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Educational Discussions
Video Discussion # 36: Walking ditches and trakehners!
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Handling Conflicting Advice From Trainers
Take enough lessons and you will come across conflicting advice. Hands up or down? Quiet hands or vibrate reins? Sit to jumps or stay off his back? As an amateur rider, it can be very confusing to get such conflicting advice! Here's how to best handle these situations and figure out which to use.
Educational Discussions
Discussion # 29: Which horse shows a better quality canter/gallop for approaching a fence?
Questions
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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The "Walk Two Steps and Trot Again" Exercise
One of my all time favorite exercises, and SO useful for horses at all levels! It teaches young horses to stay balanced and connected through transitions, helps advanced horses improve engagement and collection, and teaches riders how to ride transitions correctly. Learn how here!
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Training the "Cluck" Response
Keep your "cluck" aid alive, so that you will always have a tool to keep your horse sensitive & more highly responsive to your leg aids. If you have a horse that tries to train YOU to do all the work, learn how to finally fix this problem for good!
Educational Discussions
Video Discussion # 35: What caused this horse to knock the rail down at :25?
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Steeplechase! (Current freebie!)
The steeplechase phase of a long format 3 day event is an exhilarating experience - it's the ultimate thrill ride! But it can be nerve wracking if you have never before jumped fences at such a high rate of speed. So it is best to be well prepared with
Educational Discussions
Discussion # 28: How would you ride this fence?
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The New Galloping Position Fad
Educational Discussions