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Training Aids: Influence of Weight

by Faith Meredith

Weight aids are the rider's first and most important influence on the horse. Riders often grasp the theory of weight aids long before they develop the physical ability to apply them properly.

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Training for Success on the Trail

by Robert M. Liner

Training your horses around other trained horses is much more effective than training them alone.

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The Hackamore: A Dying Art

by Sheri Forrest

The hackamore. It's no gimmick or shortcut, and it certainly isn't for the hasty or impatient horseman. For some who have taken the time to master its language, this fabled piece of tack has helped produce many extraordinary equine athletes and legendary training programs.

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Collection – What is it and why do we want it?

 by Bob Jeffreys & Suzanne Sheppard

Defined by Webster as “the act of gathering together”, this is a term often misunderstood in the horse world. Some refer to it as a “frame”, others see it as a head set, and some believe it is the act of compressing the horse into a shorter length.

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Training: Evaluating Your Horse's Vocabulary

by Faith Meredith

When we communicate with very young children, we keep our vocabulary simple because their understanding of spoken language is limited.

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In the Saddle: Overcoming Fear

by Faith Meredith

Anyone who has ridden for any length of time would be dishonest if they told you they have never felt fear.

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Training Approach: Small Things Mean a Lot

by Ron Meredith

Every movement you make, everything you do in his presence, has meaning to the horse. The horse is a master at reading your body language and knowing just where you're at and what you're about when you first enter his space.

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Using and Applying Your Natural Aids in the Saddle

by Faith Meredith

Riders use a combination of influences to communicate with their horses. Within equestrian tradition we refer to these influences as "aids" and we further subdivide them into "natural" and "artificial" aids.

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Improve Your Ride: Sitting the Canter or Lope

by Wendy Murdoch

Do you have trouble sitting to your horse's canter or lope? Do your buttocks slap the saddle? Do you brace against the stirrups in order to sit down? Here's a quick tip to get you going with the flow and staying in the saddle at canter.

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Steady Your Bit Contact

by Wendy Murdoch

Do you have trouble maintaining a steady contact to your horse's mouth? Does your horse toss his head or complain about your hands? Do you find that the harder you try the worse it gets? Here's a quick tip to improve your hand connection and offer your horse a steady contact at the same time.

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