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Question # 214: What are the best things to do for a horse that is heavy on its forehand? Especially OTTBs that have been pulled on a lot? Thanks! (Jen)
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Question # 212: How do you get a horse into water he has not seen before? Cisco backed up 3x before he walked into the water at Inavale. We were eliminated. I was kicking him, giving him a loose rein and telling him it was ok. (Catherine)
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Question # 211: At a recent ODE I was pulled up for my horse having his head in the air going into fences. He is an ex-racer and was excited - jumps very well at home - any advice? (Jess)
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Question # 210: I recently bought a nice 14 year old Oldenburg mare that has been used as a lesson horse for several years. She is sweet, quiet, responsive to my leg; but the most stiff and resistant in the bridle that I have ever come across...
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Question # 209: I have a student who is leasing an 8 yr old TB for the summer. She has been having trouble getting him to focus on the fences during a course. He tends to almost zone out if there is too much time between the next fence...
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Question # 207: My lazy-type horse goes great at home, on trails and at clinics in a three-piece loose-ring snaffle. But, at our occasional foxhunts or when jumping even tiny things outside (away from home) he gets excited, runs through it ...
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Question # 206: I know that walking up and down hills increases hind end strength, and I have seen a big benefit from walking hills. What are the benefits from trotting up or down hills, and how much of each gait should I mix in when doing hills? (Sharon)
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Question # 205: My horse is always "right on" on cross country. In stadium, however, we are both notably greener. Sometimes she's in XC mode, taking off all over the place in the warm up, which often leads to…
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Question # 204: What is the difference (or is there) between a jumping canter and a dressage canter, other than possibly speed? Aren't they both supposed to be forward, balanced and with hind legs underneath and lightness up front? (Sharon)
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Question # 203: I am having issues with my canter to trot transitions...
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Brianna's Blog Post # 6
5 Tips to Avoid a Battle (Me and the Dragon mare, taking a break) In any relationship there is bound to be arguments. Great minds may think alike but they do not always agree. The relationship we have between our horse can not escape this principle of agreeing to disagree.