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The Cross Canter

…to canter young horses in the round pen or on the longe line (mounted or un-mounted), because they do not have sufficient balance to maintain a proper canter stride in that small a circle, and they invariably cross-canter. If they are allowed to go on and on, you end up…

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Horse Afraid of Mounting Block

…and covers the very critical stage in a young horse’s training when you first begin riding him. BTW- the previous three videos in the series are pre-requisite to this stage and cover round pen work, lead line work and training the horse to respond properly to bit pressure.

Take…

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Horse is Terrified of Being Mounted

…are pre-requisite to this stage and cover round pen work, lead line work and training the horse to respond properly to bit pressure.

Take your time, have lots of patience and you will get past this problem with your horse. He sounds like a good egg—he just needs some…

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The Different Types Of Bits

…and be soft in the mouth and jaw. Without a rider on board and while working in a round pen, the horse gets an instant release when he places his head in the optimum self-carriage position. With his new learning in place, horses can more quickly understand an educated rider’s…

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Raising A Breeding Stallion

…a stud-muffin. Lots of round-pen work and lead-line work will be beneficial in developing a relationship with your colt in which you are clearly the dominant one. Be very consistent in enforcing your behavioral rules for the colt and he will learn from an early age to follow the rules….

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Horse Behavior: Raising A Well-Mannered Stallion

…he matures into a stud-muffin. Lots of round-pen work and lead-line work will be beneficial in developing a relationship with your colt in which you are clearly the dominant one. Be very consistent in enforcing your behavioral rules for the colt and he will learn from an early age to…

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Issues From The Saddle: Starting A Horse Under Saddle

…have been working with him in the round ring. My husband and I have gotten a saddle and a bridle on him, and rode him a couple of times, then one time we put the saddle on him he spooked and he started to run with out the saddle being…

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Condition For Long Rides

…and cinch. It’s not painful, but there’s some toughening that takes place. Your horse will also need increasingly longer periods of time with you in the saddle. Weight-bearing conditioning helps him improve his balance and stamina, and helps get him in shape much more quickly than round-pen exercise or longeing….

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Canter Hacks | Part 2: Canter Hacks for Advanced Horses & Riders

…terms of controlling and collecting the canter.

The natural gaits of the horse are walk, trot and gallop. The canter is a slow, collected gallop, developed over time, through training. Rarely do you look out into a pen full of horses and see them making slow bendy circles at…

Lead Changes

…I’ve seen Dave’s riding improve steadily through the years—he’s only been doing this for about 5 years. VRH is such a complicated competition; one horse and one rider compete in five different classes: conformation (halter), trail obstacles, ranch riding (pleasure), ranch cutting (cut out a specific cow then pen him)…

June 2020 Letter From Julie

…weeks’ worth of horsemanship lessons here. I believe firmly that what goes around comes around, and by offering this free educational content to everyone, we have gotten much in return. So thank you for your kind comments, your thoughtful questions and for sharing our message.

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