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• Handling Cross Country Start Box Issues!
• Question # 197: My horse and I moved up to Training level last summer, and did very well, even winning at our last event of the year. But this year...
• Question # 190: Last year, my mare was a VERY solid Novice horse and I moved her up to Training level at the end of the season. She would take about 2-3 jumps to build her confidence and then there was literally nothing I could point her at she...
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 283
• Video # 61: This is Catherine!
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• Use the "As If" Principle to Improve Your Riding (Current Freebie!)
• Photo # 55: This is Rachel! (Current Freebie!)
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• Question # 153: I have a new 5 yo OTTB. Gorgeous, but a bit timid. I tried your "bravery test", and he failed big time! He wanted NO part of it, no matter what I did. I tried walking him over, tried riding him over, and he just got worked up.
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• Question # 141: My mare has been having some sort of mental breakdown for the last few weeks, and I think we've narrowed the problem down to herd separation anxiety.
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• Video # 43: Kayla tries the low wide oxer exercise with her horse that tends to jump too high at times in the Show Jumping!
• Question # 138: My horse and I haven't been jumping too long, and have just started getting to the 2'3" to 2'6" heights.
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• Shannon's Blog post # 2: Courage For Our Cowardly Lion
• Teach Your Horse to Focus on the Top Rail of the Jump
• Question # 129: I am just getting back into eventing after almost 2 years off due to my mare's injuries and illnesses. I went out cross country schooling on the weekend, and even though we were only popping over tiny stuff,
• Getting the Most Out of Riding in Clinics
• Question # 125: I have a question about bravery in the field and jumping without schooling first.
• What to Do After a Refusal on Course
• Guest Blog post # 20: "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back" by the famous Bad Eventer!
• Build a Strong Lower Leg!
• A Jumping Exercise to Sharpen Up Every Horse!
• Question # 110: I had two bad falls a week ago. Fell (actually went FLYing off might be more accurate) in warm up, and then again at fence 3 in stadium.
• Help Your Horse to Better See the Jump in Front of Him
• Photo # 36: This is Courtney! She sent this picture in to show the trouble that her horse sometimes has with verticals that have no ground line. She would like some advice on how to help her horse with this problem.
• One Thing at a Time!
• Question # 97: I have an 11yo OTTB who is a roarer and whom I am competing at novice level this year. We are doing great on XC and in SJ, but we are struggling in dressage.
• Photo # 32: This is Ramona!
• Video # 27: This is Andi and Chester on a Beginner Novice cross counry course!
• Photo # 27: This is Anna again!
• Conquering the Dreaded Ditch and Wall Jump!
• Guest Blog entry # 1: "Battling the Confidence Monster" by Jennifer Shattuck
• Question # 81: How much contact should you have on cross country? I've gotten some conflicting advice in the past and would love to hear your opinion. Thanks! (Amy)
• Question # 79: My horse spooks at the dumbest things!
• Question # 76: My horse has trouble with focus in "coffin" type complexes, as he seems to focus on the jump further ahead of him rather than the ditch right in front of him. What can I do to help him learn to focus on the ditch first? (Cat)
• Video Discussion # 37: This is an interesting exercise!
• Video Discussion # 36: Walking ditches and trakehners!
• Handling Pre Competition Nerves
• Question # 62: I've been doing Training level, and doing well, and then last November we had a fall - my horse caught his leg in an oxer going for the long spot, and we tumbled.
• Question # 50: What specific skills do I need to be able to do a Novice level event? And what would be a good training schedule to prepare for my first novice level event? (Kirsten)
• Question # 49: So I've been feeling very discouraged lately and have lost a lot of my motivation for riding.
• How to Jump a Bullfinch
• The Horse That Jumps TOO High
• Free Jumping!
• Question # 33: Show nerves! So...I've recognized for some time that show nerves (mine!) are the current single biggest obstacle to our success.
• Lisa's Blog post # 21
• Video discussion # 3: Drop Fences
• Building Horse and Rider Confidence
• Question # 16: How much experience do you think a horse should have at a certain level prior to moving them up in competition? Noticing alot of folks are zipping on up from Beg. Novice and already up to Training in less than a year.
• Question #15: At what level do I need to start using studs? (Andi)
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• Rider Leg Aids
• Do You Get Nervous When You Perform at a Horse Show??
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1203
• An Important Skill to Practice For Riding a Cross Country Course
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1010
• Video # 55: This is Catherine!
• Discussion # 103: Lets talk about the "Dangerous Riding" rule!
• Question # 174: One of my teenage riders (novice level eventer) had to take a couple of months off riding because of grades. She's back on track, riding again, but my sweet natured draft cross, won't go for her. He balks, bucks and just plain ignores her!
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