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Tips To Slow Your Horse Down and Keep Him Steady in His Gaits

Hello

Just wondering if you could give me some advice. My horse, a six year old mustang had been trained for about ten months. He stops, turns fine, but I cannot get him to slow down. Of course then I get nervous…

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Added by Julie Goodnight on May 7, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

2010 Del Mar National

We had quite the exciting week at the 2010 Del Mar National April 27th through May 2cnd. The week before the show my trainer Teri and I decided that we should try to get her horse Wynsum in the show so I could take him in the Junior classes. He's for sale and she wants to market him as a Junior/Young Rider horse so she's having me campaign him and try to…

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on May 7, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

HAVE NO REGRETS says William Micklem

My apologies for silence over the past few weeks. My father-in-law died as the result of injuries sustained in an air crash and the energy and inspiration has been drained from our family…..but it will come back. We will remember and feed off his memory and huge strengths. He was a great role-model, particularly in the way he led both his…

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Added by William Micklem on May 7, 2010 at 4:00am — 5 Comments

First Show of the 2010 Season

Our first show of the season is out of the way.

Chellis and I attended an Open Arab Show in Campbellville. While my mare is not an Arab, I took this opportunity to practice our tests in front of a judge before attending our first Silver Show.

This was a small milestone for myself (no pun intended) as I have finally broken free from training level. We finished the day with 2 red ribbons Scoring 62% in First Level Test 1 and improving slightly with a score of 62.22% for our… Continue

Added by Rosemarie Greer on May 6, 2010 at 4:29pm — 1 Comment

Training Tip of the Week: Learn the One Rein Stop for greater confidence in the saddle.

The One Rein Stop is the first thing I teach every single rider in my clinics as soon as they get on the horse’s back. Why? Because once they realize that they can stop their horses anytime, anywhere, whenever they want, you wouldn’t believe the amount of…

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Added by Clinton Anderson on May 6, 2010 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

Natural Horsemanship Solutions: My horse tries to leave the ring!

How do you work with a horse that is trying to leave the ring?

First things first, why is the horse trying to leave the ring?

It sounds like you would benefit from bringing a coach/natural horsemanship expert to observe you and your horse to help diagnose the problem and fix it accordingly. Below are some tips and things to think about in the mean… Continue

Added by Lindsey Forkun on May 6, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Starting and running a 501(c)3, or how to use up all your free time (5 May 2010)

After owning Troxel helmets for over 10 years, I was dismayed to discover that the Troxel Legacy Gold sizing/styling had changed and it no longer fit. When I called customer service to ask about the issue, they weren't very helpful. But in the

process, I heard from several people - at local tacks stores, and on different forums - where others had had the same problem. So apparently it wasn't

my ego making my head circumference mushroom.

I…

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Added by Special Horses, Inc. on May 6, 2010 at 2:19am — No Comments

The search for Turbo

Sunday evening, I was feeling sorry for myself. I had just had to face financial reality and cancel my plans to attend a dressage clinic with Manolo Mendez. Just moments after I send the withdrawal email, I had a message in my in box from a friend with the heading - Lost Turbo. Turbo is a sweet little black gelding she bought a couple years ago to use as a pack horse. I helped her with training him, as he was incredibly sour. Misfitted saddles and bad riders had pretty much convinced him that… Continue

Added by Monica Whitmer on May 6, 2010 at 1:30am — 2 Comments

You Can't Dance Without Rhythm

7 Steps to a Better Ride

Step One - You Can't Dance Without Rhythm

By Deborah Hopkins…

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Added by Deborah Hopkins on May 5, 2010 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

Press release: EQUINE GIFT RETAILER FINDS A WAY TO HELP LOCAL HORSE RESCUE

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A MESA, AZ EQUINE GIFT RETAILER FINDS A WAY TO HELP LOCAL…

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Added by Roberta Edstrom on May 5, 2010 at 6:29pm — No Comments

Equine Dentistry - Why NOT to Have It Done.

Before I give you the number one reason you should NOT float your horse, I need to acknowledge a few things.

First, I would like to thank Barn Mice for featuring my blog on their site. They pick someone who they think is interesting and has something to say and then ask them to contribute weekly for a…

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Added by Geoff Tucker, DVM on May 5, 2010 at 6:00pm — 2 Comments

I Love Gadgets

I love gadgets. I'm also pragmatic and I have to rationalize their purchase or I am left to just admire them from afar. Like the ipad, for example. A very cool machine, but I don't have enough of a reason to justify the expense...yet.

One gadget I picked up a couple of years ago, my Garmin Forerunner 201, is a very cool tool I use while riding. The Forerunner 201 is an outdated model now. If the folks over at Garmin would like me to review the newer models, and they have an old… Continue

Added by John Harrer on May 5, 2010 at 2:57pm — No Comments

Friendship and Communication with your Horse

Barefoot and Bridle-less

I feel strongly about this topic as I have a herd of fourteen warmbloods that have lived without bits and shoes. They are as God made them, living on 320 acres, of meadows, hills and rocky terrain,…

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Added by liz Mitten Ryan on May 5, 2010 at 2:13pm — No Comments

More on Stallions and Connection

Right, we were talking about stallions and that they can be difficult to handle, especially if they feel you don’t respect them or you try to lower their position. Instead of fighting with a stallion to gain control after the bond and respect have been established it is best to put them to a task that brings connection like the Uberstreichen exercises or ask for something you know would bring back his focus, which in turn will bring connection. Sometimes all that is necessary is… Continue

Added by Carolyn Resnick on May 5, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Starting and running a 501(c)3, or how to use up all your free time (3 May 2010)

Once you submit all your paperwork to the IRS...you wait. And wait. We submitted in late July, and by mid October we received a letter...which said we were assigned to an agent. Our application required more information...which could be resolved by a simple phone call. Or maybe not. While we waited to be contacted further, our groups assured us this was the status quo.

We were grateful for the assistance of the legal team working with us through the generous gift of the Ralph and… Continue

Added by Special Horses, Inc. on May 4, 2010 at 1:30am — No Comments

The Energizer bunny runs loops around the trail trial course

Happily, the weather has cooperated for the 4H trail trial. It was warm and sunny and very little wind. Belle loaded beautifully – I never want to take that for granted. My student’s horse stepped up beside her, and we were down the road at 7 am. The location for these trails is in the Palmdale foothills. I was looking forward to some new sights and to hopefully get a chance to push Belle for a bit of sustained speed. The first set of riders finally headed down the trail at a little after 9 am.… Continue

Added by Monica Whitmer on May 4, 2010 at 1:00am — 1 Comment

A Little Riding - A Little Cleaning

Friday night we had tickets to the rodeo... It was fun except for the second bareback rider got hung up and then under his horse. They said he was okay, but they took him out by stretcher anyway. Those guys are crazy tough.

Saturday morning I had to get more hay. The rain and cool weather has limited the supply. Most farms are just now cutting their second, so I opted for getting more of last year's hay. It looks good.

We rode for about 2 1/2 hours Saturday afternoon. Mostly… Continue

Added by John Harrer on May 3, 2010 at 6:46pm — No Comments

This Week in Horse History - May 3rd Through May 9th

This Week in Horse History - May 3rd Through May 9th

May 3, 1952 - The Kentucky Derby first received nation-wide television coverage. The Derby is held annually on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The first Kentucky Derby was held on May 17, 1875. The field for that race consisted of fifteen horses, though today the field has been increased…

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Added by Paige Cerulli on May 3, 2010 at 7:00am — No Comments

Monica Was Right--I LOVE my smooth rowel spurs

Luckily, last week when I made it to the tack shop again they had gotten new spurs in, including a short shanked smooth rowel spur. On Wednesday I showed them to Debbie, and this time she liked my new spurs. This was good, Mia had gotten irritated the one time I had tried the POW spurs, and I was sort of prepared for further irritation as my smooth rowel spurs are as long as my POW spurs, but Debbie was right. Everything worked well, Mia showed absolutely no…

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Added by Jackie Cochran on May 2, 2010 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

I Talk To Animals

“What do you do?” I reply, “I’m an animal communicator.” Today’s reactions to my answer are much more accepting than when I first admitted that I communicated with animals telepathically. I wouldn’t always tell people that I could talk to animals. I’d hesitate trying to get an…

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Added by Nancy A. Kaiser on May 2, 2010 at 9:30am — 2 Comments