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Training Tips
January 24, 2017

Training Tip: Handling a Horse That Reacts to Other Horses on the Trail

It’s common for horses to get excited when they see other horses on the trail. Anytime a horse starts to use the reactive side of his brain and it feels like you’re losing control, redirect his energy in a positive way. When a horse uses the reactive side of his brain, the only way to […]

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Clinton Anderson Clinics Training Tips
January 24, 2017

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Create a fulfilling partnership with your horse! Learn groundwork and riding exercises to build confidence, to stay safe in the saddle and on the ground, and to increase respect and control. Get rid of frustration once and for all and learn to enjoy your horse!

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Training Tips
January 17, 2017

Training Tip: Make it a Guessing Game

You always want your horse thinking, “What’s next?” If you constantly keep him guessing about what you’ll ask him to do, he’ll be forced to tune into you. That means mixing up your training sessions so you don’t practice the same exercises in the same order. It also means that you’re conscious of being a […]

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Training Tips
January 10, 2017

Training Tip: Be Careful Who You Ride With

When you ride your horse outside for the first time, I’ve found that it is best if you can give him a path to follow so that you can just put some steady miles under his feet. Ideally, I like to take my horses out on a wide dirt road where I can walk, trot […]

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Training Tips
January 3, 2017

Training Tip: Your Imagination is Your Greatest Tool

When it comes to training your horse, your imagination is your greatest tool. The more creative you can be in your lessons, the more interested your horse will be in his job. You’ve heard me say, “Consistency is your greatest ally and inconsistency is your greatest enemy.” And that’s absolutely true.

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Training Tips
December 27, 2016

Training Tip: What’s the Rush?

If you notice that your horse is in a hurry as you’re heading back home, do plenty of transitions with him to get his mind on you. When you do get back to the barn, put his feet to work. Spend ten minutes trotting and cantering him around the barn or in a nearby arena. […]

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Training Tips
December 20, 2016

Training Tip: Introducing Your Horse to Trail Riding

I prefer to ride a horse out by myself so that it’s just the two of us. When you get two or more horses on the trail, they have a tendency to want to race one another and get reactive. And, when you do ride your horse outside the first time, you want to give […]

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Training Tips
December 13, 2016

Training Tip: Your Horse Anticipating You Can Be a Good Thing

Anticipation is a common problem that plagues horses in all disciplines, particularly horses that are hot-blooded and sensitive. Horses are great at predicting our behavior and learning our habits, and it isn’t generally too hard for them to do so. As predators, we tend to follow the same routine, day in and day out. It […]

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Training Tips
December 6, 2016

Training Tip: Avoid These Trail Riding Mistakes

If you want your horse to be an all-around broke mount, it’s important to ride him outside the confines of an arena. Riding outside the arena will expose your horse to a brand new environment filled with strange objects, and most importantly, allow you to put some steady miles under his feet. Here are two […]

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Training Tips
November 29, 2016

Training Tip: Don’t Drill on Backing Exercises

When you first introduce the Fundamentals Backing Up exercises to your horse (Method 1: Tap the Air; Method 2: Wiggle, Wave, Walk and Whack; Method 3: Marching; and Method 4: Steady Pressure), spend just three to four minutes each training session working on each method. Backing up is not natural for horses (think about the […]

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