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Training: English
from the pages of Trail Rider
Tackle Trail Challenges with Clinician Lynn Palm
When tackling rugged country, make safety a priority. Think ahead,
so you don't put yourself or your horse in a dangerous situation. Tell someone
where you're riding and when you're expected back. Don't ride alone. Carry a
cell phone on your body, not on your horse, in case you become... | read »
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Training: English
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Navigating the Dark World of Horse Blindness
At the united states equestrian federation festival of Champions
a couple of years ago, Jeanette Sassoon and her dressage horse Valiant performed
a musical freestyle and demonstration so moving it brought audience members to
tears. While flawless execution can bring about goose bumps, what... | read »
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Training: English
from the pages of Trail Rider
Crossing Trail Obstacles
As an avid trail rider, you're bound to encounter a log or fallen
tree at some point. Crossing obstacles is expected of any good trail horse and
is actually part of the fun of a trail-riding adventure.
The safest method for crossing a low trail obstacle is to walk
over it. If the obstacle... | read »
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Training: English
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Take the Hazard Out of Foal Handling
In many ways, foals are like children. their early experiences
stay with them for a lifetime and can make for either a well adjusted, trusting
companion--or a horse that will pose a constant challenge. Getting an early start
with your foal and keeping his training experiences positive will... | read »
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Training: English
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Ten Horse Arena Work Boredom Busters
You'd rather be out on the trail or hauling your horse to some
fun riding event. Instead, you're stuck riding in an arena. And merely going in
circles seems boring. One dictionary defines being bored as "tired of and
slightly annoyed by a person or situation that is not interesting, exciting,... | read »
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Training: English
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Learn to Mount and Lead Equally
Does your horse lead and mount equally well from left and right? Do you
practice both regularly?
In pre-firearm days, mounting from the left was a necessity for most riders,
who were cavalry officers or others needing a blade weapon. Most people are
right handed, so a sword was carried on... | read »
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Training: English
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Put the Horse Before the Horse Cart
Imagine your perfect horse hitched to a cart, trotting down a
country road. The lines are in your hands, the wind is in your hair. Your horse
moves forward--steady and confident between the shafts.
You might be thinking. "My horse? Yeah right!"
The fact is, yes, your horse can learn to... | read »
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Training: English
from the pages of Horse Journal
Get Your Sluggish Horse Moving
Even though you're kicking like mad, your horse just won't pick up
the canter. Or maybe every time you try to jump, he refuses the first fence two
or three times. Or perhaps he walks so slowly when you go trail riding that you
always seem to be 10 yards behind your friends.
Worse, your... | read »
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Training: English
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Clicker Training With Horses and The Power of "Yes"
In my introductory article ("Clicker Training and Horses: Stepping Stones
Across the Swamp," October 2007), I described the first steps with clicker
training horses and how I began to work out ways to blend this positive approach with
John Lyons' single-rein training techniques. Now it's time... | read »
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Training: English
from the pages of Horse Journal
The First Horse Rides
The big day has arrived--the day you actually swing your leg over
your young horse's back for the first time and sit aboard him.
It's an exciting moment for horse trainers and for anyone who's
raised a young horse, rather like your child going off to their first day of
kindergarten. But it's... | read »
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