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• Question # 189: I have been riding this little 13.1h pony for this little girl at my barn for a few months now. She used to barrel race and does not know what slow is. She has gotten so much better since I first started riding her, but...
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• The Horse That Wants to Shorten Its Neck
• Video # 44: This is Jen!
• Video # 36: Kayla has a question about how to help her horse get back to the same form she had pre injury.
• Photo # 38: This is Caroline! (Current Freebie!)
• Question # 83: Can you recommend a warmup plan for when you know you have a tricky stadium round coming up requiring lots of adujustability?
• Is Your Horse Easily Distracted?
• Question # 72: How is the canter lengthening on a circle (Training Test B) different than lengthening on a straight line (Training Test A)? (Briana)
• The Sit a Few Strides, Post a Few Strides Exercise
• 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)
• Maintaining the Horse's Length of Neck in Transitions
• The Rubber Band Exercise