Horses 101
Horses 101
Riding Outside the Box, Part I
April 1, 2008
Training for environments, obstacles, and fun!
Horses 101
So You'll Never Take a Dressage Test?" Part III
March 1, 2008
Age-old training elements applied to every discipline
Horses 101
The Ultimate Fix--Part 2 of "So You'll Never Take a Dressage Test?"
February 1, 2008
Applying the dressage training scale to rider and horse
Horses 101
“So You’ll Never Take a Dressage Test?” Part I
January 1, 2008
Investing in the study of dressage improves communication and horsemanship for all disciplines
Horses 101
Preparing for Balanced Lead Changes – Part III
December 1, 2007
Preparation, exercises, and advice for continued practice of flying lead changes
Horses 101
Preparing for Balanced Lead Changes – Part II
November 1, 2007
Teach your horse to expect the change
Horses 101
Preparing for Balanced Lead Changes – Part 1 of 3
October 1, 2007
What you need to know before asking for lead changes at a canter
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Horses 101
Pressure and Balance – Part III
September 1, 2007
Using your aids for leg-yield and half-pass maneuvers
Horses 101
Pressure and Balance – Part II
August 1, 2007
Use pressure to create a symphony of movement with your horse
Horses 101
Pressure and Balance – Part 1 of a 3-Part Series
July 1, 2007
Practical tools to make your horsemanship a dance
Horses 101
Lesson Plans to Accomplish Together, Part 3
June 1, 2007
Preparing yourself and your horse to get the most out of the lesson
Horses 101
Lesson Plans to Accomplish Together, Part 2
May 1, 2007
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Horses 101
Lesson Plans for Improving Your Riding
April 1, 2007
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Horses 101
Group Riding, Part 3
March 31, 2007
Illustrated, step-by-step group riding patterns to improve horsemanshep and have fun
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Horses 101
Beyond the Basics, Group Riding Patterns Part 2
February 28, 2007
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Horses 101
Group Riding, Part 1
January 1, 2007
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Horses 101
My Horses, My Teachers, My Friends
December 1, 2006
Horses 101
Developing a Horseman’s Protocol
November 1, 2006
Providing good leadership involves clear communication. Here are six steps to prepare your mind and body for more effective communication with your horse that should result in more willingness and respect in the partnership.
Horses 101
Dressage Equals Training
October 1, 2006
Is a narrow minded perspective of your preferred discipline limiting your horsemanship experience? Here’s a challenge to move beyond prejudices and negative judgments to create a lifelong journey of learning and fun.
Horses 101
Horse Massage While You Ride
September 1, 2006
If you want your horse to be soft, supple and willing to give, you must learn to listen more to your horse. Learn how to give, release, reward and be accountable
Horses 101
Riding Your Two-Legged Horse
August 1, 2006
Getting in time with the feet or Freeing-up the life in the body through the feet to the mind.
Horses 101
Relating Ground School to Riding
June 30, 2006
Horses 101
Buying a Horse – Safety, Time, & Money
February 28, 2006
Now that you have passed the test for your “Horse Ownership License,” let’s look in depth to some very practical questions regarding safety issues for you and your horse, dedication of time, and developing a budget for horse ownership.
Horses 101
Buying a Horse – Safety, Time, & Money
February 1, 2006
So how’s the process going of making your decision to purchase a horse? I am anxious to hear how you did on answering the questions for your "Horse Ownership License"! They are extremely important questions, and the horses have reminded me that the questions of the human’s mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual fitness are truly on-going. In providing good leadership for our horses, we need to go back and re-answer these questions continually.
Horses 101
Buying a Horse – Finding the Right Fit
January 31, 2006
It’s a new year! You have been waiting, saving, yearning, plotting, and dreaming of buying a horse or finding a new horse and 2006 is going to be the year it happens. So what is next?
Horses 101
Buying a Horse – Finding the Right Fit
January 1, 2006
It’s a New Year! You have been waiting, saving, yearning, plotting, and dreaming of buying a horse or finding a new horse, and 2006 is going to be the year it happens. So what is next? How do you determine where to look for your perfect horse?
Horses 101
Massage For The Older Horse
November 30, 2005
Horses are very sensitive to touch. Think about it…your horse can feel a fly land on his back and will swish his tail or twitch his skin to shoo the fly away. Because your horse is so sensitive to touch, especially when in pain, he responds well to equine massage. This is especially so for the older horse that suffers from the aches and pains of arthritis and other age related ailments.
Horses 101
Horse Power
October 31, 2005
Jenny was an avid rider in her teens and early twenties. Then, she met ‘Mr. Wonderful’ and put her horse out to pasture. After a couple of decades filled with husband, children and career, Jenny decided to get back into horses. Excited to be back in the saddle, Jenny fell in love with the first horse she met Ranger, a five-year old, green-broke gelding. Ranger’s age and skill level were of no concern to Jenny, because all she wanted to do was ride. After all, she’d been quite a rider in her day … wow, had that really been twenty years ago?!
Horses 101
LEROY LEARNS TO LET DOWN . . . ON THE GROUND
September 30, 2005
Chris Pachel is truly a student of the horse. His insatiable appetite to learn matches his enthusiasm for horses and everything about them. And Chris is no spring chicken. He’s been at this game for some time, so has a few years wisdom under his belt.
Horses 101
Helping the Abused Horse
August 31, 2005
Very sadly, every year thousands of horses are abused by humans. Sometimes this is intentional and sometimes it’s simply the handler’s ignorance. The result is the same: a horse that is fearful of humans and desperately in need of help. The good news is that this condition is fixable and begins by simply loving the horse.
Horses 101
Confronting the Aggressive Horse
July 30, 2005
Aggressive horses can be downright dangerous to all living creatures around them. As the title suggests, aggressive horses must be dealt with in a manner that forces them to back down and not build on their inappropriate behavior. While this is not an easy task, there are some techniques that can help the horse “hit the brick wall” when they exhibit this unwanted behavior.
Horses 101
Summer Management For Horses
June 30, 2005
During the leisure of summer, we often forget daily maintenance chores for our horses. Believe it or not, warm weather brings as many maintenance problems as the frozen days of winter.
Horses 101
Planning A Trail Ride?
May 26, 2005
Despite the demanding schedules of today’s world, equestrians are always looking for more time to enjoy leisurely trail rides. With some simple planning, observing nature from horseback can be one of life’s thrills.
Horses 101
Beginners Guide to Buying Horses
April 30, 2005
The pleasure horse is enjoying a popularity surge. With this comes many first time horse owners. Trying to find a suitable horse is an immense undertaking. Once you have decided to buy a horse use the guidelines below to assist you with the task:
Horses 101
Your First Trip to the Show Ring: Attention to Details
March 31, 2005
All too often we hear the complaint that “the judge always uses the professional” or “all the judge looks for is how much silver a horse has.” This couldn’t be further from the truth. It is the attention to details that makes the winner.
Horses 101
Wellness For Your Horse
March 31, 2005
While all of us understand the importance of providing a proper diet for our horse, there is more to maintaining their good overall health and well-being than simply providing an adequate feeding program.
Horses 101
Grooming your Horse
March 29, 2005
This is doing it the hard way! There is no substitute for having a pair of educated eyes helping you understand what your body is doing and how it should be positioned.
Horses 101
Predicament
February 28, 2005
Jeanie Olen had a stallion with quite a reputation. All the horses he sired were difficult and indeed, no fun to start. I heard about Gainer long before I laid eyes on any of his get. Seems no one in the area wanted to take on any of Jeanie's horses.
Horses 101
Predicament
February 1, 2005
Jeanie Olen had a stallion with quite a reputation. All the horses he sired were difficult and indeed, no fun to start. I heard about Gainer long before I laid eyes on any of his get.
Horses 101
Grey Warrior
January 31, 2005
Editor’s note: This is a true story about Jean’s Creek Maiden great-grandmother, Red Leaf and her brave grey stallion, Grey Warrior. Due to length we could not print the complete version in NWHS, but you can read and enjoy the rest of the story on our website at www.nwhorsesource.com
Horses 101
The Stall Climber
January 31, 2005
Some years ago while living and training horses in Colorado I received a call from a frantic owner of a young quarter horse.
Horses 101
Mis-guided Youth
December 31, 2004
In the early 90's I lived and worked out of a fabulous old-style racehorse barn in Camden, South Carolina right on the edge of hunt country. The estate was named Kamschakta after the remote province in the extreme eastern-most part of former USSR.
Horses 101
Maggie Learns to trust again
November 1, 2004
A story of how one man’s senseless act set a horse back to not trusting anyone on two legs.
Horses 101
William Conquerors His Demons
October 1, 2004
In the fascinating world of dressage, horses are asked to perform extremely complex maneuvers that require many hours of practice and extreme concentration.
Horses 101
Rowdy’s Last Buck
September 8, 2004
The last part of ’93 found me in the great state of Virginia straightening out a couple Arabians for a man and his wife who later became good friends.
Horses 101
Trailering Prudence
August 1, 2004
Horses 101
Are You Ready for Your First Trail Ride?
June 1, 2004
There are several things for the novice to think about.
Horses 101
Sitting the Canter
May 1, 2004
by Darleen Finnigan, CHA (Certified Horsemanship Association)
Horses 101
Learning the Rising Trot – Posting
April 1, 2004
The term posting has a rich history. Originally, most riding horses did not bounce in their intermediate gait.
Horses 101
Riding the Trot
March 29, 2004
You are ready to move faster and learn to trot if you have accomplished the walk and all its parts to the point you are an unconscious competent.
Horses 101
Horses 101: Are You Too Old to Become a Horseback Rider?
February 1, 2004
by Darleen Finnigan
Horses 101
Horses 101: Turning Your Horse
January 30, 2004
Horses 101
THE STALL CLIMBER
January 1, 2004
In the mid 90’s I lived at a fabulous boarding facility in Larkspur, Colorado. The hundred and twenty acres was nestled right against the eastern-most edge of the Rocky Mountains and had a plethora of fascinating sandstone rock formations scattered throughout the property and adjacent lands in which I rode.
Horses 101
Equipment Selection for the Beginning Horse Owner
November 30, 2003
By Barb Hento, BB Stables, Bellingham, WA
Horses 101
Horses 101: Are You Creating a Sway-backed Horse? Part II
October 31, 2003
Darleen Finnigan, CHA ARIA
Horses 101
Are You Creating A Sway-backed Horse?
September 30, 2003
Horses 101
Horses 101 - Let's Get Moving by Darleen Finnigan
August 31, 2003
Horses 101
HORSES 101 - You are on the horse!
July 31, 2003
Horses 101
Safer Leading and Mounting
June 30, 2003
In last month's article, you were told how to correctly saddle your horse using a properly fitting saddle. Now you are ready to lead your horse to the place you will mount up.
Horses 101
Balanced Saddling
May 31, 2003
To become a "balanced rider", you must be able to saddle your horse in a balanced manner. Because you are a beginner, we will start with saddling Western. All principles of balanced riding should be applied to English saddling.
Horses 101
Do Horses Think?
March 31, 2003
Horses are prey animals and survive by instinct. The instinctive fear of being caught by a predator and eaten alive is always number one, at the top of the list. In the wild, horses find protection by escaping the perceived predator, which is anything that they have not been trained to recognize as someone or something that's not going to eat them.
Horses 101
How Do I Find an Instructor?
January 31, 2003
You are a “conscience incompetent”, you are unable to ride, and you are aware of that fact. So how are you able to change it?
Horses 101
Where Do I Begin?
December 31, 2002
So you have decided you want to buy a horse and become a horseback rider. Where do you start? Welcome to the wonderful world of horses! If you wanted to ride a motorcycle, where would you begin? Learning to ride the motorcycle, or building one from scratch? Riding a horse is very similar to riding a motorcycle in many respects, except the motorcycle usually has an “off” button.
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