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Question # 116: I'm not a gadget person - I don't own draw reins, a chambon, or even a running martingale. However, after lots and lots of time (nearly a year) trying to convince my OTTB that stretching forward and down into contact is far better than
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Question # 115: I am training my young horse myself. He is a 17.2 hand Oldenburg gelding, just turning 5. Last summer I did some basic flatwork and hacking with him, and he did great!
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Video Discussion # 64: Judge this movement - simple change of lead through the walk.
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Guest Blog post # 19: "Writing Goals in Concrete, and Plans in Sand" by Jennifer Shattuck
The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry . . . (Though most people associate the expression with the 1936 John Steinbeck novel Of Mice and Men, it actually originated in a 1786 poem by Robert Burns entitled To a Mouse which he wrote as an apology after turning up
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Quiz # 14: I've mentioned this more than a few times on the site, so lets see who is paying attention!
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Are You Softening the Rein Correctly?
Does your horse maintain his balance and self carriage every time you soften the reins? Or does he sometimes become hollow, strung out, or heavy on the forehand? If you lose ANY of the quality of the horse's movement or carriage when you soften the reins, it usually means one of these two things:
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Question # 114: Any tips on helping a horse with walk to canter transitions?
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Video Discussion # 63: Great video explaining the anatomy and biomechanics of the riding horse in motion
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A Jumping Exercise to Sharpen Up Every Horse!
For every jumping fault a horse may have, there are specific exercises that can be used to improve it. But there are a few exercises that will improve and sharpen up nearly every horse. And this is one of the best!
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