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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

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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Teaching Timing

August 5, 2020May 12, 2020 by Teddy Franke

This month I want to talk to riding instructors — people who teach other people to ride from the middle of the ring — as opposed to trainers who teach the horse. Whether your client is horse or human, a key ingredient in training or riding is timing. The skilled, …

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How to Start Your Horse on Cattle – Slow and Steady is the Best Strategy

August 5, 2020March 1, 2020 by Kenton Wright

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Do you want to train your horse to work cows, but you’ve never worked cattle before? Maybe your horse is an off-the-track Thoroughbred or does dressage or western pleasure and has never seen a cow. Maybe he tends to be flighty. All that is okay, and you should be excited …

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Tips for Buying a Kid’s Horse – Youth Horses Need Special Qualities to be Suitable for the Job

August 5, 2020January 1, 2020 by Kenton Wright

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So, it’s time to get that horse-crazy child of yours a four-legged creature affectionately known as a “pony”. How do you go about deciding what’s right for this next phase of life? What do you look for? As a father of a horse loving 7-year-old boy, I’ve had to answer …

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Trainer’s Corner: Give Your Horse the Responsibility

August 5, 2020October 1, 2019 by Evan Bonner

Direct Your Horse and Let Him Do His Job By Evan Bonner Does your horse take the initiative in his work? Why should we ask our horse to be responsible? Do you allow your horse to be accountable for his actions, and how do you do that? I believe …

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Trainer’s Corner: The Value of Groundwork

August 5, 2020September 1, 2019 by Evan Bonner

Training Success Comes When We Control a Horse’s Feet By Evan Bonner Most horsemen today know the importance of training a horse through quality groundwork. But I think it’s important to have a deeper understanding of why groundwork prepares a horse to be ridden. With every horse I plan …

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Trainer’s Corner: Creating the Bond

August 5, 2020August 1, 2019 by Donna Kelleher

Ask the Expert — Donna Kelleher By Donna Kelleher Imagine turning your horse loose on a wide-open beach with crashing waves, and he stays right with you. Creating a bond with your horse has a lasting and valuable effect on your relationship. A horse bonded to you will stay …

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Trainer’s Corner: How to Put Your Horse in Balance – Part 2

August 5, 2020January 1, 2019 by Lynn Palm

Bending Aids and an Exercise By Lynn Palm Last month I described what correct bend is, and the aids to achieve it. In this article I’ll review the key points and give you an exercise to help train your horse to bend correctly. Review of Bending When a horse …

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Trainer’s Corner: How to Put Your Horse in Balance with Bending – Part 1

August 5, 2020December 1, 2018 by Lynn Palm

Sequence of the Aids By Lynn Palm Have you ever ridden a horse on a curve or a circle and felt the horse speed up, lose his balance and not be able to follow the path? You may have been asking your horse to trot in a curved arc …

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Basics of Balance

August 5, 2020November 1, 2018 by Northwest Horse Source

Establish Good Communication through Aids By Lynn Palm It’s essential that horses are balanced to maximize athleticism. Balance can only be attained when your horse is driving himself forward from his hindquarters with his body straight. To get your horse to go forward you must have good communication with …

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