Racing History Highlights – June 19-July 2
…He seldom carried less than 130 pounds in handicap races. Like other geldings Kelso, Forego, and John Henry, Exterminator improved with age, enjoying his greatest success when he was seven….
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Improve Your Dressage Seat
…the longer your arms, the heavier your hands. Correct positioning of your hands with a forward tendency demands a strong, dynamic upper-body balance. Otherwise, it often happens that a reflex…
Dressage Exercises for the OTTB
…Make sure you aren’t using your hands for balance. Once you can balance with no hands at the halt, you are ready to walk. Let your hands drop down onto…
Bonus Balimo Exercises
…behind you, reaching back with the opposite hand to touch it (1b). Play with the sequence–right foot to left hand in front, left foot to right hand behind, right foot…
Six Steps to a Turn on the Forehand
A turn on the forehand is a useful exercise in introducing the horse to the concept of yielding to the leg. Follow the steps below to ride a turn on…
Controlling The Outside Shoulder to Gain Control of The Horse`s Forehand
…outside of the horse’s neck. Instead of shifting sideways away from the inside leg, the horse will lighten his forehand and allow it to be placed in line with the…
Make Massage Work For Your Horse
…It’s that simple. A therapeutic massage, on the other hand, has specific techniques that concentrate on pressure points or trigger points. It takes training to do this properly. These pressure…
Fix Your Needle-Phobic Horse
…that tries to rear or strike in the direction of the handler when approached. In skilled hands, snubbing to a post is a good single-handed restraint tool. The handler can…
Courtney Calcagnini and Bowie Capturing Win in $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby
…expectations, as he traversed Tom Hern’s hunter derby course, jumping each fence beautifully to earn the high scores of 91 and 93 during the handy round. The pair earned additional…
Driving Dressage Begins at 2006 WEG
[/caption] Aachen, Germany, August 30, 2006 — Compared to the well-populated stands in the show jumping arena, things are quiet next door at stadium 2, where the four-in-hand driving world…