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Barrel Racing Basics, Part 2
Continuation and conclusion of the first part of Barrel Racing Basics. Continues on with increasing of speed and turns, etc.
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Can your horse do this?
Does your horse come to you when you call him? Does he stand, untied, to be groomed or tacked up? Find out what the essentials are to reach your goals with your horse.
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Gentling Horses
There are two ways of dealing with horses, or animals, or life for that matter. With arrogance, violence and dominance, or gentility. Real power lies in the latter.
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Horse Issues
Discusses the problem of frustration and lack of patience that many trainers have with their horses.
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Is Training Your Horse Only A Click Away?
Clicker training--works for dogs but what about horses?
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Martingales & Tiedowns
A detailed look at comparisons between two popular training tools: the tiedown and the martingale. The pros and cons of each, and my personal opinion on both.
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To Spur or Not to Spur?
A look at the debate over western style spurs in the training of horses.
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Traditional vs Natural
Viewing the traditional vs the natural methods of training horses.
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Train Any Horse Effectively
Learn to train any horse, including problem horses, yourself! By enhancing the horse/human relationship, you can train your horse to be responsive and receptive.
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Trainer or Trainee?
Do we train our horses, or do they train us? You decide.
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"Don't Tell Me What to Do!"
Understanding what makes a horse tick is the key to understanding how to achieve and reach our highest goals when working with horses. For all disciplines, all breeds and everyone who comes in contact with a horse!
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Antoine de Pluvinel's 'Le Maneige Royal'
Antoine de Pluvinel's horsemanship manual, first published in 1623, marked a change in the approach to training a horse for the riding house.
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Care of the Natural Horse
Closer examination of the Flight/Fight instictual behavior of the horse along with Breeding and Movement Behaviors.
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Choose a Horse Training Philosophy
It seems like everyone has a horse training philosophy these days. From O'Connor to Lyons, from Pat Parelli to Sally Swift, how does a rider choose?
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Communicating with Your Horse
Groundwork is the key to communicating with your horse in a way he understands. Never underestimate the importance of proper groundwork.
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Connecting with your Horse
How to mentally connect with your horse by moving the hooves ...
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Controlling Your Horse
A lack of knowledge often leads riders to believe that a bigger bit is what is needed to control their horse, when what is really needed is a bit of knowledge.
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Horse Relationships
Relationships mean everything to horses. In fact, the type of leader you are determines exactly how your horse behaves.
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Horse Tack, Part 2
A discussion of a couple more pieces of tack: the breastcollar and stirrups.
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Maintaining Control of Your Horse
The foundation for everything you ask of your horse is an ability to flex laterally. In order to obtain correct collection you must have good lateral flexion.
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Monty Roberts
In our modern age of mass communication and the pursuit of profit, there is always someone trying to sell us something...sometimes just snake oil.....
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The Bowline Knot
A discussion of the bowline knot, the most popular knot used with horses.
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The Natural Horse
Introduction to the care and maintenance of the "natural" horse ...
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Training Exercises
Some fun exercises to help increase your horse's courage, balance and coordination as well as keep the rider on (off! *vbg*) her toes!!
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A HORSE, OF COURSE!
Trot down memory lane and discover the truth of how they made that horse talk!
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Halter Breaking
Horses that are poorly halter broke will pull back at trailers and hitching posts, and drag their owners around like rag dolls. What can be done about it?
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Safety for young horses
Young horses have a natural tendency towards self-destruction - but with a bit of forethought, it is possible to keep the accidents, and the vet's bills, to a minimum.
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Buying or Adopting the Free Horse
Before deciding to give a free (or nearly free) horse a good home, be sure to know the costs involved with care and training.
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Dressage Training-When you just can't do it yourself
the feelings of a dressage rider coming to the decision of using a trainer for the first time.
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Book Review: The Man Who Listens To Horses by Monty Roberts
Short book review. Read to find out if you should purchase this book or not.
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Afleet Alex Heavily Favored to Take Belmont
The 137th Belmont Stakes features Giacomo, Afleet Alex and all newcomers except one on Saturday in the grueling 1 ½ miles Test of Champions.
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Celebrity Animals
What do Moose, Pal, and Bamboo Harvester all have in common? They are all famous TV stars of bygone years. And they are animals.
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Getting The Most Out Of A Clinic
Questions to ask be for signing up for a clinic
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Natural Horsemanship
Most people think of Natural Horsemanship as a relatively new phenomenon, when in fact the philosophy of Natural Horsemanship can be traced back to ancient Greece.
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Charreria
A traditional horse and rider sport from Mexico that gave a start to the American rodeo.
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Cueing Your Horse, Part II
A second part discussion about teaching your horse cues to help him become a better trained horse.
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Drug Watch In Horse Racing Expands
Participants in the horse racing industry are coming under more scrutiny for positive drug tests and their animals' welfare. No exceptions is the word for the Olympics.
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DVD Review: Day Watch Unrated
Timur Bekmambetov's sequel to his blockbuster Night Watch keeps the thrills but strays farther from Sergei Lukyanenko's bestselling books. 6/10.
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Federigo Grisone's Gli Ordini di Cavalcare
Federigo Grisone's horsemanship manual of 1550 was the first to have a wide-ranging influence since Xenophon's 'The Art of Horsemanship', written 2000 years earlier.
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Horse Sense and Sensibility
How much do we really know about what's going on in animals' minds? How much do they understand us? The Alexander Technique provides a fascinating framework within which to explore this question.
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OPINION: School Funding, Short Stuff, and Grumpy Grinches
School Funding Follies, a 17-year old heroine from Dayton, and Grinch-Nappers in Portage County
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Pony or horse? Foal or filly?
The differences between fillies and colts, and ponies and horses
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Roman and Medieval Ponte de Lima
Manor house hotels set in vineyards, a Roman bridge, a Medieval pilgrim route, show gardens, cycling paths and Lusitanian horses draw travelers to Ponte de Lima.
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Scent Detection Horses
Using horses in scent detection may be a new concept but, considering the bond that horses and humans share along with the horse’s natural scenting ability, it makes perfect sense.
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Spirit: The Mustang Behind the Movie
Read about the real-life mustang behind the movie, 'Spirit, Stallion of Cimarron', and learn about the majestic wild horses who still roam the American West.
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Uralla, Australia
Years ago when horses and carriages ruled the roads, there was Captain Thunderbolt - the gentleman bushranger, popular with the locals and wanted by the law!
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Wekiwa Springs State Park
Florida's Wekiwa Springs State Park is an oasis of opportunity for campers, hikers, and backpackers, as well as anyone who enjoys activities in the great outdoors.
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