October 2010 Blog Posts (50)

The All American Quarter Horse Congress!!

Congress!!

Recently, the U.S. experienced the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky and the horse world lit up with the news and events. But…

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Added by Dressage For The Rest Of Us on October 24, 2010 at 3:00am — 1 Comment

10 Diet Tips to a Healthier You: Tip 2

10 Diet Tips to a Healthier You, Tip 2:



Add Fruit to Your Day –
Start by adding one more fruit to your day until you reach more than 5 servings of fruit and vegetables per day. The adult recommendation from Canada’s Food Guide is 7-10 (7-8 servings for females and 8-10 servings for males) servings. Dried fruit like raisins or prunes contain a lot of nutrients but they won’t fill you up the way fresh fruit will. Fresh fruit contains…

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Added by Lindsey Forkun on October 22, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

What it Means for YOU to be Naturally Unbridled

What it Means For YOU to be Naturally Unbridled

By Patti Bartsch, M.A., Ph.D.…

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Added by Patti Bartsch, Ph.D. on October 21, 2010 at 5:27pm — No Comments

5 Easy Ways to Build Trust with Your Horse: Tip 1

Trust is absolutely crucial when working with horses. You need to trust your horse, and your horse needs to trust you.

Your horse needs to know that you will keep them safe and only ask them to do things that they are capable of. You need to trust that your horse can act like a partner and be…

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Added by Lindsey Forkun on October 21, 2010 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

Saddle Fit Tip #9 - Tree Width

The timing of this topic is very à propos – I was just at the National Championships of the IALHA (International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association) in Dallas Texas. These horses especially need to have saddles to accommodate freedom over the withers to allow their huge moving shoulders to really work. Whereas in Thoroughbreds you often have the paradox of ‘narrow wide trees’ (to accommodate narrow shoulders but big withers) with these Iberian horses you have usually no or small…

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Added by Jochen Schleese on October 20, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

How to Approach and Leave Your Horse



I did a clinic a couple of months ago that we were recording for my latest DVD Introduction to the Waterhole Rituals™. I was working with the participants in the arena where we were all being horses and trainers.…


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Added by Carolyn Resnick on October 20, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Falling asleep on cross-ties?

Has anyone encountered this issue with their horse? My Cleveland bay gelding on occasion falls asleep while on cross-ties. Can happen while he is being groomed or while he is simply standing. His knees buckle and he collapses as far as the cross-ties will hold him. He's done it a couple of times and caught him once while he was standing in his paddock..... Any thoughts on this and what to do to correct the problem would be appreciated. Hopefully this is not a narcolepsy issue!

Added by Debbie Schnubb on October 19, 2010 at 1:59pm — 8 Comments

Listening to my Horse's Objections



The last two weeks I was all excited, I thought I would be able to go back to riding with my favorite bit, the JP Dr. Bristol Hunter D. Last spring, when I last used this type of bit, both mares had been going very well, keeping contact well, with relaxed tongues and lower jaws, and we had fun "talking" back and forth with the bit. So I changed the bits on my bridles and went out full of optimism and hope. Both mares decided that since they were 1) horses, 2)…

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Added by Jackie Cochran on October 17, 2010 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

How To Teach Your Dressage Horse to Do Free Walk at Training Level



It's just as important to do a good free walk with your dressage horse at Training Level as it is to develop your trot and canter work. Many riders lose sight of the fact that they should pay as much attention to the medium walk and free walk as they do to the other two gaits.

 

First, let me define the free walk. It’s a gait of relaxation. Your dressage horse should lengthen his frame and lower his head and neck so he looks like he’s going to graze. His poll is lower…

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Added by Jane Savoie on October 15, 2010 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments

10 Diet Tips to a Healthier You: Tip 1

10 Diet Tips to a Healthier You: Tip 1

Becoming more fit for your horse has many benefits and will allow you to do more with your horse both on the ground and in the saddle. You will also get the health benefits of reducing your risk of many chronic diseases and cancers.

Becoming more fit involves a good diet and physical activity. These tips will help you get started with a good diet.One new tip will be posted each week until…

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Added by Lindsey Forkun on October 15, 2010 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

Become More Fit For Your Horse

Become More Fit for Your Horse



By Lindsey Forkun, RN, PHN, BScN



Have you ever gone to see your horse, and afterward thought “hmmm that could have gone better”?



Have you ever considered how your…

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Added by Lindsey Forkun on October 15, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

When is it Time to Move to the Next Ritual?

Stephani from Florida wrote:


I have your Waterhole Rituals™ DVD. I am enjoying myself very much and my horse loves the first Ritual. What specifics do you look for that tells you that you are OK to start the next Ritual?…
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Added by Carolyn Resnick on October 13, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Natural Horsemanship Solutions: 5 Easy Exercise to a Calm and Confident Jumping Horse



5 Easy Exercises to a Calm and Confident Jumping Horse





There are many reasons why horses might be rushing or refusing fences. To review the most common reasons for horses rushing and refusing fences please read my article 'Rushing and Refusing Fences' by…

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Added by Lindsey Forkun on October 12, 2010 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

October 12th 2010

Feeling pretty good today. I got two nice comments from fellow barnmice. Those kind of comments help put things into perspective without being discouraging. Thanks ladies!

Today, I rode Harley and Lazz. I basically worked on the same thing with both of them but was a little easier on Lazz. Harley is more used to what I was asking. I got a few nice roll backs with Harley and also some good transitions. He is still quite lazy but that isnt going to change in just a couple rides. He…
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Added by Amanda Hoss on October 12, 2010 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Choosing the Right Horse Blanket

I put together this guide for the company I work for,…

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Added by Jane at Equestrian Collections on October 12, 2010 at 11:42am — 3 Comments

October 11th 2010

I was asked once, where I wanted to go with horses and what I wanted to learn. My reply was that I wanted to be able to work with horses and pay my bills that way. I dont care about getting rich, all I want to do is get by while doing what I love.


I think my answer was amusing b/c this person repeated it to another person like I told her the funniest joke and she just had to share it. I must say that that made me feel about an inch tall but I refuse to let that get me down…
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Added by Amanda Hoss on October 11, 2010 at 11:34pm — 3 Comments

Barefoot Rehabilitation for Navicular Syndrome/Disease - Kingsley Goes to Rockley Farm

After about four hours of journey in a swift little horsebox, Kingsley, Pauline,…
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Added by Wiola Grabowska on October 11, 2010 at 5:07pm — No Comments

Do Horses Prefer One Gender Rider Over the Other?

Hi Julie,



I've got a question about our five-year-old Paint gelding. My wife swears that he prefers men riders to women riders. I'm almost to conclude the same thing, even though I really am skeptical about that. It seems the women who have ridden him, including my wife, have had him act up consistently, and are fearful of him.…



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Added by Julie Goodnight on October 11, 2010 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

October 10th 2010

Today I worked with Fergie a bit. She was kinda being a poop. She threatened to kick me. I then put her on a rope and worked on her "leg" yielding. She took a little bit to figure it out but when she did she did well. Im really happy with her progress.


I rode Bentley for a little while. I tried the saddle my uncle uses on him. He had never been ridden in it before but it seemed to fit him nicely. I wanted to cry when I thought about handing away his reins. I had my uncle…
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Added by Amanda Hoss on October 10, 2010 at 9:51pm — No Comments

The Summer of the Wellep Bit



This summer I decided to try out my Wellep bits and see if this bit really was a new, improved method of bitting. Usually when the weather gets hot the horses start politely refusing contact with my hands, and then I change to one of my bitless systems. My experiment was to see if the horses would voluntarily keep contact with my hands throughout the summer with the Wellep bits. I succeeded in this, I only used a bitless bridle once, when I forgot my regular…

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Added by Jackie Cochran on October 10, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

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