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~Brianna's Corner~
Brianna's Blog Post # 13: Years That Ask and Years That Answer
Years That Ask and Years That Answer (My recent visit with the master of success, the great American Pharoah) I was fortunate to be forced by some educational reasoning to read “Their Eyes Were Watching God” over winter break. This really equates to forcing myself to procrastinate and read the
Lesley's Corner
The Number One Rule For a Rider When Approaching a Jump!
There are lots of different ingredients that add up to good jumping... but no matter what type of approach you are making, or what kind of jump you are approaching, there is one golden rule that you must follow as a rider to have a good jump!
Videos
Video # 87: This is my lesson from today. This is my new 4 year old OTTB (never raced, just race trained).
OC Question # 2: How can you tell if a horse is ready to move up a level?
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Video Discussion # 90: This video shows the various lateral movements in detail, and demonstrates the great exercise of transitions back and forth between shoulder in and renvers.
~Lauren's Corner~
Lauren's Blog post # 3
European Adventure! My adventure through Europe was nothing short of extraordinary. The sights, the tastes, the culture, and, of course, the horses were all incredible, and traveling with locals meant it wasn’t any sort of typical tourist vacation. For two whole weeks I immersed myself in an atmosphere, not
Questions
Question # 279: I am working on up and downward transitions to the canter with my 17 year old OTTB. He is going great the the right, really lifting in the upward and going down to the trot easily. When I switch to the left...
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Discussion # 142: A rather random Dressage thought for the day on riding precise circles!
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Guest Blog post # 67: "Winter Workouts" by Suzanne Adams
Winter Workouts “Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.” Buddha (really, it is a Buddha quote, no fooling!) Once again I found myself at another, "Give-Peace-a-Chance-Breathe-Deeply-Envision-a-Perfect-Ride&
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Guest Blog post # 66: "Fit Bit-itis" by Bill Woods
Fit Bit-itis I began this morning with a roll of the eyes, one which I shared with the instructor who passed this vignette along to me. Seems her student was watching her school a promising 2nd/3rd level horse and observed that she was giving him a lot of
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