A Quick And Useful Clipping Technique
…just clip along the tape. Once you’re finished, peel the tape off. (Don?t worry: The horse will barely feel it, as the tape doesn’t stick too well to the long…
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Build Your Own Jumps
…dark gray and used masking tape over the dry paint wherever she wanted to have “grout.” “I did the masking tape unevenly and fudged the curved part to round the…
Measure with the right stick (or tape).
…moving toward) that 35-and-under ideal, to say that’s the marker is just plain short sighted. So toss out those measuring tapes and size 6 jeans, ignore the haters, whether their…
Rescue Your Ride
…continue your ride; the taped-on padding may allow you to do so as well, if you aren’t on rocky ground that quickly shreds the duct-tape covering. If a shoe is…
A Framework for Developing Rein Control
…it lightly. Keep tapping until he begins to walk forward, then immediately stop tapping and let your right arm relax. If the horse doesn’t move forward after about six taps,…
Leading Like a Pro
…whip in your right hand. Tap the top of his left hip with short quick taps to “bug” him. When he takes a step forward, stop tapping him to reward…
The Long Reach of Pain
…Over a long period of time, a body in chronic pain undergoes a serious transformation in its nervous system called ?spinal cord wind-up.? Spinal cord wind-up is characterized as the…
Chiropractic Care Comes Of Age
…of the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association, defines chiropractic care as the art and science of diagnosis and correction of dysrelationships between the nervous system and the spinal column through manual…
Ask Horse Journal: 04/01
…well enough alone. The more difficult question is how the tail relates to how he moves, if at all. The nerves that control hind leg movement come off the spinal…
Sore Horse Withers
Withers, which are formed by a section of your horse’s spinal column, play a big role in the mechanics of his movement. | © Arnd Bronkhorst Next time you groom…