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~Jocelyn's Corner~
Jocelyn's Blog Post # 6
What IS Fit? Right now, I am sitting in a forced time out from riding. The tendons involved in the broken finger I had screwed together last year adhered to the scar tissue and it required surgery to release so I could function normally (I was struggling to hold reins
~Firn's Corner~
Firn's Blog Post # 3
Talent, Trust and Technique This month marks two years since I started leasing the beautiful grey OTTB Magic, who later became mine. It seems like only yesterday that I first rode him and instantly fell in love with his kind expression and tremendous jump, but looking back, I have mixed
Questions
Question # 242: What generally causes a horse to slip under himself with his hind end? Weak hocks/stifles, unbalanced horse/rider? My horse slipped out behind three times at the 2DE on the weekend. (Shelley)
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Guest Blog Post # 43: "Coming Out of the Closet - The Plan - Part 3" from the famous Bad Eventer!
Coming Out of the Closet - The Plan - Part 3 When I realized my little knucklehead was terrified of everything, I had to come up with a new plan. See The Horse You've Created and The Plan for Part 1 & 2 of this ongoing adventure. To be honest,
Lesley's Corner
The Full Body Relaxation Exercise (For the Rider)
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Discussion # 103: Lets talk about the "Dangerous Riding" rule!
~Caroline's Corner~
Caroline's Blog Post # 2
Becoming “Big Cheese” Many people close to me would probably never guess that confidence has been a recurring issue for me. I think it’s partly because I’m a Type –A overachieving control freak living in the land of horses where there is ALWAYS something more to learn and
Questions
Question # 241: My big 17.1hh draft cross and I struggle very much with timing our take off for a jump. It doesn't matter if it is a single jump, a line etc. We tend to do a little better with the larger jumps and if it is a cross country jump...
~Caroline's Corner~
Caroline's Blog Post # 1
How to Deal with a Broken Horse So I might not have all the expertise in the world, as realistically I’ve been quite lucky in that this is my first major injury and rehab process. However, with Jack out of work and my goals of running the CCI1* at
Educational Discussions
Quiz # 24: There is a distinct difference between being "left behind" and being in a defensive position over a jump. Who can tell us what that is?
~Firn's Corner~
Firn's Blog Post # 2
Confident Jumping, or How Not to Jump a Combination Photo credit: Action in Motion Photography I think that the vast majority of horse people would agree that the hardest thing about riding is not anything to do with the horse's mind, but everything to do with the rider&