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Episode 1019: “Been There & Done” Behind the Scenes

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Episode 1011: “Hope is Back” Behind-the-Scenes

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1011: Hope Is Back

Julie Goodnight helps a stroke survivor get back in the saddle without pain and with a collected and smooth horse.
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Episode 1010: “Eye Kandee” Behind-the-Scenes

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1010: Eye Kandee

Julie Goodnight works with a Gypsy Vanner cart horse and helps the rider canter for the first time under saddle.
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Mastering the Canter

Everywhere I go—whether it’s to clinics, expos, conferences or just riding with friends—there are riders working on mastering the canter. Whether it is a novice rider just figuring out how to cue the horse and
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Episode 915 – Not that Simple

A seasoned lesson horse learns to perform a simple lead change.
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My Horse Consistently Breaks Gait From A Lope To A Jog On The Right Lead. Q & A

Q: My horse consistently breaks gait from a lope to a jog on the right lead. What may be causing this? –Haley White A: This is an interesting question—and I wish I had a few
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Podcast: Canter with Confidence

In this episode, let’s talk about cantering with confidence! I’ll go over the mechanics of the gait, how to cue, how to ride it, how to set your horse up for the correct lead. We’ll
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Radio Interview: Julie’s background & history, cantering with confidence

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Episode 722 – Don’t Stop Now– Behind The Scenes

Julie Goodnight helps a rider teach her young horse to move forward and into the canter
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Clear Cues For The Canter Depart

Trainer Julie Goodnight explains what to do if your horse is misreading the cue to canter. http://www.equisearch.com/article/clear-cues-for-the-canter-depart-8597  
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Bad Manners

Help for a horse owner whose gelding has less than desirable ground manners. http://americashorsedaily.com/bad-manners/#.VGaKf010xeu  
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Rough Trot

Expert advice to smooth out a bumpy ride on your horse. http://americashorsedaily.com/rough-trot/#.VGaJBU10xet
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Horse Tip Daily #208 – Julie Goodnight On Bucking

Horse Tip Daily #208 – Julie Goodnight on Bucking http://horsetipdaily.horseradionetwork.com/horse-tip-daily-208-julie-goodnight-on-bucking/
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Canter Control

Dear Julie, I have had my horse for 10 months. I am scared to ride her outside because every time I ask her for a canter, or if another horse canters off ahead of her,
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Afraid Of The Canter Cue

Question: Dear Julie, When riding in the arena at the canter, for the first few strides my horse throws his head up in the air. Why is he doing this? Puzzled Answer: Dear Puzzled, This
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Does Your Horse Like Your Saddle?

At a recent clinic weekend, I rode with a lovely woman, MaryAnn, who had hauled her Paint mare eight hours. MaryAnn was a sponge of a student—my favorite kind. She was knowledgeable, experienced and a
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Fear Of Cantering

Ask Julie Goodnight: How do I overcome fears of cantering? Hi Julie, I have been riding for about 2 years. I’m 53, and although I have been around horses (started my daughter riding @ 4-5
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The Cross Canter

The Cross-Canter “Cross-canter” is the proper term for what is commonly called “cross-firing” or “disunited” cantering. As opposed to picking up the correct lead, with both front and hind inside legs leading the way, the
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Canter Leads

Rule Out the Physical If you’re having trouble with your horse’s canter leads, make sure to rule out physical problems first. Whenever a horse only takes one lead at the canter, you always have to
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Kicks At The Canter

Ask Julie Goodnight: Help, my horse kicks at the canter! Question: I have 3 horses, all of which do the same thing. They walk and trot quietly, but when you cue for lope, they will
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Canter Cue

Does Your Horse Fear the Canter Cue? At my clinics and during the TV show shoots, I often see horses that are fearful of the canter cue. Many riders are a little intimidated by the
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Fearing The Transition

In Devon Danvers’ “Lost in Transition” episode of Horse Master, I helped a teenager who was ready to stop showing—and riding—because his horse exploded into the canter and just wasn’t fun to ride. The episode
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Riding Skills: Feeling Canter Leads

Question Category: Riding Skills Question: Hi Julie, I have trouble feeling my canter leads, and I know the worst thing I can do is look down. What is the best way to feel the lead?
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Issues From The Saddle: Pulley Rein

Question Category: Issues from the Saddle Question: Julie, I’m sure you deal with loads of emails, I hope you get this one. I’ve been taking riding lessons every week for a few months (I used
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Issues From The Saddle: Kicks Out At Canter

Question Category: Issues from the Saddle Question: I have 3 horses, all of which do the same thing. They walk and trot quietly, but when you cue for lope, they will kick up in the
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Cantering Help: Resistant To Canter Cue

Question: I have a 4 yr old Arab gelding, has a wonderful jog and walk, but when ask to canter or anything faster than the jog, he displays a bad attitude, pinned ears and curled
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Cantering Help: My Horse Can’t Canter

Question: Julie, I have just gotten another horse that I have fallen in love with!!! She is a Fox Walker (Tennese Walker Fox Troter) Buckskin…. I have been working hard on my balance as well
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Cantering Help: Bucks At Lope

Question: I recently began training a 7 yr old quarter horse gelding who had never been ridden (or anything else). I was really surprised at how smoothly everything was going, i.e., longeing, saddling, trailer loading,
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Cantering Help: Bucking Fits At Canter

Question: Dear Julie, I have a bit of an issue with bucking (sometimes so unexpectedly…) when asking my mare to lope (slow canter). If I let her go off at her own pace (at a
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Episode 620 – Third Base

Third Base: Julie Goodnight helps a rider learn to ride the canter for the first time—the third and faster gait
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Episode 308 – What’s My Cue

What’s My Cue?: Julie Goodnight teaches a rider how to cue for the canter
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Episode 224 – Straight And Round

Straight and Round: Julie Goodnight helps a horse feel balanced cues, pick up the correct lead
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