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Certified Horsemanship Association Produces More Professional Safety Videos That Can Be Found on YouTube and Uploaded to Your Own Websites

August 5, 2020March 5, 2017 by Press

The Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) recently finished five more 3 – 10 minute safety videos that can be added to the many that have been produced so far. They can be found on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/chainstructor or at http://cha-ahse.org/store/pages/212/CHA-Horsemanship-Videos.html The topics of the new Certified Horsemanship Association videos include: Showmanship … Read More

Keeping Paradise Possible

August 5, 2020March 1, 2017 by Robert Eversole

If You Want Trails, Take Action by Robert Eversole Paradise. For some it’s a tropical beach with palms swaying in a gentle breeze. For me it’s a dirt trail that twists and meanders to a backcountry camp deep in the wilderness. It’s quiet solitude punctuated by the peaceful clip-clop … Read More

My Horse Grinds His Teeth

August 5, 2020February 21, 2017 by Alice Trindle

Q: I understand you do dressage but I’m hoping you may be able to help. I recently got a horse from the stable I had been working at and getting lessons on for about one year. Lately I’ve noticed, particularly when he hasn’t been worked in a while, that he … Read More

How to Stop Barging Through Shoulder?

August 5, 2020February 21, 2017 by Al Dunning

Q: I would like to give a little background so that my question will be as clear as possible: I own a 13 year old Cob X Frisian gelding (15.2hh) ride & drive called Roger. I have had him since he was a youngster & trained him myself in all … Read More

I Need Help Trying to Connect with My QH!

October 28, 2017February 7, 2017 by Al Dunning

Q: Hello, I have a two year old QH that I’ve had since he was weaned from his mom at 6mo old. And since day 1 he has been shy and unapproachable. He only lets me pet or brush his rear if he is in a small confined area (so … Read More

Winter Jump Training Part 3

August 5, 2020February 1, 2017 by Karen O'Neal

Control Your Landing by Karen O’Neal It’s now February and we are getting ever closer to spring and the competition season. Since we are still mostly riding indoors, this is a great time to work on technique, position, control, and overall training for show jumping. This month’s exercise will get … Read More

Taking Mountain Trail to the World Equestrian Games

August 5, 2020February 1, 2017 by Mark Bolender

Worldwide Interest is Growing by Mark Bolender Riding through rugged mountain trails is something people do every day across the world. You never know what kind of obstacles you and your horse might encounter on the trail; you may have to cross anything from fallen tree limbs to deep … Read More

How to/Should I – Lay Down My 19 Year Old AQH?

August 5, 2020January 24, 2017 by Northwest Horse Source

Q: I was wondering if you could help me to figure out the best way or if i should just not do it, but the best way to lay down my AQH. She is 19 years-old, but she does her very best to please me whenever she can. I was … Read More

What Can I Do to Help Ease His Anxiety?

August 5, 2020January 6, 2017 by Alice Trindle

Q: My gelding is 6 years old and has been ridden since he was 4. He is very good when I ride at home, but as soon as I haul him somewhere else he becomes very anxious and flighty. Although, he has never gotten to a point were he is … Read More

FREE Dressage Instructors Webinar! Jan. 12, 2017, 7 PM EST/4 PM PST

August 5, 2020January 3, 2017 by Press

Attention Dressage Instructors! FREE Webinar is January 12, 7 pm EST/4 pm PST. Register today at: https://randithompsonlive.webinarninja.co/my/wnwebinarlist/index?webinar_id=50632 The Dressage Instructors webinar will be hosted by Randi Thompson, founder of Horse and Rider Awareness; Jodi Lees, USEF “R” Dressage Judge (waiting for upgrade to “S”), and moderated by Laura … Read More

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