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Tip/Quote of the Day # 198
Intelligent horses need plenty to occupy their minds. And poles on the ground provide them with something visual to focus on. They help to improve attention, focus, awareness, and confidence.
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- Video # 67 and Question # 213: This is a video of Rowan, my 14 year old OTTB gelding. I took him off the track several years ago and turned him into a show jumper and fox hunter...
- Question # 212: How do you get a horse into water he has not seen before? Cisco backed up 3x before he walked into the water at Inavale. We were eliminated. I was kicking him, giving him a loose rein and telling him it was ok. (Catherine)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 320
- 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...
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 291
- 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 Discussion # 78: I love this video on "Spook Proofing Your Horse"!
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- Photo # 55: This is Rachel! (Current Freebie!)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 186
- Question # 165: I was hoping you could give me an outline of a training program to use for the lower levels of eventing, and also a bit of a guide as to how, and at what levels of competition, the training program should change, as we move up the levels.
- 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.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 113
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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.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 10
- Discussion # 67: While I have taken lessons from many different Eventing trainers in my life, there were two that have had the greatest influence on my riding, and my career.
- Question # 130: I have a 5 yo OTTB gelding (10 months off the track) that I would really like to hack out more. However, the few times I have tried, he's been a little anxious in the open field.
- 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
- 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!
- 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.
- Question # 105: I have a horse that will go into water just fine, but will NOT jump off a bank into water! I've tried giving her a lead, but that didn't work. What else can I do? (Ashleigh)
- 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.
- Discussion # 55: How would you ride this unusual cross country fence?
- 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!
- Ride the Horse You Are on at the Moment
- 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!
- Video Discussion # 36: Walking ditches and trakehners!
- Handling Pre Competition Nerves
- Riding the Timid Jumper
- 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.
- Video # 23: This is Andi and a green jumper that she is helping to train!
- 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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