We spent this past Halloween weekend at Clinton Anderson's ranch in Stephenville, Tx for the first annual Ranch Rally. For two days, Clinton took the crowd through various training exercises using different horses that ranged in both…
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A Sneak Peak into Down Under Horsemanship
Added by Texas Haynet on November 18, 2015 at 9:54am — No Comments
Exploring the Double Bridle : Unconventional Practice
I'll keep the background story brief about me and my horse Jobi for now. I'm sure it will develop itself with more posts. I owned him for many years and brought him up through advanced work in dressage using French Classical methods, life change forced me selling him only to later have the opportunity to buy him back. He was returned to me a very different horse and we are unweaving the many bad habits, resistances and new quirks.
Among those has been his complete inability to relax…
Added by Erica K. Frei on May 6, 2012 at 9:58pm — 2 Comments
Different Philosophies?
The other day on a blog, http://theridinginstructor.net, I wrote a post about boarding contracts. It was triggered by a recent situation where my daughter took over care at a small boarding stable here, when the owners went out of town. A horse went head to tail down (seizure) and remained that way for at least 8 1/2 to 9 hours. The horse owners refused to get a vet for the horse. The stable owner had no board contract, and the vets will not touch a… Continue
Added by Barbara Ellin Fox on December 30, 2009 at 3:25pm — 3 Comments
Can't get your heels down when you ride?
I have been asked a lot recently about why riders have such a hard time keeping their heels down. A heel that is not "down" may not have anything to do with the heel its self, but rather the knee and the calf muscle.
Many times the heel is not down because the calf needs to be stretched. A soft calf allows for the heel to drop below the toe when the foot is resting on the stirrup bar. When the heel is "down" in a rider, it drops just below the stirrup bar. The more important thing,… Continue
Many times the heel is not down because the calf needs to be stretched. A soft calf allows for the heel to drop below the toe when the foot is resting on the stirrup bar. When the heel is "down" in a rider, it drops just below the stirrup bar. The more important thing,… Continue
Added by Ruth Hogan Poulsen on August 25, 2009 at 6:54pm — 2 Comments
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