Using Trained Horses To Help Bring On Your Novices
There are two attitudes you can adopt when referring to horse training, when you have the first of these attitudes, you find coaching slow, hard and drudgery. You wouldn't be wrong on the "slow and...
View ArticleBitless Horse Coaching
Most pony folks accept the bit as a mandatory instrument that's invariably used when training, riding or driving a horse. But does, invariably, necessarily mean that bits are indispensable?
View ArticleHow And Why You Should Bridge Your Reins
One of my beginner jump students came to with a problem one day. Her horse took fences with a good deal of energy. While she was quite good at handling him, she had feeble muscles in one arm as the...
View ArticleA Brief Guide to Dressage
To a lot of folk, dressage is just horse riding made up of pretty figures and manoeuvres in a little arena. Yet to think about dressage in that capacity is a disservice to the discipline and the...
View ArticleFeeding Horses With Hay Nets
There had been a point in time when I felt nice looking down a barn and seeing a line of pony heads with hay nets attached, moving almost in unison as the horses peacefully chewed away. Like a lot of...
View ArticleOwners Need As Much Training As Their Horses
Most of the time, pets are procured in the interests of friendship. Some pets could be expected to perform certain obligations, like guard dogs are. Typically, though, pets are brought in as playmates...
View ArticleNorthwest Community College Equine Studies
Based in Powell in Wyoming, Northwest Community College is a public community establishment offering several two year associate degree courses. One of those courses is in Equine Studies. This programme...
View ArticleWhat To Consider When Buying A Western Saddle
Are you ready to get a brand spanking new saddle? Well, you are because you are going thru this article! The million dollar question is, what saddle type would work best for you?
View ArticleGetting Your Pony Training Facts Right
In terms of what you could call organized disciplines, pony training is probably one of the very oldest. The homo sapien has been using horses for ages: for war, for work and for pleasure. You may call...
View ArticleEquine Sponsorship: How You Can Land Yourself a Deal
Leading sportsmen including jockeys, trainers and even events can be sponsored. In exchange for brand visibility a company will be a sponsor.
View ArticleMastering The Sitting Trot
Join the club, if you find you are having trouble with sitting when your horse is on the trot. All too many riders who are getting trained in the sitting trot face issues maintaining their seat. Lots...
View ArticleThe Robust And Majestic Friesian Horse
The Friesian breed horse, a slightly rare horse of black color, traces its origins back to a Dutch province, Friesland. The Friesians give great importance to the breeding of and dealing in their...
View ArticleThings To Consider Whilst Towing a Pony Box
When you are employing a horse trailer, it is obvious that you have to exercise lots of care to be sure it is safe for its occupants, for you in the towing auto and for all other drivers you come across.
View ArticleWhy Count Horse Strides When Jumping
A question that I receive frequently from my students is: when do we start counting strides? When used right, counting strides is a really practical tool that will help you and your pony make light...
View ArticleFour Of The Eight Perilous Horse Sins
Unfortunately horses, like homo sapiens, can pick up some habits here and there. Here is the 1st part of 8 equine vices you have got to nip in the bud whenever you catch them.
View ArticleBuilding Trust With Your Horse
By nature, horses are gentle and trusting, unless they have suffered abuse. A horse that has been abused, mistreated or hurt will be the other way around: it's going to be dubious, and it is really...
View ArticleTransporting Your Horses
One of the most frustrating experiences a horse owner can have is to get into a position where he or she needs to move their pony somewhere far, but can't do so because of the absence of a trailer or...
View ArticleThe Foundation Of A Champion Horse Is Repetition And Repetition
If I had received a cent for every time I repeated something to a horse, I would've been a millionaire by this point. I start by hammering it into a horse's head I'm actually attempting to communicate...
View ArticleSlow Equals Fast With Pony Training
Ever had the advantage of watching a natural born horse person in total harmony with his horse do nonchalant tricks with it that you wouldn't have imagined possible , and cause them to look so...
View ArticleThe Versatility Of Today’s Ponies
People use horses for pleasure, work and sports. The term used to describe horse riding talents in their totality is 'equestrianism' Animal Planet has claimed that horses are the 4th most influential...
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