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Question # 122: My horse is taking off with me in the canter! When I ride out with other horses, my horse is starting to get very strong. If we are in front, I can handle her.

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Question # 121: My horse drops her inside shoulder and turns her head to the outside. What exercises can I do to fix this? (Holly)

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Question # 120: I'm having a problem with my mare on the flat. She started out Western, so she was taught originally to give to the bit, not go on the bit. Which means she's usually behind the vertical when we're doing flat.

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Question # 119: I have recently started working my horse again, after a 2 month recovery from a hind end injury and then an abscess. How soon should we begin jumping again? And how soon should we move up to her previous schooling height (3'6"-3'9")?

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Question # 118: Hello! I am a new member and super excited to learn from this site as I don't have a regular trainer to work with!

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Question # 117: My horse wants to gallop cross country with his head way down low. I sometimes struggle to get it UP in front of the jumps, but we manage. Should I let him keep doing this? Or is there something I can do about it? (Jesse)

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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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Question # 114: Any tips on helping a horse with walk to canter transitions?

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Question # 113: My horse loves to stretch down! In fact that is all he wants to do most of the time! I know stretching is good for horses, but how much should I let him stay down there?? (Terri)

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Question # 112: Can we talk about saddle fit for the rider? I am saddle shopping and have been for a year. (Current Freebie!)

...I tend to like a deeper seated saddle, but I find myself hitting the cantle or bringing my seat too far forward when jumping seemingly as a result. Can we discuss saddle flap length and position, and seat depth and width, and how it relates to the riders' position

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Question # 111: At the end of January I got bucked off my horse for the first time pretty much. I should have lunged him prior to riding, but I didn’t.