # 53: A lunge line lesson exercise to improve your seat
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Discussion # 53: Which way do you tend to find it easier to flex your horse at the poll?
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Discussion # 55: How would you ride this unusual cross country fence?
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Video Discussion # 54: How to ride a bounce bank with downhill landing
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Video Discussion # 55: The horse that wants to LEAP into the water!
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Discussion # 54: Lets discuss clinicians focusing on the horse rather than rider flaws.
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Video Discussion # 56: Troubleshoot training for skinny chevron jumps
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Video Discussion # 57: The great Reiner Klimke shows us the right and wrong way to ride deep!
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Discussion # 57: Does your horse's poll tend to be too high, or too low?
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Discussion # 58: Does your horse snatch at the reins as you allow him to go into free walk or a stretching trot? What do you think this means?
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Quiz # 13: Who can name 3 signs of true collection in a horse?
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Discussion # 59: How would you ride this Prelim bank complex?
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Video Discussion # 58: Want to see great riding on a horse that wants to rush jumps out of nerves?
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Video Discussion # 59: How would you judge this halt?
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Discussion # 60: How would you ride this fence?
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Video Discussion # 60: What caused this fall?
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Discussion # 61: Lets discuss rein length!
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Video Discussion # 61: Cool video of slow motion jumping!
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Discussion # 62: Shoulder in helps to improve the half pass, and vice versa. Who can tell us why?
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Video Discussion # 62: Exciting video!
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Video Discussion # 63: Great video explaining the anatomy and biomechanics of the riding horse in motion
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Quiz # 14: I've mentioned this more than a few times on the site, so lets see who is paying attention!
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Video Discussion # 64: Judge this movement - simple change of lead through the walk.
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Discussion # 63: What kind of jump will this canter produce?
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Video Discussion # 65: Water jump bloopers!
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Discussion # 64: Which picture shows a better piaffe?
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Discussion # 65: How do you ride an uphill triple bar?
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Video Discussion # 66: This video shows the difference between, collected walk, medium walk, extended walk, and free walk.
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Video Discussion # 67: It is always so educational to watch Dressage tests, and to be able to hear the comments and scores from the judge!
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Video Discussion # 68: Interesting complex on this year's Rolex course!
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Video Discussion # 69: Watch and compare these two CCI 2 star riders performing their Dressage Tests, and see their scores for each movement!
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Video Discussion # 70: This is a great video!
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Discussion # 66: Who can tell us how counter bend improves the horse's ability to bend properly to the inside?
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Question #5: (Current freebie!) Could you give me a short checklist of things I need to do if I plan to start eventing this spring?
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Question #6: My training level eventing mare will jump ditches by themselves ok, but has a phobia about trakehners. She will not jump them at all! Help! (Anonymous)
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Question #7: Cotton has started breaking out of the cross ties! He's gone through 3 or 4 halter crowns now.
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Question #8: (Current freebie!) I have had a few years off from regular training and competition, and only competed in a few novice events anyway, and I would like some help in goal setting and a training program for myself and my new horse.
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Question #9: My instructor is always yelling at me to fix my hands! Either they are not in the right position, not the same height, or I find myself pulling on the inside rein and dropping the connection on the outside rein.
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Question #3: (Current freebie!) My horse tends to get heavy on the forehand and leans on my hands a lot. What can I do to stop him from leaning on me and dragging me around?! (Anonymous)
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Question # 10: How about some winter training tips? How often should they be worked over the winter months, how cold is too cold to jump, do horses benefit from time off over the winter and how much? (Sarah)
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Question # 11: I have a rising 4 yr old draft cross. I've been doing light dressage and for the most part have avoided jumping except the occasional trotting over a couple of 18" cross poles.
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Question # 13: I need help with my stadium rounds. My horse gets revved up at shows and as our stadium course goes on it gets worse and worse.
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Question #4: My name is Cheryl and I just bought a 7 yr old chestnut Irish Sport Horse Mare. Her name is Winnie and we've had probably 6 rides all together. The first 3 were absolutely wonderful and the last 2, not so much!
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Question #14: My biggest struggle is sitting up/shoulders back and my hands, which leads to my horse not being consistent. (Michelle)
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Question #15: At what level do I need to start using studs? (Andi)
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Question # 16: How much experience do you think a horse should have at a certain level prior to moving them up in competition? Noticing alot of folks are zipping on up from Beg. Novice and already up to Training in less than a year.
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Question # 17: My horse has "figured out" the system. He knows that warm-up isn't "real" - he's relaxed and almost lazy there. But as soon as we set foot in the stadium or XC course,
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Question #18: We have some more questions about studs: What are the guidelines for choosing where to put the holes? What do you use to fill the holes when you're not using studs so they don't get all packed with dirt?
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Question # 19 : I would like to get new excersices for training my students. I have had the same students for several years & always trying to think of new things to keep things fresh. Can you give us some new jumping exercises to use? (Anonymous)
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Question # 20: How can you tell if your horse is spooking because she is genuinely scared, vs. spooking as an evasion to the aids? And, what do you do about it? (Cheryl)
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Question # 21: Sat I'm taking Chester to meet a friend at a xc in DE to get a lesson - my FIRST xc lesson!! SO, since I know standing martingales are not allowed in eventing xc, I put on the (new) running attachment.
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Question # 22: Should the rider's lower leg always be near the girth when jumping? Or are there times when it is appropriate for their lower legs to be not right by the girth? (Briana)
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Question # 23: If you do not have easy access to hills, would it be possible to use poles and/or cavaletti to build up your horse's back and hindquarters' muscles and strength?
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Question # 24: I bought a TB off the track when he was 3. I have taken him to beginner novice, but he has anxiety issues, and ulcers when we go to shows. Do you have any suggestions? He is pretty good at home.
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Question # 25: The comment "needs truer or better connection" is written on every dressage test we get. Any specific advice on how to do that? (Briana)
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Question # 26: My horse is not drinking very much water, nor seems to be sweating when I am dripping! Should I be concerned? She has access to a salt block and tons of fresh water...I am a bit worried. (Cheryl)
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Question # 27: My horse has started to get rub marks from his bell boots, and the farrier wants me to leave them on him 24/7. What should I do? (Lisa)
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Question # 28: How do I ask for collection? (Briana)
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Question # 29: My dressage trainer mentioned the use of my lower legs to help collect my horse, but mentally, it is throwing me off because I instinctively think when my lower leg is on, that tells the horse to move forward (well, actually faster).
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Question # 31: Could you explain the use of the rider's weight in the seat affecting a horse's balance?
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Question # 32: When is the best "moment in time" to use a half-halt to help rebalance a horse at the canter and trot?
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Question # 33: Show nerves! So...I've recognized for some time that show nerves (mine!) are the current single biggest obstacle to our success.
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Question # 34: Every time I go over a jump I end up being left behind and pulled forward. I love to canter over jumps but with the horse I ride now he canters calmly up to the jump then bolts after it. He also spooks a lot. Can you help? (Cece)
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Question # 35: I cannot seem to keep my horse round...or even just soft... in my down transitions. He really goes against my hand. It's been a comment on some of my dressage tests. Any suggestions? (Vita)
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Question # 30: What is the classical way to ask for a lengthening? (Briana)
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Question # 36: Lately, my horse & I are having issues with turning. Whether its to make a serpentine or just a simple 20 meter circle, there are times when he is continuing to move towards the fence instead of turning to the instead. For example,
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Question # 37: We're entering a pure dressage show in two weeks and doing USDF Training Test 2. Movement 9 says "FXM freewalk." I was interpreting this as two half diagonals - two straight lines with an angled turn at X.
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Question # 38: I have an older tb (about 9) that was a rescue we were trying to get weight on earlier this spring. Finally started working him for a couple months - just basic dressage walk and trot and tiny bit of canter both on lunge and undersaddle.
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Question # 39: I am wondering if you prefer riding to a jump (with no terrain issues) sitting or if you stay in a 2 point/3 point seat? (Wendy)
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Question # 40: Can you tell me when and why a rider would need a figure eight noseband? And what advantages you can gain by using one? (Andi)
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Question # 41: It's easy to tell when Henry is round and balanced at the dressage canter. How do I learn to tell when he's balanced and forward at the gallop however? It's hard to know if he's just "going faster" than I'm used to, or is flat and "running"
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Question # 42: I'm still a bit confused about "galloping" position. From watching jockeys and videos of pro riders, it looks to me like the goal is for your back and head to stay relatively still and your leg joints to absorb most of the motion.
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Question # 43: I am looking for exercises on and off horse to do over the winter to try to build strength and stamina. (Vita)
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Question # 44: How can I get my horse more in front of my leg without actually going faster? (Lisa)
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Question # 45: We rescued an Arab mix pony last year. She is nervous and a bit high strung/quick in all her gaits. She is one of the most unbalanced horses I've ever ridden, leaning heavily on her shoulders and not engaged behind.
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Question # 46: I am focusing on getting crisp departures and realize that I may be confusing Cotton with my "walk faster", "engage your hind legs at the walk" and "trot" aids - what exactly is the difference between each of those aids? (Lisa)
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Question # 47: I have a tendency to ride defensively, and get left behind over jumps. As a result, I land disorganized--with long reins, loss of contact and impulsion. My horse is not a stopper, so he usually jumps anyway, but those fences can be ugly!
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Question # 48: My horse Pie is a 5 yo OTTB. We are having trouble picking up the left lead.
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Question # 49: So I've been feeling very discouraged lately and have lost a lot of my motivation for riding.
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Question # 50: What specific skills do I need to be able to do a Novice level event? And what would be a good training schedule to prepare for my first novice level event? (Kirsten)
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Question # 12: (Current freebie!) I'm 50 years old have not done any jumping in about 10 years. I had a back injury about 5 years ago, which is repaired and cleared.
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Question # 51: I am wondering what the appropriate body position is for trotting uphill.
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Question # 52: My husband made me a chevron for Christmas!
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Question #53: I was wondering if you could give me some tips on how to improve my rhythm and tempo perception?
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Question # 54: When a dressage test says "approaching [some letter] working canter" what is the most accurate way to ride this to get the most points?
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Question # 55: I have finally gotten my horse thinking forward all the time- I hardly ever have to use my whip anymore which is an improvement. However, I think he may be too heavy on his forehand...
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Question # 56: The horses and I are now basically out of shape, from our hiatus from riding. If you could maybe outline weekly goals for me, with the assumption that I will compete at recognized BN in June.. just what you think I need to do to get there..
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Question # 57: PJ does turn on the forehand very well (we can spin around fairly quickly, or go slowly one step at a time), is starting to learn turn on the haunches (for some reason I neglected this until very recently).
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Question # 58: I've never used a running martingale before, but now that I have started eventing I see that almost everyone uses them. Do I need one? (Kris)
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Question # 59: I have a question about the Novice 3D dressage test.
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Question # 60: How do I keep our training sessions from gettting too boring for my horse, without skipping the repetition that "I" need for improvement?! (Cheryl)
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Question # 61: Could you give me some advice on conditioning goals for each week for getting Henry in shape for the Novice Long Format Three Day Event?
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Question # 62: I've been doing Training level, and doing well, and then last November we had a fall - my horse caught his leg in an oxer going for the long spot, and we tumbled.
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Question # 63: Do you have a remedy for the horse who sometimes jumps a jump and then does about one canter stride and stops, props and bucks? (Vita)
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Question # 64: I tend to have "chicken wing" elbows when I jump. How do I fix this problem? Tie my elbows together with a bungee cord?? (Briana)
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Question # 65: I read an article that said to ask for bend our inside hip should be forward, which encourages the horses inside hip to go forward, and causes the riders weight on his inside seatbone to increase. Is this correct? (Lisa)
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Question # 66: My horse goes forward nicely on loose reins, but the minute I take a contact he is behind my leg. What can I do? (Kristen)
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Question # 67: So far "Jump a Course Month" has not gone well. It seems his balancing issues at the canter are the culprit..
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Question # 68: Can you give me some specific instructions on exercises to encourage my horse to jump a little flatter and *across* his jumps, rather than giving such a big bascule?
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Question # 69: When turning onto or off of the centerline, it is better to try and ride that with two deep "corners" or to ride it as a half 10 m circle? (Briana)
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Question # 70: How can I maintain the RPMs in my horse's canter when going through water? (Briana)
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Question # 71: For a horse with front feet issues like Cotton, how high can I jump him without pounding his feet to death if I want to jump 2 or 3 times a week? Can I jump lower fences 1 or 2 days and then raise them for the 3rd day? (Lisa)
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Question # 72: How is the canter lengthening on a circle (Training Test B) different than lengthening on a straight line (Training Test A)? (Briana)
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Question # 73: Since we don't have access to hills, could you describe a progressive program for developing hind end strength with cavaletti? (Lynda)
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Question # 74: With all of the flat work we do in the stadium ring, Cotton doesn't always know when we are going to jump a fence he sees and when we're just circling past it.
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Question # 75: I tried the walk 2 steps and trot exercise tonight with my pony. I figured it would get him to respond better ,and he did at first, but then didn't want to walk and he was anticipating trot.
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Question # 76: My horse has trouble with focus in "coffin" type complexes, as he seems to focus on the jump further ahead of him rather than the ditch right in front of him. What can I do to help him learn to focus on the ditch first? (Cat)
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Question # 77: My horse has a tendency to "chip in" to his jumps. What can I do to encourage him to take a slightly longer spot if it's a good one, instead of doing these stop and pop type chips? (Vita)
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Question # 78: My mare is one of those anticipating, sensitive, a bit anxious types. Its usually pretty easy to manage but combinations and grids can be more than she can manage. She gets overwhelmed by them.
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Question # 79: My horse spooks at the dumbest things!
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Question # 80: I'm not sure how I should react when my horse pops up, half rears, rears, or spins and takes off in the scary end of the arena? (Michelle)
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Question # 81: How much contact should you have on cross country? I've gotten some conflicting advice in the past and would love to hear your opinion. Thanks! (Amy)
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Question # 82: So over the last few months I've come to appreciate that we need to practice full SJ courses.
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Question # 83: Can you recommend a warmup plan for when you know you have a tricky stadium round coming up requiring lots of adujustability?
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Question # 84: I've been working with a somewhat-green OTTB mare for about 2 months. Originally she was VERY on the forehand and heavy in the bit.
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Question # 85: I desperately need help with Training Test B. I loathe it... hate it... wish it would die a fiery death.
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Question # 86: My horse is so fussy in a bit, she is always moving the bit around and chomping on it. Her head is never still! And the judges really mark us down for this.
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Question # 87: I work with two different trainers (one regularly, and the other every month or so since she is more expensive) and am getting conflicting advice on half halts and downward transitions.
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Question # 88: So, I'm coming to realize something now that Henry and I have moved up to Training - he needs more support in jumping than I'm used to giving. I spent so much time working on "just leaving him alone" so that I didn't run him at things.
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Question # 89: Should we be keeping our outside leg back in all of our canter work, or is it only in the transition? (Jennifer)
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Question # 90: There is so much conflicting advice out there on flash nosebands. What is your opinion on them? Should we use them? And how tight should they be? (Mary)
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Question # 91: Should we be hacking our horses on loose reins or in a frame? (Stacy)
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Question # 92: I'm having a hard time getting a canter to walk on Fleck without trot steps or having to be too hard with my aids.
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Question # 93: My young horse Danny is 1.5 years old. He leads, ties, loads, hauls, gets groomed, does the farrier and vet thing, and is all around a good horse.
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Question # 94: what exercises would you recommend for a horse who gets heavy in the bridle in flatwork. Not resistant, just heavy… he used to be uncomfortable with contact… now he seems almost too comfortable with it. (Vita)
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Question # 95: My horse sometimes roots on me and either pulls the reins out of my hands or pulls me out of position. What can I do to stop this? (Julie)
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Question # 96: When the dressage test says you may do your trot work sitting or rising, will you get extra points for sitting since it's harder? Assuming you can pull it off well of couse...(Jo)
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Question # 97: I have an 11yo OTTB who is a roarer and whom I am competing at novice level this year. We are doing great on XC and in SJ, but we are struggling in dressage.
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Question # 98: HOW do I do what you said about using core/back rather than tiring out arms shoulders? Literally, do I let my arms extend, then use my back, or lean back more (water ski)? (Andi)
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Question # 99: I like my coach, very much. She's a great lady. I have some lessons that are wonderful, especially on the flat. But I find jumping with her is good, but not great.
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Question # 100: My horse has a tendency to lose the canter, and fall into a fast trot - sometimes without warning. What can I do to prevent this from happening? (April)
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Question # 101: My horse has a problem with combinations of fences with 1 or 2 strides between them. He grabs hold of the bit and just goes as hard as he can, flat and strung out...
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Question # 102: At what height should I carry my hands when jumping? (Anonymous)
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Question # 103: My horse is an off the track mare. We bought her out of the auctions, but I was told she had 6 months of flatwork done. The problem is, she is very dull to my leg aids. It takes a lot of leg to get her to go, and then to keep her going.
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Question # 104: My horse is always heavy on his right shoulder, and on the right rein. What can I do to straighten him and get him to stop leaning on my right rein?? (Rebecca)
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Question # 105: I have a horse that will go into water just fine, but will NOT jump off a bank into water! I've tried giving her a lead, but that didn't work. What else can I do? (Ashleigh)
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Question # 106: My horse carries himself nicely in the working canter. He feels like he is nicely balanced and in self carriage. But after every canter lengthening, he becomes rigid and is resistant against my hand...
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Question # 107: The lovely friesian I ride, Rhett, and I are having some troubles getting the leg yield together.
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Question # 108: I can get my horse nicely connected and on the aids, but I can't seem to KEEP him there. He is always inconsistent. What should I do? (Chris)
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Question # 109: In looking at some recent Advanced level photos, I see many of the riders have their feet jammed home in the stirrups.
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Question # 110: I had two bad falls a week ago. Fell (actually went FLYing off might be more accurate) in warm up, and then again at fence 3 in stadium.
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Question # 111: At the end of January I got bucked off my horse for the first time pretty much. I should have lunged him prior to riding, but I didn’t.
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Question # 112: Can we talk about saddle fit for the rider? I am saddle shopping and have been for a year.
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Question # 113: My horse loves to stretch down! In fact that is all he wants to do most of the time! I know stretching is good for horses, but how much should I let him stay down there?? (Terri)
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Question # 114: Any tips on helping a horse with walk to canter transitions?
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Question # 116: I'm not a gadget person - I don't own draw reins, a chambon, or even a running martingale. However, after lots and lots of time (nearly a year) trying to convince my OTTB that stretching forward and down into contact is far better than
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Question # 115: I am training my young horse myself. He is a 17.2 hand Oldenburg gelding, just turning 5. Last summer I did some basic flatwork and hacking with him, and he did great!
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Question # 117: My horse wants to gallop cross country with his head way down low. I sometimes struggle to get it UP in front of the jumps, but we manage. Should I let him keep doing this? Or is there something I can do about it? (Jesse)
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Question # 118: Hello! I am a new member and super excited to learn from this site as I don't have a regular trainer to work with!
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Question # 119: I have recently started working my horse again, after a 2 month recovery from a hind end injury and then an abscess. How soon should we begin jumping again? And how soon should we move up to her previous schooling height (3'6"-3'9")?
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Question # 120: I'm having a problem with my mare on the flat. She started out Western, so she was taught originally to give to the bit, not go on the bit. Which means she's usually behind the vertical when we're doing flat.
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Question # 121: My horse drops her inside shoulder and turns her head to the outside. What exercises can I do to fix this? (Holly)
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Question # 122: My horse is taking off with me in the canter! When I ride out with other horses, my horse is starting to get very strong. If we are in front, I can handle her.
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Question # 123: Help with tension at shows! Lately Henry has been so "on the job" (focused, purposeful, not nervous), that I had high hopes for our upcoming 3 Day. But ever since I clipped him on Sunday, he's been on *high alert*.
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Question # 124: I had hip surgery about 5 weeks ago, and it will be another 2 months before I'm back in the saddle. In the meantime, Johnny is spending lots of time on the lunge to build topline muscles without rider interference and work on that weak...
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Question # 125: I have a question about bravery in the field and jumping without schooling first.
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Question # 126: How much leg is too much leg? I have been riding for about 5 years and I have always ridden with almost no leg on our QHs/Appys unless I'm doing something laterally. In other words, I just pretty much let it lay there.
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Question # 127: When teaching, and you are working with a student who has been taught theories that are different from what you teach, how do you handle that?
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Question # 128: Could you explain the proper aids required (and timing) for lengthening at the trot and canter?
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Question # 129: I am just getting back into eventing after almost 2 years off due to my mare's injuries and illnesses. I went out cross country schooling on the weekend, and even though we were only popping over tiny stuff,
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Question # 130: I have a 5 yo OTTB gelding (10 months off the track) that I would really like to hack out more. However, the few times I have tried, he's been a little anxious in the open field.
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Question # 131: I have a tb, when I work her long and low all she does is speed up really fast and do an extended trot (still long and low) and if try slow her down she wont go low and sticks her head out.
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Question # 132: I have never had anyone explain how to properly ride a rear. All I was ever told was to not pull back. Ok, and what do I do with my hands & the rest of my body position? (Joan)
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