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 PonyBox News Trending In terms of rule changes, improvements in equipment, and greater consideration given to safety, the sport of eventing has changed a lot since this video was filmed back in 1982. It’s interesting to go through the comment ...
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Want a quick way to improve your seat and develop a better feel for your horse’s movements? Try a lesson on the lunge line. Just because it’s a quick way to learn doesn’t mean it’s easy, however! No stirrups and no reins can make this a challenge and you might feel a few sore mus ...
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Trainer Clint Surplus dedicates his life to keeping the old ways, using the methods of the Vaqueros to produce horses that were well-trained. Mastery is not his goal, but to connect with them and respect the instincts and qualities of each horse he works with to produce the perfe ...
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Bucking, rearing and bolting are the big three of bad horse behavior when you are riding. There is no 100% reliable way to prevent these things from happening, but there are strategies to dealing with them if they do. ...
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Maybe the cold weather has kept you from riding. But it shouldn’t keep you from training your horse. Here are some easy tricks to teach your horse that will keep you and your horse entertained while we wait for milder days ahead. ...
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It’s not unusual for a horse to be a joy under saddle but miserable to work with on the ground. This pony is 21 years old, and while he’s a perfect child’s pony while ridden, he’s a menace to adults and children when handling him while in the stable. ...
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There is an old saying, Many roads lead to Rome. And there are many ways to train a young horse or one that has developed problem behaviors. Here is one woman’s approach, using positive reinforcement and paying attention to how the horse reacts to starting or problem solving. ...
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Horse training is not an easy task nor one that can be rushed or forced. And when the horse has never met a human before, the challenge is much greater. Meet Annie and her two formerly wild Mustangs Freya and Chira and learn how she has gradually earned their trust while learning ...
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If the winter lockdown blues are getting to you it might be time to start a new project. Why not get ready for the season ahead by teaching your horse new skills that will make handling safer and easier? Clicker training doesn’t take a lot of fancy equipment and the process is fu ...
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Created in 2018, the documentary series Listening to the Horse is designed to help you develop a better understanding of your horse and improve your relationship whether in the saddle or on the ground. Featured are over 70 well known industry experts and horse trainers from aroun ...
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When it comes to horse training, timing is incredibly important and whether your reinforcement is positive or negative, it needs to be done with split second accuracy. Praise in itself doesn’t mean anything to a horse. Your parents might tell you how proud they are that you got g ...
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Horse shows tend to be where we are both at our worst and our best. And at schooling shows and smaller open shows, you see a very wide range of riding skills. So you get kids bumping around on ponies to experienced competitors bringing out a green horse for the last bit of exposu ...
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Leading isn’t walking ahead of your horse while pulling on the lead rope. It isn’t tagging along as your horse drags you along. Rather, your horse should be trained to walk beside you with no tension on the rope at all. You may move the rope a bit to guide the horse, but otherwis ...
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Many trainers have influenced how we train and treat horses over the ages. There have been many philosophies about how horses should be handled. Here is a look at a few of the most influential equestrians over the centuries. ...
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It’s said that we never really stop teaching our horses. Every time we handle or ride them, they are learning something from us. This is why consistent handling is so important. And training doesn’t begin when we start to introduce the bridle and saddle. It starts from the moment ...
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1Riding up and down hills takes a few different skills than riding on flat ground. As you go up or down a hill, you and your horse must adjust your balance so you stay together. This makes the ride more comfortable for you, and the job of carrying you easier for your horse. It’s ...
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If you belong to any sort of pet rescue group or page on Facebook or follow similar feeds on Twitter, you’ll no doubt notice that in the days following events that feature fireworks as part of the party, there are a lot more lost dogs and cats. This even happened to one of my nei ...
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The emergency stop is sometimes called a one-rein stop. If a horse is going much faster than you’d like it to, and it’s ignoring your aids to slow down, an emergency stop can help get it back under control. Here’s how to do it. ...
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If your instructor is able to get through more than three bottles of wine in a lesson, you probably have the wrong instructor. Or your instructor has the wrong pupil. You should never drive instructors to alcoholism, no matter how bad a job they are doing. This is wrong. ...
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As an occasionally arrogant, usually opinionated, and ‘always right’ equestrian, I feel that my opinion on all equestrian matters is relevant and important. Of course, this view is basically the ‘crazy horse lady starter kit’. We’re all guilty of it, at least sometimes, and the p ...
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One of the things that impedes an easy flow of conversation between horse and human is that we really don’t understand each other’s languages. Sure, we know when our horse is calling out to another horse but we don’t know exactly what they’re saying. We might hear a mare nicker g ...
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You might not have ridden as much during the winter as you wanted to, and now your normally fit horse is a glossy, flabby butterball. A few turns around the arena and it’s panting and broken into a sweat. It’s unrealistic to expect a horse to hold it’s fitness over months of idle ...
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The term ‘horse whisperer’ came into the public collective conscious after a long absence with the 1995 novel by Nicolas Evans and 1998 movie starring Robert Redford based on the book. The main character in the book, Tom Brooker is said to have been inspired by trainers Tom Dorra ...
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We may have Monty Roberts, the Parellis, and John Lyons to guide us to perfect equestrian enlightenment. But, before they existed, who did we have to turn to? It seems there have always been horse gurus and whisperers. But, some have withstood the test of time, and their teaching ...
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Lunging can be a good way to train and exercise a horse, but in order for it to be effective, it has to be done right. Now, some people will argue that you should always use a lunging cavesson. This is a headstall with some reinforcing in the noseband and extra rings so that the ...
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If you look at old paintings and prints of horses and riders leaping over obstacles you might notice something that doesn’t look quite right to the modern eye. Whether it’s a woman riding side saddle or a man riding astride, both are leaning well back as their horse negotiates th ...
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I mentioned that I had been a recorder at a long distance trail event. While I was there, I noticed a few things about the riders and others that were handling horses. In many sports, you are required to trot your horse out so judges or vets can assess its soundness, although the ...
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School horses can be wiley. They’re a bit like production line workers who get a tad bored and find ways to entertain themselves or make their work easier. Like a good boss, we need to know how to motivate them and keep them at their work. ...
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Camp week is always good for me, because it reminds me of how really difficult and sometimes frustrating learning to ride can be for beginners. Those of us who know how to ride forget the struggles we had starting out. And often, lesson horses don’t really help matters.
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It sounds simple right? And you may do it almost every day. But leading your horse through a gate takes a bit more attention than you might first think. Holding a horse while fiddling with a gate latch, having other horses crowd around or having the gate get caught in the wind, a ...
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We all like to solve problems quickly. That’s why the walls of tack shops are filled with scads of shining bits, and all sorts of martingales, nosebands, tie downs and other paraphernalia. And sometimes, used properly, these things are just the ticket to overcoming a problem. Ho ...
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