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Training Tips
March 6, 2018

Training Tip: Establish a Nutrition Plan That Fits Your Horse’s Level of Activity and Lifestyle

Most people’s problem with their horses is that the horses are overfed and underworked. They feed the horse way too much and don’t work him nearly enough. Here’s a rule of thumb to keep in mind: Ride the horse, not the feed. If you overfeed your horse, he’s going to come out of his stall […]

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Training Tips
February 20, 2018

Training Tip: Ask Clinton: Getting a Correct Rollback

Q: I am having a hard time getting my horse to turn on his hind end when doing rollbacks. It is like his front end sticks and he turns his hind end out of the turn. How do I fix this?

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Training Tips
February 13, 2018

Training Tip: Don’t Get Blinded by Color

Color has absolutely no effect on how suitable a horse is for you. Color won’t save you from getting bucked off. It doesn’t stop the horse from rearing and bolting.

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Training Tips
February 6, 2018

Training Tip: Ask Clinton: Teaching a Horse to Crave the Trailer

Q: My daughter’s pony won’t go in the trailer unless one of her buddies is in it. When we try to load her by herself, she rears and refuses to go in. What can we do?

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Training Tips
January 30, 2018

Training Tip: How Well a Horse Lopes Speaks Volumes About His Training

Nothing will rat a horse out about his level of training better than loping. Most horses will walk and trot reasonably well, without putting up much of a fuss, but when you ask them to step up to the lope, their true colors come out. If the horse is disrespectful and lazy, he’ll ignore your […]

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Training Tips
January 23, 2018

Training Tip: Ask Clinton: Letting Others Ride Your Horse

Q: A client of mine is a novice rider and has an ex-barrel racer that is too much for them to handle at the canter. I started giving her lessons on my well-broke horse. Can novice riders create problems that are hard to fix?

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Training Tips
January 16, 2018

Training Tip: Green + Green = Disaster

If you are a relatively green or inexperienced rider, the last thing you want to do is go and buy a horse that has limited training, regardless of his age, and take him out on the trail. You don’t even want a 4- or 5-year-old, unless he’s an exceptional horse. A rider with no experience […]

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Training Tips
January 9, 2018

Training Tip: Ask Clinton: Kicking Out At Other Horses

Q: I have just started fox hunting on my green mare, and when another horse and rider come up beside her, she kicks out at them. One trainer says ignore it as the mare is green and another says smack her hard. Your opinion, please!

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Training Tips
January 2, 2018

Training Tip: Balance Impulsion with Suppling

All riding maneuvers you do with your horse can be broken into two categories: impulsion exercises and suppling exercises. Impulsion exercises focus on getting the horse to move forward. These are the exercises like the Cruising Lesson, Follow the Fence, Controlled Cruising and Confused Loping that help to get the cobwebs out of the horse’s […]

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Training Tips
December 19, 2017

Training Tip: Ask Clinton: A Proper Warm Up

Round Penning Your Horse and the Proper Warm Up Q: Does a horse need to be warmed up before he hustles in the roundpen, or should he canter fast immediately? – Christie G. A: Warming up and cooling down a horse before and after exercise is always a smart idea. Horses are no different than […]

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