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For Better or Worse? Nobody likes that person that’s constantly selling their horse and buying a new one, only to repeat the whole experience a few months later. But nobody likes the newbie on the psychotic young horse who is constantly endangering both herself and everyone around her, either.
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~Brianna's Corner~
Training is no place for pretty Heels down, head up, thumbs up, quiet leg, look where you're going, elbows in, shoulders back, toes in, head, hip, heel!!! Sound familiar? It's the way of the equestrian world. Any instructor who dares to call themselves such, knows these
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To be truly safe on cross country, we need our Event horses to be completely focused on their jobs, and to think and process information quickly. Only then will they be able to accurately read each question on course as it arises, and make smart decisions with their footwork at
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"Pick the right patterns, execute them correctly and they will school the horse." That was Major Lindgren's message to us back in the day, and a dictum we followed faithfully as we wrote out lesson plans to practice-teach demo riders at the Instructors Seminars. One
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More demanding than a simple bending line, the S turn exercise tests the ability to maintain balance and rideability while changing direction between jumps - a skill that needs to be perfected to jump a course well! Learn how to do it here!
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