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Trainer’s Corner: How to Ride a Good Circle

June 13, 2023December 23, 2022 by Matt Livengood

Ideally, a ranch horse will travel with forward movement, ridden with light contact on a relatively loose rein. Image Courtesy Matt Livengood.

Ranch Riding Exercises for Connecting with Your Horse Ranch Riding competitions promote the athletic ability and versatility of a ranch-style horse. As both a judge and a trainer/clinician I’m going to give you a few tips that will help you develop your horse’s ability to work at a forward, working …

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Trainer’s Corner: Prioritizing Balance

June 13, 2023November 23, 2022 by Cody Harrison

Photo Credit: Carrie Harrison

(Photo Caption: Zadiba, a Lusitano gelding owned, trained, and ridden by Cody Harrison, performs shoulder-in with good balance and in self-carriage.) With Balance, Your Horse Can Confidently Fulfill Almost Any Request One of the most fundamental components of training a horse needs to develop is correct balance. If the balance …

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Horse Help Course Offers Assistance to Horse Owners Everywhere

October 21, 2022 by Press

Do you need a rescue for your rescue horse? Or, perhaps looking for some “super” natural help with your natural horsemanship? The Horse Guru is here with his Horse Help Course! The Horse Guru’s Horse Help Course is a six-week online course that helps you to learn how you can …

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Extreme Mustang Makeover Fort Worth

August 31, 2022 by Press

Extreme Mustang Makeover, a production of the Mustang Heritage Foundation, returns to Fort Worth, TX, September 8-10. Join Mustang Heritage Foundation for a Fort Worth Mustang Makeover as trainers put their skills to the test at the Will Rogers Equestrian Center, September 8-10, 2022! Classes begin Thursday, September 8th with …

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Virtual Extreme Mustang Makeover Adoption Begins July 27th

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 by Press

Image Courtesy Mustang Heritage Foundation

Round Rock, Texas – Opening July 27, 2022, horses competing in the Adult Division of the Virtual Extreme Mustang Makeover will be available for competitive bid adoption online. For the last 100 days, dedicated trainers from around the USA have been working diligently to take untouched, wild horses and prepare …

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July/August 2022 Cover Story: The Cross-National Working Equitation Camp & Cup

October 25, 2022July 1, 2022 by Kim Roe

Education, Friendship, and Competition in Missoula July 9–17, 2022 Working Equitation (WE) is quickly becoming one of the most popular equine sports in the world. With its origins in Europe, it was developed to showcase working horses such as those you find on working ranches around the globe. WE competitions …

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Unclear is Unkind: Approach Training from the Horse’s Perspective

June 22, 2022June 16, 2022 by Press

How horses learn and how many people think they learn are often at odds. SALIDA, Colorado, May 31, 2022–Julie Goodnight sheds light on how horses learn from every interaction with a person–for better or worse–in the latest episode of Ride on with Julie Goodnight. (JulieGoodnight.com/Podcast) “No one sets out to teach …

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Trail Savvy: Mastering the Suspension Bridge

May 11, 2023December 1, 2012 by Mark Bolender

Photo Courtesy of Lee Sampson. Being proficient at negotiating a suspension bridge – or merely a bridge that’s swinging – with your horse is one of the biggest challenges of the mountain trail rider. Yet, mastering this obstacle is relatively easy if the problem is broken down into simple, small steps.

Build a Confident Horse with this Challenging Obstacle The first step is to make sure that you have your Bolender Bubble in place. This means that your horse understands that it can’t invade your personal space under any circumstance. If this fundamental principle is not firmly established, then back up …

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