Hi There Replies have so far offered contributions regarding nutrition/supplementation, going back to basics within the training programme, and some brief ways...
Thank you all for your informative input. Sally, I did take care of my mare's ailing back. There was a point when we first got her that you could not even...
Wasn't sure what subject heading to use but I guess this will work. Ok, some of you might remember back early last fall my mustang taking off on me and me...
Hi Kelly, I am reconditioning an older Arab/Saddlebred, Monty, who couldn't go down hills without rushing into a fast trot, and he also really locks up against...
I am new, but I can't help but think that this could be a conformation issue for him. What does his loin coupling look like? Does he have a nicely muscled...
... Any other suggestions or insights I might not be aware of? ... Hello there. You have received some great input. Consider it all and file it away. You never...
I am struck by this idea. Is there a website where horsefolk can post videos with questions, advice, demonstrations? that would be so helpful - please reply...
... Thanks for the reply! We live on the side of a mountain and I do not stall my horses at all - they are out 24/7 in one of 3 large pastures (I rotate) so...
Ok, so I went out and lunged Bandit and it was interesting. Before he never would have gone any faster then a walk unless I asked him to and then he would it...
So, any thoughts on my lunging experiment? -Kelly- Hi Kelly Here are my thoughts. "It works until it doesn't." (LD) Deal with what you feel and see at the time...
Have you checked your tack and cinches? By this I mean, if the horse gets really bothered going downhill, I suspect something is pinching him or causing...
This is a really good thought. Any horse I have experienced difficulty going down hill it was because the saddle was too narrow in the front. Adding a crupper...
... Very well said, thank-you! Also, thanks for the Peggy Cummings link, I think I used to have a book by her regarding balanced riding, though I loaned it to...
The Peggy Cummings technique to stop a horse works amazingly well. Coaching beginning riders it gives them a great amount of confidence. It also really seem to...
In regards to riding downhill...one of the best tidbits of advice I have read was that you want ride balanced at all times and downhill is no exception. The...
... Thanks so much for all this great information! I have been focusing on just lunging him for right now and then will start building in suppling with the use...
"I have been focusing on just lunging him for right now and then will start building in suppling with the use of a surcingle and side reins." When I first came...
... I think that Lauren's advice to ride down hills in a posture that comes to you naturally is good - and don't hold your breath! You might consider...
I would like to "second" the opinion Sally shared about the use of auxilliary reins. I too used to use them all the time when starting young horses for...
... Hi Kelly, Just because a saddle fit or worked at one time doesn't mean it will always work. Of course the saddle stays the same but horses' backs can...
... I agree with you, Sally, I have had my side reins in storage for quite a while now. The feel, even in an elastic side rein, is not alive and responding...
... No, I'm actually riding him in a plantation saddle that has panels like an english saddle. I like it better because it doesn't have a horn to poke me in...
Despite our trying to turn this into a brain teaser puzzle, the Australian riders in the outback and mountains are going to be the best example of this, as...
PP 18 "The real masters could follow the feel of a horse regardless of the horses preparation and development. Their judgement was real good because they have...
... hello all; i am posting a reponse to this post on billsbook-ot on side riens and their correct use, since i dont have my book and can't find a specific...
... balance and a horse's balance, a lot of times they are 180 degrees out of sync. Part of developing a good seat is changing those natural reactions with...
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