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Educational Discussions
Discussion # 11: Lets talk about how to evaluate a horse's balance from looking at jumping photos.
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Lisa's Blog post #43
During the Thanksgiving break my thoughts turned to how I was going to make the most of the 5 months remaining in Cotton’s conditioning program. Lesley’s little 2 sentence lesson the day before about getting him connected is what started it… I re-evaluated my goals: 1) Get
Questions
Question # 48: My horse Pie is a 5 yo OTTB. We are having trouble picking up the left lead.
Lesley's Corner
How to Best Handle Refusals and Runouts at Jumps
Videos
Video # 22: This is Pamela and her horse Tuxedo doing their Beginner Novice dressage test!
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Lisa's Blog post # 42
What a difference a brief conversation can make! My ride on Cotton had been pretty bad – he just wasn’t listening to me! I decided to end our torture session to go walk the steep hill. We were up to 7 times. I knew I could at least do that
Lesley's Corner
Rider Position is Crucial
A rider's position greatly affects the success of their aids. It is unrealistic & even unfair to expect perfection when your legs are in the wrong place, your hands are moving, or you are not sitting correctly. Inside are lots of picture examples of rider position flaws, and how to fix them!
Educational Discussions
Video Discussion # 9: Awesome video of a clinic with Eventing legend Lucinda Green!
Lesley's Corner
A Rider's Control of Emotions
There is no place for negative emotions when riding. If you think your horse is going to improve once you have crossed the line into anger, frustration, annoyance, impatience, or irritation - think again. How do you stop those emotions from taking over?? Find out here!
Videos
Video # 21: This is Briana and Henry doing their novice level dressage test! (Current freebie!)
Briana, you have a nice trot at the beginning here, although the rhythm is just a touch quick, which shows a bit of tension in his body. The figures that you do between 1:20 and 2:00 help him to relax his back and find a steadier rhythm with
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