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Trail Obstacle Problem Solving with Mark Bolender – Overcoming the Teeter-totter

December 1, 2020 by Mark Bolender

The teeter-totter is a very popular obstacle at many trail challenges, and it’s one of the more difficult ones. That’s because most people do not teach their horses how to deal with the ground moving under them. Suddenly, we get to a teeter-totter and we expect them to “just do …

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Confidence Lost and Found – Overcoming Fear

January 19, 2022November 1, 2020 by Anna Blake

“You have to let your heart be soft. You have to let your love be just an inch bigger than your fear.” Photo by Anna Blake

Ever notice how horse stories all have the same plot? We get a new horse, usually the wrong one. There’s a period of struggle. We get bad advice, we lose money, we get bucked off. We persist, two steps forward and one step back. In time, the horse ends up …

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Confidence Lost and Found – Overcoming Fear

November 2, 2020November 1, 2020 by Anna Blake

“You have to let your heart be soft. You have to let your love be just an inch bigger than your fear.” Photo by Anna Blake

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No Excuses! Education and Training Progress Can Continue During a Pandemic

September 29, 2020September 14, 2020 by Kim Roe

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Does the pandemic have you feeling stuck in your riding? Do you long for some one-on-one feedback on your training? Do you have a training issue you can’t resolve and don’t know where to turn for help? If all the canceled clinics, lessons, shows, and fairs are getting you down, …

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Training Your Horse to Hate the Arena – Less Correction, More Direction

September 1, 2020 by Anna Blake

“Ride like nobody's watching.” Photo by Anna Blake

Does your horse go better out of the arena? It seems like some horses just won’t go forward and no amount of kicking and yelling work. Sometimes they’re gate sour: fast toward the gate but then getting away from the gate is a wrestling match. Horses who are great on …

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How to be Your Performance Horse’s Best Friend – Listen to Horses in Their Own Language

August 5, 2020June 30, 2020 by Anna Blake

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The horse is relaxed and soft, volunteering his best answer to the rider’s quiet cues. Whether a competition horse or your trail horse, a sweet and successful partnership requires two-way conversations. Find a deeper connection with your horse by listening to his calming signals—the subtle body language horses use to …

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How to Take a Riding Lesson – Eight Ways to be a Good Student

June 30, 2020June 1, 2020 by Kim Roe

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Many articles are written on how to find a good instructor. This article will focus on how to be a good student. Good instructors truly want to help their students learn. Instructors prepare lesson plans and bring their best into the arena. They want their students to succeed and have …

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Rhythm of the Gaits

June 30, 2020May 28, 2020 by Kim Roe

The Canter is a three-beat gait. Photo by Kim Roe.

“Rhythm is the term used for the characteristic sequence of footfalls and timing of a pure walk, pure trot, and pure canter. The rhythm should be expressed with energy and in a suitable and consistent tempo, with the horse remaining in the balance and self-carriage appropriate to its level of …

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When Your Trainer Yells “Go Forward”

June 30, 2020May 19, 2020 by Kim Roe

The ability to ride your horse forward is an important basic no matter your discipline. Even if your goal is to have a slow-moving pleasure horse, it’s still important to train your horse to go forward. Horses need to move actively forward for their physical and mental health, and for …

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Wait! – Give Your Horse Time to Learn

June 30, 2020February 1, 2020 by Don Blazer

Photo by Kim Roe

In this day and age of instant everything, waiting can be hard to do, especially when you’re training a young horse (or an older horse for that matter). It’s easy to get excited; everything is now or soon. There are show classes for weanlings and yearlings, two-year-old futurities, and derbies …

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