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Be Ridin’ till I die





My bones may creek, my back may hurt, chores take me a heck of a lot longer,

For sure, my butt may not look as good as it did when I first leaned to ride

But Gratitude makes my heart still sings and my soul still flies as I saddle-up

most favorite stead

and head down the road for another adventure and a great little ride.



I know I am a heck of a lot slower, throwing my leg over that heavy old roper,

My rides not as long, I have been long grounded from any… Continue

Added by Roberta Edstrom on February 26, 2010 at 9:39am — No Comments

Training Tip of the Week: Treat your personal space as an “invitation only” area.

To clarify a bit on last week's post because we received some questions: The only way the horse is allowed into your personal hula hoop space is if you invite him in. And you’ll only invite him into that four foot circle if you know you can get him out of it. Think of how you want your neighbors to treat you. You might like your neighbors, but you never want them to just barge into your house. You always want them to walk up to the door, knock and ask to come…

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Added by Clinton Anderson on February 26, 2010 at 9:16am — 1 Comment

Warm Up for the Training, First and Second Level Horse



The point of the warm-up is to take the restrictions away from your horse's body. So depending on the day, your warm-up could be as short as 10 minutes, or it could end up making up your entire ride.

  1. Since your horse has probably been standing in the stall, spend the first 5-10 minutes walking around on a loose rein.
  2. After walking around "on the buckle" for several minutes, pick up a contact so you can begin your…
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Added by Jane Savoie on February 26, 2010 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Best of William Micklem - 10 - FEARS CAN BE CONQUERED

Why do we not talk more about fear, when fear is a common emotion in cross country riders? There is probably no sane person who is totally fearless and everyone has his or her limits. Even a Grand Prix racing car driver, who is brave enough to…

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Added by William Micklem on February 26, 2010 at 4:00am — No Comments

Fancy a WHERE IS THE LAMENESS IN THIS HORSE Challenge? Videos of Kingsley Spt 09 and Today.



Due to recent set back with Kingsley I've decided to video him and post it on here for all you out there who read and maybe would want to share their opinions. Please do let me know what you think. We are trying to fix him but the truth is that even vets don't quite know what's the problem. Officially, he is being treated for SI strain and serious muscular… Continue

Added by Wiola Grabowska on February 25, 2010 at 9:30pm — 5 Comments

The Horses’ Code

I’d like to talk to you about the rules that horses have with each other. This is extremely important to grasp not just because for me, it is the foundation of what I do, but because it is the foundation for all horse interactions.



Horses in the wild follow an unwritten code. A would-be leader needs to follow the code of the herd to win their loyalty and apply the code to win the position of leadership.



The code looks something like…
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Added by Carolyn Resnick on February 25, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Grace had a foal

Well Ive just had the wonderful news that my friends pony, Grace, has given birth to a lovely little colt.

We had our suspicions that she was pregnant when she came back last week, from being on loan for a year as a companion. The vet was called and he was pretty certain she was in foal but we decided not to get her tested in case the stress of treatment so soon after the stress of travel caused any problems.

We decided to treat her like a mare in foal and see what happened!

The… Continue

Added by Ami on February 24, 2010 at 6:00pm — 3 Comments

The Smile Muscles of the Seat

As someone who specializes in movement…
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Added by Sit_the_Trot on February 23, 2010 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

Adoptable Horse of the Week - Butterscotch from Crosswinds Equine Rescue

Butterscotch is an 8-year old gorgeous palomino paint

mare, approx. 15hh, 1000 lbs. She
has great balance and is a joy to ride, especially for a single

upper intermediate rider -- she would be a great partner for a capable

teen or skilled adult rider. If you let her loose with the

trailer open, she will load herself, and look back like "come on! get

the stuff and let's go trail riding!!"



More details and videos can be found at…

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Added by Special Horses, Inc. on February 23, 2010 at 12:34am — No Comments

Insurance 101 with Mike King - Valuations for Horse Insurance purposes

Welcome back...this week we will take a look at valuations for Horse insurance purposes.



The question of value often arises when it comes to horse insurance.



Given the fact that one of the prime motivations to acquire horse insurance is (typically) mortality or life insurance, the “limit” of coverage obtained and provided is an important element and with “limit” comes the question of “value”.



Unlike human life insurance, where you or I can buy as much life coverage as… Continue

Added by Mike King on February 22, 2010 at 12:30pm — 3 Comments

This Week in Horse History - February 22nd Through February 28th

Week of February 22nd Through February 28th

February 23, 2002 - Reining stallion Topsail Cody died from colic. Topsail Cody was born in 1977 and would go on to win the 1980 National Reining Horse Association Futurity. In 1996, Topsail Cody was

inducted into the National…

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Added by Paige Cerulli on February 22, 2010 at 5:30am — No Comments

Advice from FEI Judge Janet Brown-Foy

Janet Brown-Foy was teaching a clinic this weekend at the barn where I ride. She had one horse after the next, and during a quick break she was kind enough to remain in a very cold arena and answer a few questions that I thought might be of help to anyone riding and competing in dressage.…

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Added by Barbara F. on February 21, 2010 at 5:30pm — 5 Comments

My Body Does Not Want to Cooperate



This was a glorious week in that I got to ride two times. The sun was shining, the puddles shrank to invisibility, and a warm wind started to blow. I am sooo glad that spring is coming!

 

During my lesson I told Debbie that I did not think I would be able to get stable enough to start jumping this winter. Her reaction? She slapped my lower leg and said we would work on getting my legs stronger, and also work on getting Mia strong enough to canter so that when I got…

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Added by Jackie Cochran on February 21, 2010 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Masters Dressage Freestyle Night--Drawing Inspiration From Music

Masters Dressage Freestyle Night--Drawing Inspiration From Music



The idea of the “perfect riding” music has been in my head since last Saturday night when I was fortunate enough to watch some of the best riders in the world compete in the

Masters Freestyle CDI*****. Eight riders competed, with no two rider’s

music even similar. How amazing and how fascinating. There were composed pieces, there was rock,

there was…

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Added by Ruth Hogan Poulsen on February 21, 2010 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Lessons Learned

My trainer doesn't know everything. This, of course, is no surprise to her. It came as somewhat of a revelation to me, however. I've become so insecure in my own horsekeeping skills, that somehow I managed to convince myself that those I rely on know it all, and that my own pool of knowledge was more akin to a quickly evaporating puddle.

In our lesson yesterday, Meg and I discussed Sammie's recent training. In mid-December, I handed the reins over to Meg for full…

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Added by saddlebroke on February 21, 2010 at 11:46am — 1 Comment

War Horse Coming to Broadway!

BBC News

War Horse play gets Broadway run

War Horse
War Horse is based on a children's book by Michael Morpurgo

The hit…

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Added by Barbara F. on February 20, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Tips For Keeping Your Stallion Well Mannered

Dear Julie,

I am buying a 3 month old colt that I would…

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Added by Julie Goodnight on February 19, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Urgent notice: Potential Danger of Horse Hair

Urgent Notice:



Potential Danger of Horse Hair in a press release today, the National Institute of Health has announced the discovery of a potentially dangerous substance in the hair of horses.



This substance, called "amobacter equuii" has been linked with the following symptoms in females:* Reluctance to cook, clean or do housework.* Reluctance to wear make-up, good clothes or

heels.* Reluctance to spend money on home or car repairs until after "baby has new… Continue

Added by Roberta Edstrom on February 19, 2010 at 10:54am — 6 Comments

Clinton Anderson’s Training Tip of the Week: Protect Your Personal Hula Hoop Space

The safety category of respect refers to your personal hula… Continue

Added by Clinton Anderson on February 19, 2010 at 10:42am — 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 February 19, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

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