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"If one induces the horse to assume that carriage which it would adopt of its own accord when displaying its beauty, then, one directs the horse to appear joyous & magnificent, proud & remarkable for having been ridden." ~ Xenophon

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Riding From "Front to Back"
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 55: Filling Your Treasure Chest
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 54: The Power of a Plan
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 53: Personality Part 2: Internalizer or Externalizer
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 52: Personality Part 1: Past, Present, Future
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 51: Who do you compare yourself to... it really matters!
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 50: Horses as mirrors: Does it work the other way around?
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 49: Respect: Essential for horse and rider
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 48: Working with horses is complicated... that's a good thing
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 47: Courage... Is it as simple as "Cowgirl Up" ?
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 46: Safety and Security - Essential tools for learning.
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Quin's Blog post # 2: The Ultimate Answer to Riding, the Universe, and Everything
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Question # 318: My horse and I are continuing on in training and he has really become much more balanced over all in the show jumping. Before he used to land and have such a large canter stride that it seemed like most of my focus was...
A Test of Your Flatwork Training (For All Levels!)
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Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 63: Personality and Why It Matters
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Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 62: Coping With Stress Part V: Gratitude
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Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 61: Coping with Stress Part IV: Do What You CAN Do
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Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 60: Coping with Stress and Anxiety: Part III - Getting Grounded
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 59: Coping with Stress and Anxiety: Part II - Connection
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 58: Coping with Stress and Anxiety - Part I: The Worry Bucket
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 57: Desperately Dependent or Fiercely Independent: Finding the right balance
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 56: How long will this take??
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Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 45: Confidence: State or Trait...it matters
Is Your Horse Sore in These Very Common Areas??
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Guest Blog post # 80: "The Professional Edge: Classically driven or Client driven?" by Bill Kraatz
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The Order of Aids For Changing Your Horse's Bend From One Side to the Other
A Test to See If Your Horse is in LATERAL Self Carriage
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How to Train for Self Carriage at the Gallop
Question # 353: Amanda has a question about how to teach her young horse to lift and use his back correctly.
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An Exercise to Improve Your Horse's Carriage in the Dressage Ring
The Counted Walk - a Tool to Improve Your Horse's Carriage in Dressage
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Video Discussion # 101: I love this horse's naturally round and relaxed gallop stride on cross country!
Adding More *Scope* to Your Lateral Work - For Better Dressage Scores!
Dressage Canter Adjustability Exercise
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"The Power and Promise of Collaboration"
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Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 44: It's Not About the Trailer...
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Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 28: The Power of Perspective!
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 26: Five Essential Conditions for Change
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 25: On Being Open Minded
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 24: It's Difficult to Ask for Help!
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 23: Resilience: Just as important as goals.
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 22: Goals: More than just direction!
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Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 4: Fuel Your Ride… Motivation
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 2: Effective Strategies for Personal Change
Dr. Haefner's Blog post # 9: A Different Take on a Performance “State of Mind”
Dr. Haefner's Corner "Ask the Doc", Question # 3
Quin's Blog post # 1: Tiny Signals
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Dr. Haefner's Blog post # 6: The Importance of Fundamentals
Dr. Haefner's Blog post # 3: Who is Judging Whom?
Guest Blog post # 98: "Bites of Expression" by Lisa Bauman
Lauren's Blog post # 5: It's a Balancing Act
Lauren's Blog post # 4: Of Equines, Oats, and things International
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Question # 341: Amy has a question about a new horse she is riding, who is not a big fan of flatwork!
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Advanced Jumping Exercise # 1
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Discussion # 162: The shoulder in is considered to be the "mother" of all lateral movements. Can anyone tell us why this is so?
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Quin's Blog post # 4: Praising the Snort
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Question # 333: Kayla has a question about core/ab exercises for her horse.
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Quin's Blog post # 3: How are you and your horse communicating?
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