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Book Excerpt: Eventer Fights Ovarian Cancer
…your horse unless you are ready mentally and physically. “I knew I wasn’t ready mentally if my decision was made purely with emotion. If I could back away and look…
The First Rides on a New Horse
…this point in life they’re physically mature enough to support the weight of a medium-sized person and to handle a reasonable amount of work. And they’re usually mentally mature enough…
Stretching in Horses Has Health Benefits
…had more time to prepare him mentally and physically. Remember, stretching should be physically and mentally beneficial. Done in a kind, gentle, and effective way, it’s a routine your horse…
Condition Your Horse for Peak Performance
…and strengthening, when you allow your horse to take a mental break and work within his comfort zone. Your horse is likely to be mentally stressed or even get a…
Breeding Horses To Be Show Jumpers
…which mentally and geographically hamstrings buyers. The most logical way to address that is to have more young-horse auctions, like the Thoroughbred world does. But for that to work, we’ll…
Training Yearlings
…Do anything your yearling might find strange or curious, and give him time to mentally process what’s in front of him. With patience on your part, your yearling will learn…
Longeing Lessons for Your Horse
…But it’s his emotional or mental energy that supercharges his restlessness. So we’re going to use longeing exercises at the walk to help settle the horse mentally and emotionally. We’d…
Body Language Basics for Your Horse
…immediately release it when your horse responds correctly. Mentally divide your horse at the withers. Position yourself behind that line to encourage forward movement; step in front of it to…
Think Ahead of Your Horse
…relationship and becomes the reactive partner. I can mentally see some heads nodding, thinking, “Yup, my horse has done a good job of training me.” Perhaps in addition to being…