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| The How And Why Of Bridging The Reins |
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| When teaching my beginner jump student one day, her horse was becoming a bit strong over fences. Though she was sufficiently capable of handling him, she was slightly concerned as she suffered muscle weakness in one arm from an old injury. That weak |
| Basic Dressage Terminology |
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| Get him on the bit! Rounder! Demonstrate self carriage! More impulsion! You hear the commands from dressage (and event and hunter/jumper) instructors all the time. But sometimes the terms can be confusing and confused with other terms. Here, well de |
| Trusting Farriers Without Destroying Horses in the Process |
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| If you have had much to do with horses, either as an owner, handler, or trainer chances are youve had to trust and recruit the services of a Farrier. Hopefully as you read this article youve had favorable results with your carefully placed trust. Ho |
| Horses and Texas A Little History |
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| When you say the word horses a few places come to mind, Montana, Wyoming, but none as much as Texas. Texas and its horses have quite a history. In this article we will introduce you to a little Texas history and the horses that are involved. First, |
| Common Parasites in the Horse |
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| Protecting your horse against parasites is part of good barn management. Whether you are the owner of single horse or make your living as a boarding stable, you should have a good parasite prevention plan in place. Deworming your horses at regular i |
| When Your Horse Outlives You |
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| On New Year's Day, my friend Sue sat in her old mare's stall with her horse's head in her lap. At 39, the former racehorse-turned-eventer couldn't continue to outrun old age. She had had a few bouts previously, and Sue had painfully wrestled with wh |
| Alternative Horse Therapy |
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| Traditional veterinary medicine, much like in the human world, is often based on treating symptoms rather than the cause, or the underlying problem. Alternative horse therapies, on the other hand, are ancient forms of treatment that take a holistic |
| Softening Exercises For Schooling Horses on Contact |
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| Whether green or well schooled, many horses will lay in the rider's hands instead of taking true contact. Some may do so as a form of resistance or greenness; whereas, others may be traveling on the forehand, sore, accustomed to pulling the reins fr |
| Pigeon Toed Horses and Lameness |
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| Studies have shown theres a 98% chance most horses feet are pigeon toed. This fact puts the horse at risk of lameness due to instabilities in its gait or motion and way of travel. Farrier textbooks suggest and define perfect conformation as feet, ca |
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