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Principles of Horse Training (Current Freebie!)
Horses are the most amazing creatures....... from their awesome athletic abilities, to their regal spirit, to their generosity and desire to please us humans, to their fascinating powers of perception. I feel like we owe it to them to carefully consider what we do with them on a daily basis.
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Video #3: This is Andi and her horse Chester at a schooling show.
Photos
Photo #8: This is Abby!
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Rider Balance Equals Safety (Current freebie!)
Balance in the saddle is a simple concept - but that doesn't mean it's necessarily easy to achieve. To be balanced on a horse a rider must follow this basic principle at all times: The rider must keep their center of gravity directly over their base of
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The Quality of the Contact (Current Freebie!)
What should you feel in your hands when your horse is going correctly on the flat? I think many riders are unsure of what they should be looking for. What a rider feels in their hands is a direct correlation to the state of the horse's back and
Photos
Photo # 7: This is Cheryl's new horse Winnie! With her former owner riding her..
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Conditioning For Soundness
While there are many conditioning programs, most focus on visible musculature and aerobic capacity without enough thought to strengthening bones, tendons, and ligaments. Without a program for these structures, injury risks increase. The key is long slow distance training. Learn all about it here!
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The Rider's Neutral Pelvis Position
This drawing shows 3 possible positions of the dressage rider’s pelvis. The imaginary bucket of water helps show how different pelvis angles shift the rider’s center of gravity and tip the bucket. Learn all about the 3 rider pelvis positions here!
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Stretching the Horse
Stretching is a fabulous exercise for the horse, and should be done at the beginning and end of each workout, as well as intermittently throughout the ride for brief periods as a reward, and to test that your training has been correct. Learn how to do it CORRECTLY here!
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What Makes a Good Event Horse?
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